24 African women, 24 stories: Meet Ghana’s Rumzia and the queens taking Africa to Miss World 2026

Meet Ghana’s Rumzia Sule and inspiring African contestants taking center stage at Miss World 2026 in Vietnam with powerful stories and advocacy.

Meet Ghana’s Rumzia Sule Miss Nigeria – Soye Karibi-George Miss Uganda – Trivia Elle Muhoza Miss Côte d’Ivoire – Fatima Kone Miss Tanzania – Latricia Ian Sawe Miss Zambia – Dr Adah Mushibi Miss Zimbabwe – Brunette Makanyiso Miss South Africa – Romanda Hombir Miss Sierra Leone – Maryam Lorba Konneh Miss Senegal – Fatoumata Diop Miss Namibia – Elly Aron Miss Malawi – Ireen Navicha Miss Mozambique – Arcenia Quehá Miss Morocco – Chirihan Chergui Miss Ethiopia – Ruth Yirgalem Weldesilassie Miss Eritrea– Snit Habteab Tewoldemedhin Miss Somalia – Foziya Abdullahi Garad Miss South Sudan – Nyandeng Kerubino Kuanyin Bol Miss Botswana – Ruth Thomas Miss Cameroon – Raissa Noura Njikam Miss Guinea-Bissau – Hernania Nantote Miss Kenya – Trizah Muhenje Akala Shreeya Bokhoree, representing Mauritius in this year's Miss World