Namibia at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Namibia's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won one victory

Namibia's Big Four titleholders

Namibia has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[1][2] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[3][4][5]

Color Key
  •   Ended as Runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2020 × ↑ No Pageant Held ×
2019 Nadja Breytenbach × × ×
2018 Selma Kamanya × × ×
2017 Suné January × × ×
2016 Lizelle Esterhuizen × × Elize Shakalela
2015 × Steffi Van Wyk × ×
2014 × Brumhilda Ochs × Paulina Malulu
2013 Paulina Malulu Paulina Malulu × ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Namibia sent the first delegate in 2014.)
2012 Tsakana Nkandi
 × Paulina Malulu
Top 15
2011 × Luzaan van Wyk MISS INTERNATIONAL
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Namibia sent their first delegate in 2011.)
2010 × Odile Gertze
Top 25
2009 Happie Ntelamo Happie Ntelamo
2008 × Marelize Robberts
2007 × Marichen Luiperth
2006 Anna Nashandi Anna Nashandi
Top 17
2005 Adéle Basson
2004 × Adéle Basson
2003 Ndapewa Alfons
Top 10		 ×
2002 Michelle Heitha Ndapewa Alfons
2001 × Michelle Heitha
2000 Mia de Klerk Mia de Klerk
1999 Vaanda Katjiuongua ×
1998 Retha Reinders ×
1997 Sheya Shipanga Sheya Shipanga
1996 Faghma Absalom ×
1995 Patricia Burt ×
1994 Barbara Kahatjipara ×
1993 Anja Schröder Barbara Kahatjipara
1992 Michelle McLean
WINNER		 Linda Schültz
1991 Ronel Liebenberg Michelle McLean
Top 5
1990 × Ronel Liebenberg
1989 × Emarencia Esterhuizen
1988 × MISS WORLD
(established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Namibia sent their first delegate in 1989.)
1987 ×
1986 ×
1985 ×
1984 Peta Peters
1983 Astrid Klötzsch
1982 Desere Kotzé
1981 Antoinette Knoetze
MISS UNIVERSE
(established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Namibia sent their first delegate in 1981.)


× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

Pageant Placements Best result
Miss Universe 2 Winner (1992)
Miss World 3 Top 5 (1991)
Miss International 1 Top 15 (2012)
Miss Earth 0 None
Total 6 1 TITLE

References
  1. Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  4. Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  5. Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

See also
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