Miss World Bangladesh is an annual national beauty pageant held in Bangladesh, owned by Engr. Mehedi Hasan, Chairman of Omicon Entertainment. The winner will compete in the
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...
pageant.
The current Miss World Bangladesh is Rafah Nanjeba Torsa of
chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
who was crowned on October 11, 2019 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.
Background
Omicon Entertainment and Antar Showbiz jointly created Miss World Bangladesh to be the country's first nationwide pageant for 2 years ( 2017–2018 ). The event's mission is to support the empowerment of women and the opportunity to represent Bangladesh at an international level, from 2019 Omicon Entertainment has got the license, and they holding the event professionally.
In October 2017, Jannatul Nayeem Avril became the first winner of Miss World Bangladesh. She was dethroned a week later, after it was discovered that she was not 26, but 27 years old and had been previously married.
Jessia Islam
Jessia Islam ( bn, জেসিয়া ইসলাম; born 16 May 1997) is a Bangladeshi model and Miss Bangladesh 2017. She represented Bangladesh in the Miss World 2017 competition, where she placed in the top forty.
Early life and educ ...
, the runner-up, took over the title and had the rights to represent Bangladesh at
Miss World 2017
Miss World 2017, the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 2017 at the Sanya City Arena in China. 118 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico crowned her successo ...
.
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See also
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Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...
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Beauty pageants in Bangladesh
Women in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi awards
Competitions in Bangladesh