Winfred Omwakwe

Winfred Omwakwe
Born
Winfred Adah Omwakwe

(1981-01-01) 1 January 1981 (age 43)
Nairobi, Kenya
Alma materInternational University of Monaco
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Earth Kenya 2002
Miss Earth 2002
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)

Winfred Adah Omwakwe (born 1 January 1981)[b] is a Kenyan model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Earth 2002, becoming the first black woman and first African to hold the title. Omwakwe is also the first Kenyan woman to hold a major international beauty pageant title. She originally placed as the first runner-up at Miss Earth, but ascended to the throne when the original winner Džejla Glavović was dethroned for failing to fulfill her duties.[1][2][3][4]

She has a master's degree in public relations from the International University of Monaco.


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  1. ^ Palmero, Paul (18 June 2005). "Pageant History". Pageant Almanac. Archived from the original on 10 January 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ West, Donald (18 December 2007). "Miss Earth History". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Yazon, Giovanni Paolo J. (14 August 2003). "Miss Kenya is now Miss Earth". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  4. ^ Lo, Ricardo F. (10 December 2008). "A Gallery of Black Beauty Queens". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 January 2009.