Previous Miss World Kenya Winners

Finali Galaiya was crowned Miss World Kenya. The event was held at the Westlands Mall rooftop on the 8th of September 2018 and this saw Finali take over from Magline Jeruto who was the 2017 crown bearer. Finali was also Miss India Worldwide Kenya 2016. Finali is continuing with her studies to be a Chartered Accountant and is currently an Entrepreneur and a Television Presenter. She also has diplomas in Acting, Martial Arts, Yoga and Dance. Finali enjoys travelling, swimming, reading historic novels and public speaking and has a special talent for debates and baking. Her favourite song is ‘Hakuna Matata.’ Personal Motto: ‘Forgive and let go of anger, resentment and hate, instead use the time to spread love by doing at least one kind thing every day.’

In the year 2016 during Miss World Competition which was held in Washington DC, U.S.A, Miss Evelyn Njambi was crowned Miss World Africa after emerging no. 5 in the world and the only African in top 10. She also scooped top 5 places in the Top Model and Beauty with Purpose categories. In addition during Mr World Finals held in Southport U.K. Kevin Owiti was also crowned Mr World Africa 2016 and was ranked number four internationally.

 Idah was born and raised in Tala, a small town in Machakos County. Miss World final was held in London and Kenya representative Idah Nguma became the second Kenyan to achieve that fit of position 7 out of 121 countries. She also won Beauty With a Purpose Category. The win came with a monetary award from the Miss World Organization of $10,000 and a further $2,000 from Lord Ashcroft. The Award was presented to Smile Train Organization in May 2016 by Miss World Organisation led by Miss World Chairman Julia Morley, Miss World 2016 Mireia Lalaguna from Spain, Miss World Asia Maria Harfanti and Miss World Events Director Steve Douglas. Smile Train Organisation depends on well wishers to offer free surgical operations of the cleft lip and palate thereby restoring smiles and confidence in people affected by the condition.

Shamim grew up in Mombasa and studied architecture. She aspires to become a designer and describes herself as a hard-working and caring person. She enjoys swimming, reading and playing netball and basketball. She defied all odds to make it to the top-15 semi finalists out of 115 across the world during Miss World Competition held at the Dongsheng Stadium in Ordos China. Among the 15 finalists only two African countries were represented, Kenya and South Sudan. Miss Shamim managed to bag the Miss Africa position of first runners up and she also raised $16,000 (Sh1, 345,000) during a charity dinner and was among top 5 in the category ‘Beauty with a Purpose’.

She won “Beauty with Purpose Crown” during Miss World Competition held in Sanya – China in October 2010. This was due to her collaboration with Cecilia Mwangi in eradication of jiggers. This prompted the visit to Kenya by Miss World 2010 Alexandria Mills, the president of Miss World Julia Morley and other dignitaries to present the award of 10,000 US$ that went to help fight the jigger menace in parts of the country. During this historic visit Miss World team visited those affected by jiggers in Mathira in Nyeri County. Today Natasha works with an NGO in Nairobi and she also graces international catwalks. Hobbies; Reading, Hiking, Swimming and Volleyball. Personal Moto: ‘Confidence can take you where you want to go and make you become what you want to be’.

Ruth lives in Nairobi, has a diploma in Law & International Computing, and is an undergraduate studying International Business Administration. Her ambition is to work as a special programmes co-ordinator in the United Nations. Hobbies and sports interests are: playing tennis; cycling; scuba diving; rock climbing; aerobatics; watching movies; reading novels; singing; and dancing Salsa, hip hop and contemporary dance. She has a special talent for calligraphy and writing poetry. Favourite food is ‘Biriani’, a delicate mixture of rice, local herbs & spices, with pieces of lamb or mutton. Personal motto is: “Never give up, persistence pays when all else fails”. She is  Founder and Head Makeup Artist at (Make-up by Ruthie)

Cecilia was born and brought up in Nairobi, Kenya, which is well known by tourists for its Safaris, and crops of coffee and tea. She is a student at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Technology, and has also trained at the Japanese and French Cultural Interchange Center and acts as an interpreter. Her ambition is to become a professional networking consultant. She is The Anti-Jigger ambassador. She has played big role in helping children infested with jiggers. Hobbies are: Cooking, travelling, reading, dancing, especially the cultural dances from the different ethnic groups, and Kenyan cultural music. Sporting interests are: swimming, netball, volleyball and the 800m-sprint race. Favourite food is mashed bananas and mutton stew served with spinach and Cecilia’s personal motto is “Live, love and cherish life for a better future”.

Janet hails from Nairobi, capital city of the exotic, beautiful, paradise of Kenya. She graduated top student in her school in 2002 and was awarded the ‘swimmer of the year’. Apart from studying Actuarial Science, she would like to work part time for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). She is a founder of a kindergarten for small children as a way of giving back to the community. Janet enjoys cooking; her favourite food is chicken and a Kenyan dish. She also likes traveling and is looking forward to going to China, listening to hip hop music, swimming, volleyball cycling and traditional dance, she also likes the colour brown as she feels it complements her complexion.