{{Short description|Beauty pageant}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Somali Organization | formation = 2021 | full_name = Miss Somalia Organization | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Mogadishu]] | location = [[Somalia]] | membership = {{Hlist|[[Miss World]]}} | language = {{Hlist|[[English language|English]]|[[Arabic]]|[[Somali language|Somali]]}} | founders = Hanikurlibah (Hani Abdi Gas) | website = [https://www.misssomali.org misssomali.org] }}
'''Miss Somali''' or '''Miss Somalia Organization''' is a national beauty pageant in Somalia that selects the country's representatives to the [[Miss World]].
==History== Miss Somali is a national pageant in Somalia, organized by the Miss Somali Organization in 2021. On July 29, 2021, the organization launched the inaugural 'Miss Africa Calabar Somalia' pageant, where 17-year-old Saadiya Mahamed was crowned the first winner. In 2022, the organization received official certification as 'Miss Somalia Ltd.' from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
===Miss World Somalia=== In 2021, Monica Akech, a young entrepreneur from Uganda, acquired the Miss World license for Somalia and sent the newly titled 'Miss World Somalia' to compete in Miss World 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The first winner, Khadija Omar, placed in the Top 13. The second titleholder, Bahja Mohamoud, won the 2024 edition and achieved a Top 40 placement at Miss World 2024 in India.
==Formats== The Miss Somalia competition is traditionally holding state and region representation every year. At the end of the competition, the Top 3 will be presented; Second Runner-up, First Runner-up, then finally Miss Somalia winner.
{{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-4}} * Miss Banaadir * Miss Galmudug * Miss Hirshabelle * Miss Jubaland * Miss Khatumo * Miss Puntland * Miss Somaliland * Miss South West (Koonfur Galbeed) {{col-end}}
==Titleholders== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60"|Year||width="250"|Miss Somalia||width="250"|State & Region |- | 2021 | Saadiya Mahamed | [[Banaadir]] |- | 2022 | Iqra Ahmed Hassan | [[Jubaland]] |- | 2023 | Aisha Osman Iikow | [[South West State of Somalia|South West]] |- |}
===Wins by state/region=== {| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;" |- !width="150"|Region||width="50"|Titles||width="250"|Years |- | [[South West State of Somalia|South West]] | rowspan="3" style="text-align: center" | 1 | 2023 |- | [[Jubaland]] | 2022 |- | [[Banaadir]] | 2021 |- |}
==Somali representatives at international pageants== === Miss Universe Somalia === {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} {| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;" ! Year ! State/Region ! Miss Universe Somalia ! Placement at Miss Universe ! Special Award(s) ! Notes |- ! colspan="6"|Under Miss Universe Organization — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024 |- ! [[Miss Universe 2024|2024]] | [[Banaadir]] | Khadija Omar | Unplaced | | In 2024, Khadija was appointed by the Miss Universe Organization as Somalia's first-ever representative in the pageant’s history. |}
===Miss World Somalia=== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} {| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;" ! Year ! State/Region ! Miss World Somalia ! Placement at Miss World ! Special Award(s) ! Notes |- ! colspan="6"|Monica Akech directorship — a franchise holder to Miss World from 2022 |-style="background-color:#FFFF99; " ! [[Miss World 2025|2025]] | [[Banaadir]] | Zainab Jama | Top 40 | | |-style="background-color:#FFFF99; " ! [[Miss World 2024|2024]] | [[Hirshabelle]] | Bahja Mohamoud<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CiK4o9VDQFW/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=|title="Miss World Somalia on instagram:22 years old Finance,Pre-Medicine student and entrepreneur, Bahja Mohamoud is Miss World Somalia 2022}}</ref> | Top 40 | | |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|[[Miss World 2023]] was rescheduled to 2024 due to the change of host and when entering India as the new host, there were several issues that caused the postponement until March 2024.}} |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|[[Miss World 2021]] was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022.}} |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99; " ! [[Miss World 2021|2021]] | [[Banaadir]] | Khadija Omar<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.missworld.com/2021/somalia/khadija-omar/ | title=Miss World Somalia }}</ref> | Top 13 | | |}
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links== {{Miss World countries and territories}} {{Pageant-stub}} [[Category:Society of Somalia]]