On Tuesday, March 5th, the Top 10 Projects among the 112 participants of the 2024 Miss World pageant were unveiled. Among them, three remarkable candidates hailing from African nations have been selected: Botswana, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The organizers praised all the 2024 Miss World participants for their exemplary dedication as Beauty With a Purpose ambassadors, positively impacting thousands of lives worldwide.
Let’s meet the African candidates whose projects have made it to the top 10:
Botswana – Lesego Chombo
Lesego spearheaded a developmental program aimed at economically disadvantaged parents in impoverished and rural communities. Collaborating with psychologists, teachers, pediatricians, and social welfare assistants, her project offers children exposure to various forms of art, crafts, music, career education, and more.
Tanzania – Halima Kopwe
Halima’s project, “My Blood, My Generation,” focuses on raising awareness about the critical need for blood donation to save the lives of pregnant women and newborns. Through organizing blood donation events, school visits, workshops, and fundraising initiatives, Miss World Tanzania has played a pivotal role in providing hospitals with essential medical supplies.
Uganda – Hannah Tumukunde
Hannah has undertaken significant efforts to discourage early marriages, a prevalent issue in certain regions of Uganda. She advocates for parents to support and nurture their daughters’ dreams and aspirations. Miss World Uganda also actively distributes sanitary towels, educates on menstruation hygiene, and promotes access to education for young girls.
The top 10 projects for the 71st edition of Miss World also include Audrey Vanessa from Indonesia, Nepal’s Priyanka Rani Joshi, Nursena Say from Turkey, Krystyna Pyszková representing the Czech Republic, Sofiia Shamiia from Ukraine, alongside Botswana’s Lesego Chombo, and Trinidad and Tobago’s Aché Abrahams.
