Miss Polo International 2018 was the first Miss Polo International pageant, held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria, on August 28, 2018.[2][3][4][5]
| Miss Polo International 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 28, 2018 |
| Venue | Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria[1] |
| Director | Ibife Alufohai |
| Entrants | 17 |
| Placements | 3 |
| Debuts | |
| Winner | Nasneen Sheikh India |
Nasneen Sheikh of India was crowned as the first ever Miss Polo International at the end of the event.[6][7][8]
Results
editPlacements
edit| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Polo International 2018 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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Continental queens
edit| Award | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Polo Europe | Galina Lukina |  Russia
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| Miss Polo Africa | Sheila Kanini |  Kenya
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| Miss Polo Americas | Renata Puppin |  Brazil
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| Miss Polo Asia | Yoho Otomo |  Japan
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Contestants
edit17 contestants competed for the title of Miss Polo International 2018.[9][10]
Algeria – Nassima Mechalikh
Austria – Elina Jana Krainz
Brazil – Renata Puppin
Burkina Faso – Rose Armelle Nikiéma
Cameroon – Foje Jencey[11][12]
Czech Republic – Veronika Robotkova
Denmark – Monika Kužmová
Ghana – Penny Yeboah
Finland – Anna Opalko
India – Nasneen Sheikh
Japan – Yoho Otomo
Kenya - Sheila Kanini
Nigeria – Stella Whyte[13][14]
Russia – Galina Lukina
Spain – Alexia Navarro
Tanzania – Jackie Meela
Venezuela – Andrea Carrillo
References
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- ^ "Miss India, Nazneen Shaikh Crowned Miss Polo International 2018 In Abuja (Photos)". My Celebrity & I. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Agedah, Ere-ebi. "Dubai holds first pageant organized by a Nigerian". The Abuja Inquirer Newspaper. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "[PHOTOS] See The Country Delegates Of Miss Polo International As Finals Hold 28th August". Fidelity Dairy. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria safe and hospitable – Polo Pageants". P.M. News. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Nazneen Shaikh crowned Miss Polo International 2018". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Mubaraq, Kolawole (29 August 2018). "INDIA WINS MISS POLO INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY PAGEANT". Inside Business. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "The winner of Miss Polo International is Nazneen Shaikh from India". Bulvar24. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "FOJE JENCEY TO REPRESENT CAMEROON AT THE MISS POLO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION". Camerbeaute. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Beauty Pageant Seeks to Empower Young Girls and Teenage Mothers Affected by Crises in Anglophone Cameroon". Mediapackages Cameroon. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Abraham, Anthony (17 March 2018). "Stella Whyte To Represent Nigeria At Miss Polo 2018". Leadership Newspaper. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "BREATHTAKING PHOTOS PRECIOUS OKOYE, NEWLY CROWNED MISS POLO NIGERIA 2019". Modelsnaija. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.