# Miss Botswana

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Beauty pageant

Not to be confused with [Miss Universe Botswana](/source/Miss_Universe_Botswana) or [Miss Grand Botswana](/source/Miss_Grand_Botswana).

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Miss Botswana Organization Formation 1964; 62 years ago (1964) Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Gaborone Location Botswana Members Miss World Miss Supranational Official language English Organization Botswana Council of Women Website missbotswana.co.bw

**Miss Botswana** is a national [beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) in [Botswana](/source/Botswana).

## History

Botswana pageantry runs parallel with the history of the country. Even though there had been beauty contests conducted in various villages around the country in the early 1960s, the first Miss Botswana beauty contest was held in 1967, conducted as part of Botswana independence celebrations.[1]

At the time, it was determined that the colourful first beauty event was going to pick a perfect representative of the nation's modern womanhood. Theresa Rantao became the winner of the Miss Botswana 1967. Earlier in 1964, Veronica Magosi of [Lobatse](/source/Lobatse) had won the Miss Bechuanaland crown. In 1965 the crown was won by Lydia Tiyo.[2]

Botswana made its debut at Miss World in 1972. Traditionally, the winner of Miss Botswana represents the country at [Miss World](/source/Miss_World). Botswana Council of Women is currently in charge for the organization of the contest.

## Titleholders

[Itseng Kgomotso](/source/Itseng_Kgomotso), Miss Botswana 2007.

[Malebogo Marumogae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malebogo_Marumogae&action=edit&redlink=1), Miss Botswana 2006.

Year Miss Botswana 1962 Serwalo Gaseitsewe 1964 Veronica Magosi 1965 Lydia Tiyo 1967 Theresa Rantao 1968 Veronica Gaosi 1969 Seanokeng Moranyane 1970 Lilian Taunyane 1971 Beauty Seloiso 1972 Agnes Letshebe 1973 Priscilla Molefè 1974 Rosemary Molefi 1975 Lucy Mosinyi 1976 Ida Mpatane 1978 Tshepho Chape 1979 Doris Magula 1980 Kefilwe Maribe 1981 Shalike Kgalaeng 1982 Peggy Lebum 1983 Dineo Ratsatsi 1984 Stella Podile 1985 Keanole Radimo 1986 Boitumelo Matlapeng 1987 Tuduetso Tselayakgosi 1988 Grace Mafoko 1989 Natasha April 1990 Malebogo Kgotso 1991 Shale Ntsima 1992 Boitumelo Ramponye 1993 Mpho Lekoko 1994 Hazel Kutlo Mmopi 1995 Joyce Manase 1996 Monica Semolekae 1997 Mpule Kwelagobe 1998 Earthen Mbulawa 1999 Alimah Isaacs 2000 Punah Serati 2001 Masego Sebedi 2002 Lomaswati Dlamini 2003 Boingotlo Motlalakgosi 2004 Judy Peacock 2005 Lorato Tebogo 2006 Malebogo Marumoagae 2007 Itseng Kgomotso 2009 Sumaiyah Marope 2010 Emma Wareus[3] 2011 Karabo Sampson 2012 Tapiwa Anna-Marie Preston 2013 Rosemary Keofitlhetse 2015 Seneo Mabengano 2016 Thata Kenosi 2017 Nicole Gaelebale 2018 Moitshepi Elias[4] 2019 Oweditse Gofaone Phirinyane 2021 Palesa Molefe[5] 2022 Lesego Chombo[6] 2024 Anicia Gaothusi[7] 2025 Ruth Thomas[8]

## Botswana at International pageants

### Miss World Botswana

- : 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

- - *Miss Botswana has started to send a Winner to [Miss World](/source/Miss_World). On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.*

Year Miss World Botswana Placement at Miss World Special Awards 2026 Ruth Thomas TBA 2025 Anicia Gaothusi Top 40 2023 Lesego Chombo[9] Top 4 Miss World Africa Top 25 at Head-to-Head Challenge 2022 Palesa Molefe Top 40 Head-to-Head Challenge Top 27 at Miss World Talent Top 32 at Miss World Sport Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant between 2020 and 2021 2019 Oweditse Gofaone Phirinyane Unplaced 2018 Moitshepi Elias Unplaced 2017 Nicole Lisa Gaelebale Top 40 2016 Thata Kenosi Unplaced 2015 Seneo Paige Bambino Mabengano Unplaced 2014 Did not compete 2013 Rosemary Keofitlhetse Unplaced 2012 Tapiwa Anna-Marie Preston Unplaced 2011 Karabo Sampson Top 20 2010 Emma Wareus 1st Runner-up Miss World Africa 2009 Sumaiyah Pandor Marope Unplaced 2008 Itseng Kgomotso Unplaced 2007 Malebogo Marumoagae Unplaced 2006 Lorato Pearl Tebogo Unplaced 2005 Tshegofatso Abigail Tumisang Robi Unplaced 2004 Juby Peacock Unplaced 2003 Boingotlo Motlalekgosi Unplaced 2002 Lomaswati Dlamini Unplaced 2001 Masego Sebedi Unplaced 2000 Puna Keleabetswe Serati Unplaced 1999 Alimah Isaacs Unplaced 1998 Earthern Pinkinyana Mbulawa Unplaced 1997 Mpule Kwelagobe Unplaced 1996 Joyce Manase Unplaced 1995 Monica Somolekae Unplaced 1994 Hazel Kutlo Mmopi Unplaced Did not compete between 1975—1993 1974 Rosemary Moleti Unplaced 1973 Priscilla Molefe Unplaced 1972 Agnes Motswere Letsebe Unplaced

### Miss Supranational Botswana

- : 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

Year Miss Supranational Botswana Placement at Miss Supranational Special Awards 2024 Leah Barobetse Unplaced 2023 Dabilo Moses[10] Top 24 Top 29 at Miss Talent

## See also

- [Miss Universe Botswana](/source/Miss_Universe_Botswana)

- [Miss Earth Botswana](/source/Miss_Earth_Botswana)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["'Miss Botswana queens lack premium beauty appealing to Miss World judges'"](https://www.weekendpost.co.bw/17690/news/ae%cb%9cmiss-botswana-queens-lack-premium-beauty-appealing-to-miss-world-judgesae/). *Weekend Post*. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Botswana Pageantry"](http://www.knowbotswana.com/botswana-pageantry.html). Retrieved 2017-09-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Miss World 2010"](http://www.bellanaija.com/2010/11/01/close-but-not-quite-miss-botswana-emma-wareus-takes-second-place-spot-at-the-miss-world-2010-finale/). Miss World 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Tlhankane, Mompati (2018-11-23). ["Miss Botswana still to book top 30 spot"](https://www.mmegi.bw/lifestyle/miss-botswana-still-to-book-top-30-spot/news). *Mmegi Online*. Retrieved 2026-02-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Palesa Molefe: The Bald Queen"](https://businessweekly.co.bw/lifestyle/palesa-molefe-the-bald-queen). *The Business Weekly & Review*. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2026-02-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Mathonsi, Boikanyo (2024-01-25). ["Lesego Chombo ranks 9th in Miss World 2023 predictions"](https://www.mmegi.bw/lifestyle/lesego-chombo-ranks-9th-in-miss-world-2023-predictions/news). *Mmegi Online*. Retrieved 2026-02-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Kgweetsi, Otlarongwa (2024-03-31). ["Gaothusi: A Beacon of Hope for Botswana"](https://www.mmegi.bw/lifestyle/gaothusi-a-beacon-of-hope-for-botswana/news). *Mmegi Online*. Retrieved 2026-02-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Kgamanyane, Nnasaretha (2025-03-25). ["Thomas prophecy on winning Miss Botswana comes to pass"](https://www.mmegi.bw/lifestyle/thomas-prophecy-on-winning-miss-botswana-comes-to-pass/news). *Mmegi Online*. Retrieved 2026-02-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Lesego Chombo wins Miss Botswana 2022 - Gambakwe Media"](https://gambakwe.com/2022/10/23/combo-wins-miss-botswana-2022/). *gambakwe.com*. 2022-10-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Dabilo Moses is your Miss Supranational Botswana 2023"](https://www.instagram.com/p/CrEjO2oomD6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=).

## External links

Media related to [Miss Botswana](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Miss_Botswana) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Official facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MissBotswana)

- [Official facebook for Miss World](https://www.facebook.com/MissWorldBotswana)

v t e Miss World participant countries and territories Active (1951–present) Africa Angola Botswana Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Madagascar Mauritius Namibia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Venezuela Asia Armenia Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Turkey Vietnam Europe Albania Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Ukraine Wales Oceania Australia New Zealand Inactive since 2025 Africa Algeria (2002) Cape Verde (2017) Chad (2014) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016) Egypt (2018) Eswatini (2009) Gabon (2015) Gambia (1986) Guinea-Bissau (2023) Lesotho (2023) Liberia (2023) Malawi (2012) Morocco (2023) Rwanda (2021) São Tomé and Príncipe (2014) Seychelles (2017) Tanzania (2023) Americas Antigua and Barbuda (2019) Aruba (2019) Bahamas (2021) Barbados (2019) Bermuda (2015) Bonaire (2012) British Virgin Islands (2019) Costa Rica (2023) Cuba (1975) Dominica (2013) Grenada (2007) Montserrat (1964) Saint Barthélémy (2011) Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015) Saint Lucia (2021) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1994) Sint Maarten (2021) Turks and Caicos Islands (2004) United States Virgin Islands (2019) Uruguay (2023) Asia Hong Kong (2019) Israel (2017) Iraq (2023) Jordan (1981) Laos (2019) Macau (2023) Syria (1966) Taiwan (2013) Uzbekistan (2013) Europe Andorra (2003) Austria (2018) Belarus (2019) Cyprus (2018) Georgia (2019) Greenland (1992) Iceland (2021) Kosovo (2014) Lithuania (2014) Luxembourg (2021) Norway (2023) Monaco (1955) Russia (2019) Slovakia (2023) Switzerland (2014) Oceania Cook Islands (2019) Fiji (2017) French Polynesia (2010) Guam (2018) Northern Mariana Islands (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) Samoa (2015) Tonga (1986) Inactive non-existing countries and former territories and others Czechoslovakia (1992) Guernsey (1975) Hawaii (2001) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1965) Serbia and Montenegro (2005) South Africa (Miss South Africa for Blacks) (1976) Soviet Union (1990) United Kingdom (1999)

v t e Miss Supranational participant countries and territories List of Miss Supranational countries (Active since 2009–present) Africa Botswana Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Ghana Kenya Mauritius Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Togo Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Aruba Bahamas Bolivia Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela Asia Bangladesh Cambodia Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Laos Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines South Korea Thailand Vietnam Europe Albania Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark France Finland Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Oceania Australia New Zealand Inactive since 2025 Africa Angola (2017) Cape Verde (2017) Egypt (2016) Ethiopia (2019) Gambia (2010) Guinea (2010) Gabon (2015) Lesotho (2022) Mali (2010) Mozambique (2023) Morocco (2015) Réunion (2013) São Tomé and Príncipe (2017) Americas Belize (2012) Bonaire (2011) Barbados (2019) Guadeloupe (2018) Martinique (2013) Suriname (2021) Asia China (2022) Chinese Taipei (2015) Iraq (2013) Israel (2015) Kyrgyzstan (2022) Lebanon (2018) Macau (2019) Mongolia (2016) Singapore (2022) Sri Lanka (2019) Europe Armenia (2010) Azerbaijan (2013) Belarus (2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012) Bulgaria (2011) England (2022) Estonia (2015) Georgia (2015) Ireland (2022) Kazakhstan (2022) Kosovo (2018) Latvia (2015) Lithuania (2019) Luxembourg (2015) Macedonia (2012) Montenegro (2018) Moldova (2018) Northern Ireland (2019) Russia (2021) Scotland (2019) Serbia (2013) Slovenia (2018) Switzerland (2018) Wales (2019) Oceania Polynesia (2011) List of Miss Supranational countries

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