World Muslimah
International beauty pageant
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World Muslimah,[1][2] also known as Miss World Muslimah (Arabic: ملكة جمال العالم مسلمه; Persian: دوشیزه جهان مسلمان),[3] is an international beauty pageant and awards event for young Muslim women who are judged to have shown dedication, reputation and concern for Islamic values and community development. The event is run as an international charity event by the World Muslimah Foundation (WMF) to benefit relief of Muslim women in food crises, wars, conflicts and natural disasters.
Logo of Miss World Muslimah | |
| Formation | August 1, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Jakarta |
| Location | |
Official language | English Arabic |
Key people | Eka Shanty |
| Website | worldmuslimah.org[dead link] wm-foundation.org |
The first World Muslimah Award was held online at 1 August 2010, and the first Grand Final was held 13 September in the same year.
The requirements are designed to be different from those of pageants like Miss World.[4] Contestants are required to demonstrate religious piety, to be positive role models and show a life of Muslim spirituality.[5]
The pageant
The contest was first held in 2010 and was then only open to Indonesians, but it was later opened up to international entrants.[6] Before entering the World Muslim selection, the 20 finalists have to come to Jakarta, Indonesia to participate in a workshop which is divided into two themes.[7][8]
- Sholeha (pious) and Smart: participants focus on spiritual subjects including Quran memorization, the development of humanitarian intelligence, the challenges of Islam, woman and their future development, and being the best wife and mother in Islam.[9][10][11]
- Healthy, Wealthy, and Beauty: participants are briefed about fashion photography, fun walk, public speaking, presentation skills, fashion, beauty, style, and stage performance.[12]
Recitation of Quran, along with performing both compulsory prayers and gaining more knowledge of Islam, are the finalists' daily activities during the duration of the event,[citation needed] even more so outside the event, because finalists are intended to be exemplary models of the ideal Muslimah.[13][14][15]
World Muslimah Foundation
The pageant is organized by the World Muslimah Foundation (WMF), a Muslim women's organization found in 2010.[16]
Winning categories
Winners are announced in the following categories during the event:
- Winner Miss World Muslimah
- 1st Runner-Up World Muslimah
- 2nd Runner-Up World Muslimah
- The Best Al Qur'an Recitation
- The Most Talented Muslimah
- The World Netizen Muslimah
- The Most Favorite World Muslimah (online vote)
- The Most Inspiring Video Profile (online vote)
Titleholders
| Year | Country/Territory | Titleholder | Location | Host Country | National title | No. of Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | Ankara | Turkey | TBA | TBA |
| 2024 |  France |
Sylvie Eberena[17] | Amman | Jordan | Miss World Muslimah France | 88 |
| 2023 |  India |
Muskan Khan[18] | New Delhi | India | Miss World Muslimah India | 78 |
| 2022 |  Bangladesh |
Shaheda Aktar Chowdhury[19] | Istanbul | Turkey | Miss World Muslimah Bangladesh | 76 |
| 2021 |  United States |
Mahya Mirshadeghi[20] | Dubai (virtual Pageant) | United Arab Emirates | World Muslimah USA | 68 |
| 2020 |  Indonesia |
Iin Marlinah Medina[21] | Beirut | Lebanon | Muslimah World Indonesia | 74 |
| 2019 |  New Zealand |
Nurul Zuriantie Shamsul[20] | Samarkand | Uzbekistan | Miss World Muslimah New Zealand | 71 |
| 2018 |  Malaysia |
Shaidatul Naseha Uyaina Arshad[22] | Tangier | Morocco | Muslimah World Malaysia | 63 |
| 2017 | India |
Rojmina Patel Morecambe[20] | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Miss World Muslimah India | 50 |
| 2016 |  Great Britain |
Farhia Ali[20] | Singapore | Singapore | Muslimah World Britain | 66 |
| 2015 |  Singapore |
Nur Hafiza Binte Osman[23] | Muslimah World Singapore | 52 | ||
| 2014 |  Tunisia |
Fatma Ben Guefrache[24] | Yogyakarta | Indonesia | Muslimah World Tunisia | 18 |
| 2013 |  Nigeria |
Obabiyi Aishah Ajibolaa[25][26] | Muslimah World Nigeria | 20 | ||
| 2012 | Indonesia |
Nina Septiani[27] | Jakarta | Muslimah World Indonesia | 20 | |
| 2011 | Indonesia |
Dika Restiyanti[28] | Muslimah World Indonesia | 20 | ||
| 2010 | Great Britain |
Shanna Bukhari[29] | Muslimah World Britain | 24 | ||
Country/Territory and number of wins
| Country/Territory | Titles | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia |
3 | 2011, 2012, 2020 |
| India |
2 | 2017, 2023 |
| Great Britain |
2010, 2016 | |
| France |
1 | 2024 |
| Bangladesh |
2022 | |
| United States |
2021 | |
| New Zealand |
2019 | |
| Malaysia |
2018 | |
| Singapore |
2015 | |
| Tunisia |
2014 | |
| Nigeria |
2013 |