# Miss Somalia > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_Somalia > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_Somalia.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Somalia > Source revision: 1350659255 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Beauty pageant Miss Somali Organization Miss Somalia Organization Formation 2021 Founders Hanikurlibah (Hani Abdi Gas) Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Mogadishu Location Somalia Members Miss World Official language English Arabic Somali Website 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](/source/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. Miss Banaadir Miss Galmudug Miss Hirshabelle Miss Jubaland Miss Khatumo Miss Puntland Miss Somaliland Miss South West (Koonfur Galbeed) ## Titleholders Year Miss Somalia State & Region 2021 Saadiya Mahamed Banaadir 2022 Iqra Ahmed Hassan Jubaland 2023 Aisha Osman Iikow South West ### Wins by state/region Region Titles Years South West 1 2023 Jubaland 2022 Banaadir 2021 ## Somali representatives at international pageants ### Miss Universe Somalia - : 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 State/Region Miss Universe Somalia Placement at Miss Universe Special Award(s) Notes Under Miss Universe Organization — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 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 - : 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 State/Region Miss World Somalia Placement at Miss World Special Award(s) Notes Monica Akech directorship — a franchise holder to Miss World from 2022 2025 Banaadir Zainab Jama Top 40 2024 Hirshabelle Bahja Mohamoud[1] Top 40 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. Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022. 2021 Banaadir Khadija Omar[2] Top 13 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [""Miss World Somalia on instagram:22 years old Finance,Pre-Medicine student and entrepreneur, Bahja Mohamoud is Miss World Somalia 2022"](https://www.instagram.com/p/CiK4o9VDQFW/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Miss World Somalia"](https://www.missworld.com/2021/somalia/khadija-omar/). ## External links 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) This beauty pageant article is a stub. 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