Kanisha Sluis
Kanisha Sluis (born 12 August 1996) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan model and beauty pageant titleholder who crowned as Miss Curaçao 2015 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant where she was a top 10 finalist.
Kanisha Sluis | |
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Born | |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Title | Miss Playa Miss Curaçao 2015 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Dark Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Curaçao 2015 (Winner) Miss Playa (Winner) Miss Universe 2015 (Top 10) |
Pageantry
Miss Curaçao 2015
On 13 June 2015 Kanisha was crowned Miss Curaçao 2015 and was awarded the Miss Playa Award at the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, Curaçao. Seven contestants vied for the crown.[1]
Miss Universe 2015
As Miss Curaçao 2015, Kanisha competed at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant, where she made it to the Top 10 and placed 8th overall. In 1968 Curaçao's Anne Marie Braafheid became first runner-up at the Miss Universe pageant, making her the first black woman in the world to attain a similar position at a grand slam pageant. Furthermore, the island has placed in 1976 (top 12), 1991 (top 10), 1997 (top 6) and 2015 (top 10: Kanisha Sluis) and 2018 (top 10).
References
- "Miss Curacao 2015 is Kanisha Sluis". www.pageantsnews.com. 13 June 2015.