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World Muslimah

World Muslimah,[1][2] also known as Miss World Muslimah (Arabic: ملكة جمال العالم مسلمه; Persian: دوشیزه جهان مسلمان),[3] is an international beauty pageant and awards event for young Muslim women who are judged to have shown dedication, reputation and concern for Islamic values and community development. The event is run as an international charity event by the World Muslimah Foundation (WMF) to benefit relief of Muslim women in food crises, wars, conflicts and natural disasters.

World Muslimah
FormationAugust 1, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-08-01)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersJakarta
Location
Official language
English
Arabic
Key people
Eka Shanty
Websiteworldmuslimah.org
wm-foundation.org

The first World Muslimah Award was held online at 1 August 2010, and the first Grand Final was held 13 September in the same year.

The requirements are designed to be different from those of pageants like Miss World.[4] Contestants are required to demonstrate religious piety, to be positive role models and show a life of Muslim spirituality.[5]

The pageant

The contest was first held in 2010 and was then only open to Indonesians, but it was later opened up to international entrants.[6] Before entering the World Muslim selection, the 20 finalists have to come to Jakarta, Indonesia to participate in a workshop which is divided into two themes.[7][8]

  • Sholeha (pious) and Smart: participants focus on spiritual subjects including Quran memorization, the development of humanitarian intelligence, the challenges of Islam, woman and their future development, and being the best wife and mother in Islam.[9][10][11]
  • Healthy, Wealthy, and Beauty: participants are briefed about fashion photography, fun walk, public speaking, presentation skills, fashion, beauty, style, and stage performance.[12]

Recitation of Quran, along with performing both compulsory prayers and gaining more knowledge of Islam, are the finalists' daily activities during the duration of the event,[citation needed] even more so outside the event, because finalists are intended to be exemplary models of the ideal Muslimah.[13][14][15]

World Muslimah Foundation

The pageant is organized by the World Muslimah Foundation (WMF), a Muslim women's organization found in 2010.[16]

Winning categories

Winners are announced in the following categories during the event:

  1. Winner Miss World Muslimah
  2. 1st Runner-Up World Muslimah
  3. 2nd Runner-Up World Muslimah
  4. The Best Al Qur'an Recitation
  5. The Most Talented Muslimah
  6. The World Netizen Muslimah
  7. The Most Favorite World Muslimah (online vote)
  8. The Most Inspiring Video Profile (online vote)

Titleholders

Year Country/Territory Titleholder Location Host Country National title No. of Entrants
2025 TBA TBA Ankara Turkey TBA TBA
2024   France Sylvie Eberena[17] Amman Jordan Miss World Muslimah France 88
2023   India Muskan Khan[18] New Delhi India Miss World Muslimah India 78
2022   Bangladesh Shaheda Aktar Chowdhury[19] Istanbul Turkey Miss World Muslimah Bangladesh 76
2021   United States Mahya Mirshadeghi[20] Dubai (virtual Pageant) United Arab Emirates World Muslimah USA 68
2020   Indonesia Iin Marlinah Medina[21] Beirut Lebanon Muslimah World Indonesia 74
2019   New Zealand Nurul Zuriantie Shamsul[20] Samarkand Uzbekistan Miss World Muslimah New Zealand 71
2018   Malaysia Shaidatul Naseha Uyaina Arshad[22] Tangier Morocco Muslimah World Malaysia 63
2017   India Rojmina Patel Morecambe[20] Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Miss World Muslimah India 50
2016   Great Britain Farhia Ali[20] Singapore Singapore Muslimah World Britain 66
2015   Singapore Nur Hafiza Binte Osman[23] Muslimah World Singapore 52
2014   Tunisia Fatma Ben Guefrache[24] Yogyakarta Indonesia Muslimah World Tunisia 18
2013   Nigeria Obabiyi Aishah Ajibolaa[25][26] Muslimah World Nigeria 20
2012   Indonesia Nina Septiani[27] Jakarta Muslimah World Indonesia 20
2011   Indonesia Dika Restiyanti[28] Muslimah World Indonesia 20
2010   Great Britain Shanna Bukhari[29] Muslimah World Britain 24

Country/Territory and number of wins

Country/Territory Titles Year(s)
  Indonesia 3 2011, 2012, 2020
  India 2 2017, 2023
  Great Britain 2010, 2016
  France 1 2024
  Bangladesh 2022
  United States 2021
  New Zealand 2019
  Malaysia 2018
  Singapore 2015
  Tunisia 2014
  Nigeria 2013

See also

References

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  2. ^ "World Muslimah 2013, Miss Nigeria Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola Is Crowned". Huffington Post UK. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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  4. ^ "Move over Miss World: A beauty contest for Muslim women". The Christian Science Monitor. 18 September 2013.
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  6. ^ "Profile". World Muslimah Foundation. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
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  11. ^ "Muslim Women Compete in Miss Muslima Beauty Pageant". Voice of America. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Move over Miss World: A beauty contest for Muslim women". Christian Science Monitor. 18 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Annual World Muslimah 2013 on September 18th". Ads2.Kompas. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  14. ^ "'Islam is beautiful': Muslim beauty pageant challenges Miss World". The Times of India. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  15. ^ "Muslim Women Compete in Miss Muslima Beauty Pageant". Voice of America. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Profile". World Muslimah Foundation. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  17. ^ "Sylvie Eberena, YouTuber Prancis Inspirator Para Muslimah". Detik News. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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  19. ^ "Maria Mahmood, Muslimah Berhijab Pertama Lolos Semifinal Miss England". Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  20. ^ a b c d "Muslim beauty queens who made headlines". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Iin Marlinah Medina, Muslimah Berhijab Indonesia". Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  22. ^ "Uyaina cari rezeki di Jakarta". Berita Harian. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  23. ^ “Raya greetings from DJs KC and Fiza O”. The New Paper. July 27, 2014. Accessed on 20 July 2020.
  24. ^ "Foto: Cantiknya Fatma Ben Guefrache, Hijabers yang Jadi Ilmuwan Komputer". Detik News. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  25. ^ "Miss World Muslimah: "Gelar ini amanah"". BBC. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  26. ^ Lusia Kus Anna (19 September 2013). "Kontestan Nigeria Menangi Ajang World Muslimah Beauty". Kompas.
  27. ^ "Nina Septiani Raih Gelar Duta Muslimah". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  28. ^ Lastri Marselina (14 September 2011). "Dika Restiyani, Muslimah Beauty 2011". Okezone.
  29. ^ Anthony Baxter (29 March 2011). "Miss Muslimah Inggris mau jadi ratu dunia". BBC.
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