# Atong Demach > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Atong_Demach > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Atong_Demach.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atong_Demach > Source revision: 1350434194 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Atong Demach Born Atong Ajak Demach (1988-06-16) June 16, 1988 (age 38) Malakal, South Sudan Education University of Juba Occupations Businesswoman, culture ambassador, beauty queen, Detcro Research and Advisory Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Beauty pageant titleholder Major competitions Miss Earth South Sudan 2010 (Winner) Miss Earth 2010 (Unplaced) Miss World South Sudan 2011 (Winner) Miss World 2012 (Top 7) **Atong Ajak Demach** (born June 16, 1988) is a [South Sudanese](/source/Demographics_of_South_Sudan) businesswoman, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Miss World South Sudan 2011 title and was later crowned as [Miss World Africa](/source/Miss_World_Africa) and [Miss World](/source/Miss_World) Top 7 in [Ordos](/source/Ordos_(city)), [China](/source/China).[1][2][3] The [South Sudanese](/source/South_Sudan) queen is the first representative of [South Sudan](/source/South_Sudan) to [Miss World](/source/Miss_World) and the first to win the title of [Miss World Africa](/source/Miss_World_Africa).[3] She was South Sudan’s ambassador for culture and a public relations advisor to the government of Japan.[4][3] ## Pageantry ### Miss World South Sudan 2011 Demach won the Miss World South Sudan 2011 during the pageant's first edition in South Sudan right after South Sudan became independent on July 9, 2011. She made history as the first South Sudan beauty queen since independence. ### Miss World 2012 Demach was crowned as [Miss World Africa](/source/Miss_World_Africa) 2012 in [China](/source/China) during the grand final of [Miss World 2012](/source/Miss_World_2012) beauty pageant held in the northeastern Chinese mining city of Ordos, Inner Mongolia, located on the edge of the Gobi desert. This made her the first South Sudanese to win the title since [Miss World](/source/Miss_World)'s creation in 1951.[3] During the preliminaries, she also won the [Miss World Top Model](/source/Miss_World_Top_Model) title, making her the first African and the first black woman to win this title. ## Professional career After Miss World, Demach was appointed by the government of [South Sudan](/source/South_Sudan) as Ambassador for Culture.[5] In 2013, she was named as brand ambassador for ZTE, a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and systems company. In 2015 she was appointed as International Public Relations Advisor for Japan Government Agency (JICA). Demach is the owner of Demach production, which produces and organize [Beauties of South Sudan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beauties_of_South_Sudan&action=edit&redlink=1). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bp1_1-0)** ["South Sudan's Atong Demach Is Miss World Africa"](http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/7576/South-Sudans-Atong-Demach-Is-Miss-World-Africa.aspx). *GURTONG*. August 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Model Atong Demach makes South Sudan Proud"](http://www.africa-news.eu/life-style/models/4568-model-atong-demach-makes-south-sudan-proud.html). *[Africa-news](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Africa-news&action=edit&redlink=1)*. Retrieved August 24, 2012.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-inq_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-inq_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-inq_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-inq_3-3) ["South Sudan's Atong Demach is Miss World Africa"](http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/7576/South-Sudans-Atong-Demach-Is-Miss-World-Africa.aspx). *[gurtong](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gurtong&action=edit&redlink=1)*. August 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bp2_4-0)** ["S.Sudan Rep Set for International Advisor Role"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150317023117/http://www.missworld.com/News/2015-03-10/SSudan-Rep-Set-for-International-Advisor-Role/). *Miss World*. 10 March 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.missworld.com/News/2015-03-10/SSudan-Rep-Set-for-International-Advisor-Role/) on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["South Sudan Beauty Queen to Become Ambassador"](http://www.allafrica.com/stories/201209020334.html). *[allAfrica](/source/AllAfrica)*. September 1, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012. Awards and achievements Preceded by Bokang Montjane Miss World Africa 2012 Succeeded by Naa Okailey Shooter Preceded by Zhanna Zhumaliyeva Miss World Top Model 2012 Succeeded by Megan Young v t e Miss World 2012 national titleholders Floriana Garo Jessica Kahawaty Amina Dagi Laura Beyne Tara Teng Yu Wenxia Silvana Sánchez Cipriana Correia Maria Luisa Vicuña Delphine Wespiser Marie-Noëlle Ada Arti Cameron Kelly Cheung Vanya Mishra Ines Putri Shani Hazan Lee Yvonne Mariana Berumen Shristi Shrestha Nathalie den Dekker Damiete Charles Granville Maricely González Queenierich Rehman Weronika Szmajdzińska Janelee Chaparro Elizaveta Golovanova Bojana Lečić Nives Orešnik Atong Demach Vanessa Herrmann Gabriella Ferrari Vũ Hoàng My Sophie Moulds --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Atong Demach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atong_Demach) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atong_Demach?action=history)). 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