World Muslimah

World Muslimah

Logo of Miss World Muslimah
Formation 2011
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Jakarta
Location
Official language
 English
Key people
 Eka Shanty
Website

worldmuslimah.org

wm-foundation.org

The World Muslimah,[1][2] also known as Miss World Muslimah,[3] is an annual international beauty pageant and awards event for young Muslim women who are judged to have shown dedication, reputation and concern for Islamic values and community development. The event is run as an international charity event by the World Muslimah Foundation (WMF) to benefit relief of Muslim women in food crises, wars, conflicts and natural disasters.

The first World Muslimah Award was held online at 1 August 2011, and the first Grand Final was held 13 September in the same year.

The requirements are designed to be different from those of pageants like Miss World.[4] Contestants are required to demonstrate religious piety, to be positive role models and show a life of Muslim spirituality.[5]

The pageant

The contest was first held in 2011 and was then only open to Indonesians, but it was later opened up to international entrants. Before entering the World Muslim selection, the 20 finalists have to come to Jakarta, Indonesia to participate in a workshop which is divided into two themes.

Recitation of Quran, along with performing both compulsory prayers and gaining more knowledge of Islam, are the finalists' daily activities during the duration of the event. Even more so, outside the event because finalists are intended to be exemplary models of the ideal Muslimah.[6][7][8]

World Muslimah Foundation

The pageant contest is organized by the World Muslimah Foundation (WMF) is a Muslim women’s organization found in 2011.[9]

Winning categories

Winners are announced in the following different categories during the event.

  1. Winner Miss World Muslimah
  2. 1st Runner-Up World Muslimah
  3. 2nd Runner-Up World Muslimah
  4. The Best Al Qur'an Recitation
  5. The Most Talented Muslimah
  6. The World Netizen Muslimah
  7. The Most Favorite World Muslimah (online vote)
  8. The Most Inspiring Video Profile (online vote)

Titleholders

Year Country Miss World Muslimah Date Venue
2016 TBA TBA TBA Jakarta, Indonesia
2014  Tunisia Fatma Ben Guefrache November 21, 2014
2013  Nigeria Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola September 18, 2013
2012  Indonesia Nina Septiani September 30, 2012
2011  Malaysia Nur Aisyah Musa September 11, 2011

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Muslim beauty pageant takes on Miss World". New York Post. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  2. ↑ "World Muslimah 2013, Miss Nigeria Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola Is Crowned". Huffington Post UK. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Miss World Muslimah: Miss Nigeria crowned winner in Muslim pageant". Daily News. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Move over Miss World: A beauty contest for Muslim women". Christian Science Monitor. 2013-09-18.
  5. ↑ "Muslimah World Contest Rivals 'Immodest' Miss World Pageant In Indonesia". Huffington Post. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  6. ↑ "Annual World Muslimah 2013 on September 18th". Ads2.Kompas. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  7. ↑ "‘Islam is beautiful’: Muslim beauty pageant challenges Miss World". The Times of India. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  8. ↑ "Muslim Women Compete in Miss Muslima Beauty Pageant". Voice of America. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  9. ↑ "Profile". World Muslimah Foundation. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-09-20.

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