# Miss Tanzania > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_Tanzania > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_Tanzania.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Tanzania > Source revision: 1350342713 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Beauty pageant Not to be confused with [Miss Universe Tanzania](/source/Miss_Universe_Tanzania). Miss Tanzania beauty pageant Formation 1967 Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Dar es Salaam Location Tanzania Members Miss World Official language English Swahili Key People The Look Company Limited Website Official website **Miss Tanzania** is a national [Beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) in [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania). ## History Miss Tanzania started in the 1967 and the participants for the most part were from [Dar es Salaam](/source/Dar_es_Salaam), the winners were however not sent to compete internationally. In 1968, the government banned beauty contests in the country after advice from the ruling political party's youth league citing it was not consistent with [Tanzanian](/source/Tanzanian) culture. In 1994 when beauty contests were allowed, the country had its first Miss Tanzania who competed in the [Miss World](/source/Miss_World). Tanzania ended its decade-long drought of shining in international beauty contests in [Miss World 2005](/source/Miss_World_2005), when [Nancy Sumari](/source/Nancy_Sumari) was among the top 6 finalists and also crowned [Miss World Africa](/source/Miss_World_Africa). As of 2026, the rights for sending Tanzania's representatives to Miss World were bought by Mustafa Hassanali, who launched the [Miss World Tanzania](/source/Miss_World_Tanzania) pageant in 2026 [1] ## Titleholders - : 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 - - *The winner of Miss Tanzania represents her country at the [Miss World](/source/Miss_World). On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) a runner-up is sent.* Year Miss Tanzania Placement at Miss World Special Awards 2025 Tracy Nabukeera[2] Did not compete 2024 No competition held 2023 Halima Kopwe[3] Top 40 2022 Juliana Rugumisa Did not compete Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageants in 2020 and 2021 2019 Sylvia Sebastian Unplaced Miss World Talent (Top 27) 2018 Queen Elizabeth Makune Unplaced 2017 Julitha Kabete Unplaced Beauty with a Purpose (Top 20) 2016 Diana Edward Lukumai Unplaced 2015 Lilian Kamazima Unplaced Beauty With a Purpose (Top 10) 2014 Happiness Watimanywa Unplaced The People's Choice (1st Runner-up) 2013 Brigitte Alfred Lyimo[4] Unplaced Beauty with a Purpose (2nd Runner-up) 2012 Lisa Jensen Unplaced Multimedia Award (Top 10) Miss World Top Model (Top 56) 2011 Salha Kifai Unplaced Beauty With a Purpose (Top 30) 2010 Genevieve Emmanuel Mpangala Unplaced 2009 Miriam Gerald Unplaced 2008 Nasreen Karim Unplaced 2007 Richa Adhia Unplaced 2006 Wema Sepetu Unplaced 2005 Nancy Sumari Top 6 Miss World Africa 2004 Faraja Kotta Unplaced 2003 Sylvia Bahame Unplaced 2002 Angela Damas Unplaced 2001 Happiness Magese Unplaced 2000 Jacqueline Ntuyabaliwe Unplaced 1999 Hoyce Temu Unplaced 1998 Basila Mwanukuzi Unplaced 1997 Saida Kessy Unplaced 1996 Shose Sinare Unplaced 1995 Emily Adolf Unplaced 1994 Aina Maeda Unplaced Did not compete between 1968—1993 1967 Theresa Shayo Unplaced ## See also - [Miss Universe Tanzania](/source/Miss_Universe_Tanzania) - [Miss World Tanzania](/source/Miss_World_Tanzania) - [Miss Grand Tanzania](/source/Miss_Grand_Tanzania) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/miss-world-tanzania-grand-finale-set-for-historic-debut-as-preparations-heat-up-5398042](https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/miss-world-tanzania-grand-finale-set-for-historic-debut-as-preparations-heat-up-5398042) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tracy's inspiring story: From commercial modelling to Miss Tanzania"](https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/magazines/woman/tracy-s-inspiring-story-from-commercial-modelling-to-miss-tanzania-4327136). *The Citizen*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Halima Kopwe aibuka Miss Tanzania 2022"](https://www.diramakini.co.tz/2022/05/halima-kopwe-aibuka-miss-tanzania-2022.html). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Challenge Winners Announced!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130930114615/http://www.missworld.com/News/2013-09-27/Challenge-Winners-Announced/). Archived from [the original](http://www.missworld.com/News/2013-09-27/Challenge-Winners-Announced/) on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-09-27. ## External links - [Miss Tanzania's Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20100316205139/http://www.misstanzania.net/) v t e Beauty pageants in Tanzania Miss Tanzania Miss Universe Tanzania Miss World Tanzania Miss Grand Tanzania 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) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Miss Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Tanzania) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Tanzania?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.