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Twenty-four African women are among the contestants competing for the crown at the 73rd Miss World pageant, currently taking place in Vietnam, with each delegate using the global platform to promote causes that extend beyond beauty and fashion.
The festival, which began on August 9, has featured a series of activities, including the Sash Ceremony in Haiphong, the Top Model challenge at Dragon Beach Square and the Sports Challenge.
The grand finale is scheduled to take place on September 5 in Nha Trang, as contestants battle for a place in the official Top 40.
The African contingent represents different regions of the continent, including West, East, Central, North and Southern Africa.
The delegates come from diverse professional backgrounds, including medicine, entrepreneurship, communications, education and healthcare.
Nigeria's representative, Tamunosoye Karibi-George, is among the notable contestants. The 26-year-old communications strategist and voice-over artist from Port Harcourt is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.
She is also the founder of Beyond Labels, an initiative advocating greater inclusion and support for neurodivergent children and children with special needs.
Several other African contestants are using their platforms to draw attention to healthcare and disability rights.
South Africa's Romanda Hombir is a professional audiologist who speaks five languages, including South African Sign Language.
Through her foundation, she advocates for improved access to hearing healthcare.
Zambia's Dr Adah Mushibi, a practising physician pursuing a career in surgery, is campaigning for more equitable and disability-inclusive healthcare, while Tanzania's Latricia Ian Sawe has made autism awareness a central part of her advocacy.
Education and youth empowerment are also major themes among the African delegates.
Ghana's Rumzia Sule, Malawi's Ireen Navicha and Guinea-Bissau's Hernânia Nantote are involved in initiatives aimed at improving education, literacy and school access for young people in underserved communities.
Cameroon's Raissa Noura Njikam runs a foundation supporting women and young people who have survived violence.
Uganda's Trivia Elle Muhoza, an entrepreneur with an aviation background, uses her network to support child welfare and campaigns against gender-based violence.
Other contestants are pursuing less conventional career paths.
Somalia's Foziya Abdullahi Garad is training to become a pilot, while Namibia's Elly Aron is pursuing data analytics alongside her creative interests, including spoken-word poetry.
Eritrea is also making history with its debut representative, Snit Habteab Tewoldemedhin, who developed her advocacy work through youth-focused media platforms.
As the Miss World competition approaches its September 5 finale, the African delegation continues to demonstrate that the pageant is about more than the crown.
Each contestant is bringing her personal story, professional experience and commitment to a cause rooted in her community to the international stage.
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