Miss Namibia

Miss Namibia
Motto	Beauty with Charitable Cause
Formation	1980
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Windhoek
Location	Namibia
Membership	Miss Universe Miss World
Official language	English
National Director	Conny Maritz
Website	http://www.missnamibia.com.na/

Miss Namibia is a national Beauty pageant in Namibia.

History

The very first Miss Namibia was held in 1980 by Nic Kruger, the founder of the pageant. After that there are three national director: Nic Kruger (1980-1996), Danie Botes (1997-1998) and Conny Maritz (1999-today).

Titleholders

Color key

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

The winner of Miss Namibia represents her country at the Miss Universe and Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Sometimes the runner-up will be competing at Miss World pageant.

Year	Miss Namibia	Hometown	Notes
1980	Bernice Tembo	Windhoek	Did not compete
1981	Antoinette Knoetze	Windhoek
1982	Desere Kotze	Windhoek
1983	Astrid Klotzch	Windhoek
1984	Peta Harley-Peters	Windhoek
1985	Alice Pfeiffer	Windhoek
1986	Jo-Rina Meyer	Windhoek
1987	Bianca Pragt	Windhoek
1988	Caroline du Preez	Windhoek
1989	Emsie Esterhuizen	Windhoek
1990	Ronel Liebenberg	Windhoek
1991	Michelle McLean	Windhoek	WINNER of Miss Universe 1992, 4th Runner-up at Miss World 1991
1992	Anja Schroeder	Windhoek
1993	Barbara Kahatjipara	Windhoek	Miss Congeniality at Miss Universe 1994
1995	Patricia Burt	Windhoek
1996	Faghma Absalom	Windhoek
1997	Sheya Shipanga	Windhoek
1998	Retha Reinders	Windhoek
1999	Vaanda Katjuongua	Windhoek
2000	Mia de Klerk	Windhoek
2001	Michelle Heita	Windhoek
2002	Ndapewa Alfons	Windhoek	Top 10 at Miss Universe 2003
2003	Petrina Thomas	Windhoek
2004	Adele Basson	Windhoek
2005	Leefa Shiikwa	Windhoek
2006	Anna Svetlana Nashandi	Windhoek	Top 17 at Miss World 2006
2007	Marichen Luiperth	Swakopmund
2008	Marelize Robberts	Windhoek
2009	Happie Ntelamo	Caprivi
2009	Odile Gertze^[1]	Windhoek	Top 25 at Miss World 2010
2011	Luzaan van Wyk	Windhoek
2012	Tsakana Nkandih	Tsumeb
2013	Paulina Malulu	Windhoek	Top 15 at Miss International 2012
2014	Brumhilda Ochs	Windhoek
2015	Steffi Van Wyk^[2]	Windhoek	Miss World Sport at Miss World 2015
2016	Lizelle Esterhuizen	Windhoek	TBA

Notes

Miss Namibia 2005, Leefa Shiikwa was stripped of her title after it was disclosed that she was married to an Angolan man.^[3]

References

↑ "Odile crowned as Miss Namibia". The Namibian. August 2, 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
↑ "Miss Nambia 2015 Steffi Van Wyk". www.angelopepdia.com. Angelopedia. 8 August 2015.
↑ "Hubby leads to Miss Namibia losing her crown". Independent Online. April 18, 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2010.

External links

Miss Namibia official site

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive since 2013

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–2000)

Region of China	Hong Kong (1952–2000)

Constituent country of Denmark	Greenland (1987–1990)

Overseas regions of France	French Guiana (1977–1984) Guadeloupe (1977–1984) Martinique (1957–1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977–1986) Tahiti (1962–1985)

Part of United Kingdom	England (1955–1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961-1990)

Part of Japan	Okinawa (1963-1968)

Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979-1983)

Territories of United States	Alaska (1952-1958) Hawaii (1952-1959)

Miss World participant countries and territories

Active (1951–present)	Albania Angola Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Chad Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Congo DR Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Guadeloupe Guam Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia FYRO Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Rwanda Samoa Scotland Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive	Algeria (2002) Andorra (2003) Bonaire (2012) Cape Verde (2010) Cambodia (2006) Cuba (2011) Estonia (2005) Gambia (1986) Greenland (1992) Grenada (2007) Guernsey (1975) Hawaii (2001) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Jordan (1981) Monaco (1955) Montserrat (1964) Morocco (1968) Northern Marianas (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) São Tomé and Príncipe (2014) St. Barthelemy (2011) St. Martin (2001) St. Vincent and Grenadines (1994) Suriname (2011) Swaziland (2009) Syria (1966) Tahiti (2010) Tonga (1986) Turks & Caicos (2004) Uzbekistan (2013)

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