Sumaiyah Pandor Marope (born c. 1987) is a business student from
Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
Gaboron ...
,
Botswana
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, was Miss Botswana 2009.
She was crowned at the
Gaborone International Conference Center (GICC), on 2 May 2009. Marope traveled to
South Africa
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to represent her home country at the
Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009, the 59th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 December 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest tur ...
competition held in
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...
, on 12 December 2009.She is an avid athlete who competes in the 100-meter race and plays softball, netball, volleyball, and athletics.
References
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1980s births
Living people
Miss World 2009 delegates
People from Gaborone
Botswana female models
Botswana beauty pageant winners