Sumaiyah Pandor Marope (born c. 1987) is a business student from Gaborone,

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

, was Miss Botswana 2009. She was crowned at the Gaborone International Conference Center (GICC), on 2 May 2009. Marope traveled to South Africa 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 tu ...

competition held in Johannesburg, on 12 December 2009.She is an avid athlete who competes in the 100-meter race and plays softball, netball, volleyball, and athletics.

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