Miss World 2026: Meet the African Queens Representing the Continent
- A new post by @nwe spotlighted the queens from across Africa who are competing at Miss World 2026
- The carousel featured representatives from countries including Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, and Uganda
- The post sparked a wave of excitement and debate online, with followers tagging missing countries and celebrating African beauty
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Africa is taking centre stage at Miss World 2026. A post shared by Instagram account @nwe on 23 August 2026 introduced followers to the queens representing countries across the African continent at this year's pageant, and the internet could not stop talking.
The carousel post, captioned "Africa takes the world stage," celebrated beauty, culture, diversity and African pride. It featured a lineup of stunning women from nations spanning the continent, all vying for the Miss World crown.
African queens at Miss World 2026
Twenty-four African contestants are representing countries across the continent at Miss World 2026 in Vietnam, bringing diverse backgrounds in business, healthcare, advocacy, education, technology, modelling and community work to the competition.
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West and Central Africa
- Cameroon — Raissa Noura Njikam
- Côte d’Ivoire — Fatima Koné
- Equatorial Guinea — María de los Ángeles Ndong
- Ghana — Rumzia Sule
- Guinea — Saran Keita
- Guinea-Bissau — Hernânia Nantote
- Nigeria — Tamunosoye Karibi-George
- Senegal — Fatoumata Diop
- Sierra Leone — Maryam Lorba Konneh
East and Horn of Africa
- Eritrea — Snit Habteab Tewoldemedhin
- Ethiopia — Ruth Yirgalem Weldesilassie
- Kenya — Trizah Muhenje Akala
- Somalia — Foziya Abdullahi Garad
- South Sudan — Nyandeng Kerubino Kuanyin Bol
- Tanzania — Latricia Ian Sawe
- Uganda — Trivia Elle Muhoza
North Africa
- Morocco — Chirihan Chergui
Southern Africa
- Botswana — Ruth Thomas
- Malawi — Ireen Navicha
- Mozambique — Arcenia Quehá
- Namibia — Elly Aron
- South Africa — Romanda Hombir
- Zambia — Dr Adah Mushibi
- Zimbabwe — Brunette Makanyiso
View the Instagram post below:
Fans pick their favourites
See the full lineup of African queens in nwe's page that got everyone talking.
Followers did not hold back when sharing their opinions:
@officialeilalopes wrote:
"Beauties 😍"
@iam_maribaby commented:
"Hellooooo Missing Cabo Verde!! @mandinacunha is representing CV at MU 🇨🇻🌍"
@its_adasa shared:
"Ouf 😍 Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and Senegal representatives are breathtakingly gorgeous 😍😍😍"
@madlycherry said:
"They're all so beautiful 😍🔥"
@_mounawaraa wrote:
"Uganda and Senegal 😍"
@vilinivibes added:
"It's actually sad the majority aren't wearing their natural hair… we have a long way to go as a culture when it comes to beauty standards"
@cariyell noted:
"For a second, I thought that first slide was AI because they all looked so similar. 😅 Gorgeous girls, though 😍😍😍"
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