Chanique Rabe (born 17 March 1997) is a Namibian model, fashion designer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

Miss Supranational 2021 Miss Supranational 2021 was the 12th edition of the Miss Supranational pageant. It was held on 21 August 2021, in Nowy Sącz, Poland. Anntonia Porsild of Thailand crowned Chanique Rabe of Namibia as her successor at the end of the event. This e ...

. Rabe was previously crowned Miss Teen Continents 2015 and Miss Supranational Namibia 2020, making her the first representative from

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to win the

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title, the first African country to do so.

Early life and education

Jihane and Miss Supranational 2021 Chanique Rabe

Rabe was born and raised in

Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 202 ...

. She is an ambassador for Hope Village Orphanage. Through her own charity project called The Mending Project, she teaches sewing to children. She holds a certificate in makeup artistry and photography. Rabe attended Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool from 2003 to 2015. Her foray into the world of pageantry started when she held the Miss Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool title at the age of fifteen. After winning Miss Teen Namibia 2014, Rabe represented Namibia at the same international teenager pageant scale, Miss Teen Continents 2015 in

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and won the title for the very first time for Namibia. She was also winning the Face of Queen Spark 2015 in

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Pageantry

Miss Teen Namibia 2014

Rabe started her pageantry stint when she competed and won the title of Miss Teen Namibia 2014.

Miss Teen Continents 2015

Rabe represented

and was crowned Miss Teen Continents 2015.

Miss Supranational Namibia 2020

Rabe was crowned Miss Supranational Namibia 2020 on November 14, 2020 at Droombos in

, Namibia besting 12 other candidates. At the end of the event, she succeeded outgoing Miss Supranational Namibia 2019 and Miss Supranational 2019 1st Runner-Up, Yana Haenisch.

Miss Supranational 2021

Rabe represented

at the

pageant on August 21, 2021 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz,

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. She was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder

Anntonia Porsild Anntonia Porsild ( th, แอนโทเนีย โพซิ้ว; born 2 November 1996) is a Danish-Thai model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2023. As Miss Universe Thailand, Porsild will represent Tha ...

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. She is the first

titleholder from

. Chanique has started 'The Mending Project' to help young girls in the development of life skills. The project teaches Namibian youth to sew, which is an essential life skill to be learn. Namibia's last victory in a major pageant was Miss Universe 1992, when

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won the crown. During her reign as Miss Supranational 2021, she travelled to Poland, France, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Curacao, Ecuador, Czech Republic, Thailand, Spain, and her home country of Namibia.https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/miss-supranational-chanique-rabes-victory-tour-kicks-off-in-namibia-20211005

References

External links

Miss Supranational Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabe, Chanique 1997 births Living people Miss Supranational winners Namibian Afrikaner people Namibian beauty pageant winners Namibian female models People from Windhoek