Diana Andimba (born between 1998/1999) is a Namibian model, architect in training, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth Namibia[1][2][3] and represented Namibia at Miss Earth 2022 where she was part of the Top 20 semifinalists. She has become the first delegate from Namibia to enter the semifinals of Miss Earth.
Diana Andimba | |
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| Born | 1998 or 1999 (age 24–25) |
| Alma mater | European University of Lefke |
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Major competition(s) | Miss Earth 2022 (Top 20) |
Life and career edit
Early life edit
She came from a tribe known as the Ovambo, which is the largest ethnic group in Namibia.[4] As published on Miss Earth's website, Diana shared that she grew up in the slums, which allowed her to see some issues in her community in her early years. She still considers her childhood to be "full of memories, laughter, and great times."[4]
Diana founded a nonprofit organization called "Diana's Heartbeat Foundation" in 2019. The utmost goal of her foundation is to achieve zero informal settlement and to secure home sustainability measures.
Pageantry edit
Miss Namibia 2022 edit
Diana joined 11 other Namibian women in competing for Miss Namibia 2022 pageant. At the end of the pageant, Diana was called as Second Runner-Up, to be later on given the title of Miss Earth Namibia 2022.[5][6] Diana becomes the first Namibian delegate to compete at Miss Earth after 2016 through Elize Shakalela.[7]
Miss Earth 2022 edit
Diana flew to the Philippines to be part of Miss Earth 2022 in November 2022.[3] She competed from various preliminary competition across the Philippines and participated in several environmental activities such as school tours, tree planting, and environmental seminars.
Part of the Miss Earth pageant program is to provide an advocacy from each delegate. Diana chose Pangolin as her main advocacy to promote its condition as the said specie has a slow reproduction the results to only one birth annually.[8]
During the finals night of Miss Earth 2022, Diana got the award of "Best Eco Video" for Africa.[9] She was also called as one of the Top 20 semifinalists; while South Korea's Mina Sue Choi was called the winner of Miss Earth 2022.[10][11]
References edit
- ^ "Diana Andimba ready for Miss Earth's stage in the Philippines". Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Andimba in Miss Earth pageant". New Era Live. 28 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Miss Earth Namibia jets off to pageant in Philippines". The Namibian. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ a b "Miss Earth Namibia 2022". Miss Earth. 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Miss Namibia: Country seeks women empowerment, tourism promotion through int'l beauty pageants". Daily News Egypt. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "Miss Namibia Title Holders to Show Off 'Land of Brave' on a Global Scale at Four Different International Competitions". Namibia Economist. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "Ban Plastic Bags in Support of Sustainable Development Goals". Namibia Economist. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ Mouton, Rinelda (31 October 2022). "Andimba reveals Miss Earth national costume". The Namibian. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "GMN INTERVIEW - Miss Namibia second runner-up reflects on her journey to Miss Earth 2022". Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 December 2022.
- ^ Jang, Ji-min (30 November 2022). "韓 최초 세계 1등 된 미스코리아…'미스 어스' 23살 최미나수" [Korea's first Miss Korea to be ranked #1 in the world... 'Miss Earth' 23-year-old Mina-sue Choi]. 한경닷컴 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "South Korea's Mina Sue Cho is Miss Earth 2022; PH finishes in Top 20". ABS-CBN News. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.