Miss Rwanda
Beauty pageant
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Miss Rwanda is a national beauty pageant in Rwanda.
| Formation | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Kigali |
| Location | |
| Membership | |
Official language | English Kinyarwanda |
Key people | Dieudonne Ishimwe |
| Website | www.missrwanda.rw |
In May 2022, it was reported that the pageant was suspended due to the arrest of Dieudone Ishimwe popularly known as Prince Kid, the CEO of Rwanda Inspiration Backup — the organizer of Miss Rwanda, by the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) for alleged sexual exploitation of contestants.[1]
History
Miss Rwanda was organised by telecom company Rwandatel in 2009 .[2] The 1st edition Miss Rwanda 2009 was held on December 19, 2009 and Grace Bahati was made a history to become Miss Rwanda.
Titleholders
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
- The Miss Rwanda organization decided to send the winner to Miss World pageant. Meanwhile the Miss Supranational Rwanda set in different organization. The winner goes to Miss Supranational pageant.
| Year | Miss Rwanda | Province | International competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Pageant | Placement | Special Award(s) | |||
| 1992 | Jeanne Munyankindi[3] | Kigali | ― | ― | ― |
| 1993 | Dalila Uwera[3] | Rwandan communities in Belgium | ― | ― | ― |
| 2009 | Grace Bahati[4] | Southern Province | ― | ― | ― |
| 2012 | Aurore Mutesi Kayibanda[5] | Southern Province | Miss Supranational 2013 | Unplaced | ― |
| Miss World 2015 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2014 | Colombe Akiwacu[6] | Eastern Province | ― | ― | ― |
| 2015 | Doriane Kundwa[7] | Northern Province | Miss Grand International 2015[8] | Did not compete | |
| 2016 | Jolly Mutesi[9] | Kigali | Miss World 2016 | Unplaced | ― |
| 2017 | Elsa Iradukunda[10] | Northern Province | Miss World 2017 | Unplaced | Top 5 Dances of the World |
| 2018 | Lilliane Iradukunda[11] | Western Province | Miss World 2018 | Unplaced | Top 25 Beauty With A Purpose |
| 2019 | Meghan Nimwiza[12] | Kigali | Miss World 2019 | Unplaced | ― |
| 2020 | Naomie Nishimwe[13] | Kigali | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no international pageant in 2020 | ||
| 2021 | Grace Ingabire[14] | Kigali | Miss World 2021 | Unplaced | ― |
| 2022 | Divine Nshuti Muheto[15] | Western Province | Miss World 2023 | Withdrew | |
Other International Competitions
| Year | Representative | Original national title | International competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Pageant | Placement | Special Award(s) | |||
| 2011 | Yvonne Uwamahoro | N/a | Miss Supranational 2011 | Unplaced | ― |
| 2012 | Sabrina Kubwimana | N/a | Miss Supranational 2012 | Unplaced | ― |
| 2014 | Neema Umwari Magambo | N/a | Miss Supranational 2014 | Unplaced | ― |
| 2015 | Sonia Gisa[16] | N/a | Miss Supranational 2015 | Top 20 | Miss Supranational Africa |
| 2016 | Colombe Akiwacu | N/a | Miss Supranational 2016 | Top 25 | ― |
| Sonia Gisa[17] | N/a | Miss Grand International 2016 | Unplaced | ― | |
| 2017 | Habiba Ingabire | N/a | Miss Supranational 2017 | Unplaced | ― |
| 2018 | Tina Uwase Ngaceng | N/a | Miss Supranational 2018 | Unplaced | |
| 2019 | Umunyana Shanitah | N/a | Miss Supranational 2019 | Unplaced | ― |
| 2021 | Anitha Kate Umuratwa | Miss Rwanda 2021 Finalist | Miss Supranational 2021 | Unplaced | Top 11 - Miss Elegance |
| Did not compete between 2022 - 2024 | |||||
| 2025 | Kimana Emelique | Appointed | Miss Supranational 2025 | [to be determined] | |