Miss Africa Great Britain
{{short description|Beauty pageant for African women in UK}}
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| abbreviation = M A G B
| formation = 1 January 2011
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| leader_name = Dele Onabowu
| website = {{URL|https://missafricagb.com}}
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Miss Africa Great Britain is a beauty pageant open to African women resident in the United Kingdom. The winner becomes a goodwill ambassador for Miss Africa Great Britain, charged with designing and implementing a charity program based on her Pageant Platform.
History
The Miss Africa GB pageant was founded in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.missafricagb.com/about|title=About US|website=www.missafricagb.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-03-14}} The pageant was initially called Miss Black Africa UK and changed its name to Miss Africa Great Britain in December 2015. The pageant was formed with the sole purpose of giving young African girls born or living in the United Kingdom a platform to showcase not only their beauty but most importantly their culture, talent and creativity.
Title holders
Leila Samati{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2018/10/leila-samati-crowned-2018-miss-africa-great-britain/|title=Leila Samati crowned 2018 Miss Africa Great Britain|last=BellaNaija.com|date=2018-10-15|website=BellaNaija|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://ghanaguardian.com/leila-samati-crowned-2018-miss-africa-great-britain|title=Leila Samati crowned 2018 Miss Africa Great Britain|website=The Ghana Guardian News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.plustvafrica.com/leila-samati-crowned-2018-miss-africa-great-britain/|title=Leila Samati crowned 2018 Miss Africa Great Britain|date=2018-10-15|website=Plus TV Africa|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-14}} was crowned Miss Africa Great Britain 2018. She became Miss World Guinea Bissau 2019{{Cite web|url=https://nobalur.com/2019/11/24/leila-samati-is-representing-guinea-bissau-at-miss-world-2019-biography/|title=Leila Samati is representing Guinea-Bissau at Miss World 2019 {{!}} Biography|last=nobalur|date=2019-11-24|website=imguineabissau|language=en|access-date=2020-03-19}} and competed in the Miss World 2019 Finals on 14 December 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/contestants/5636|title=Miss World|website=www.missworld.com|access-date=2020-03-14}}
Jacqueline Ilumoka was crowned Miss Africa Great Britain in October 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/27446/nigerias-jacqueline-ilumoka-wins-miss-blackafrica.html|title=Nigeria's Jacqueline Ilumoka Wins Miss Blackafrica UK 2014 Title|website=Modern Ghana|language=en|access-date=2020-03-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://afrocosmopolitan.com/miss-black-africa-uk-2014-nigerias-jacqueline-ilumoka-wins-crown/|title=Miss Black Africa UK {{!}} Nigeria's Jacqueline Ilumoka Wins 2014 Crown|last=Loum|first=Noretta|date=2014-10-06|website=AfroCosmopolitan|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-19}} She was featured on BBC's The One Show.
She was also featured in Hello! in an article titled "Hello! Presents a Year of Love"{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/s/microsites/swarovski-year-of-love/|title=HELLO! Presents A Year of Love|last=hellomagazine.com|website=hellomagazine.com|language=english|access-date=2020-03-19}} in partnership with Swarovski.
Hall of fame
References
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- {{Cite web |last=Campbell |date=2023-11-20 |title=Miss Africa Great Britain Stephanie Danho claims her crown |url=https://www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainment/2023/11/20/miss-africa-great-britain-clamis-her-crown/ |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Voice Online |language=en}}