Sarah Laura Tucker (born 1995) is a

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

an Model (people), model and

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titleholder who was crowned as the winner of the 2018 edition of the Miss Sierra Leone pageant.

Early life and education

Born in Bonthe District, Sierra Leone, Tucker studied

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Fourah Bay College Fourah Bay College is a public university in the neighbourhood of Mount Aureol in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Founded on 18 February 1827, it is the first western-style university built in Sub-Saharan Africa and, furthermore, the first university-le ...

University of Sierra Leone The University of Sierra Leone is the name of the former unitary public university system in Sierra Leone. Established in February 1827, it is the oldest university in Africa. As of May 2005, the University of Sierra Leone was reconstituted int ...

Pageantry

Miss Sierra Leone 2019

Whilst representing

Bonthe District Bonthe District is a district that comprises several islands and mainland of the Atlantic Ocean in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Bonthe is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Its capital is the town of Bonthe Island and its la ...

, Tucker was crowned winner of the 2018 edition of Miss Sierra Leone that was held on 25 August at the Bintumani Conference Centre in

Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and p ...

. This result qualified her to represent her country at the

Miss World 2018 Miss World 2018, the 68th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 8 December 2018 at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China. Manushi Chhillar of India crowned her successor Vanessa Ponce of Mexico at the end of the event. She is the first ...

pageant held on 8 December at the Sanya City Arena in

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Miss World 2019

She represented

at the

pageant but failed to place.

References

External links

Sarah Tucker
on Miss Sierra Leone, Miss Sierra Leone 2018
Miss World Official Profile
1995 births Living people Miss World 2018 delegates Sierra Leonean beauty pageant winners People from Bonthe District {{Pageant-bio-stub