Miss University Africa

{{Short description|International beauty pageant}}

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| name = Miss University Africa

| abbreviation = MUA

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| formation = {{start date and age|2010}}

| type = Beauty pageant

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| key_people = Taylor Nazzal
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| website = http://www.missuniversityafrica.org

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Miss University Africa (MUA) is an annual international beauty pageant organized by Visions, Innovations and Concepts. The pageant was first held in 2010. Unlike Miss America and Miss Earth pageants, Miss University Africa contestants are not required to compete in swimsuits or bikinis.{{cite news|author=Ayanda Dlamini|url=http://new.observer.org.sz/details.php?id=2228|title=Baby Mthimkhulu repping SW|work=Swazi Observer|date=26 November 2017|access-date=4 December 2017}} Founded by businessman Taylor Nazzal, the competition has 54 contestants who represent 54 countries in Africa, and the winner of the pageant receives US$50,000 in endorsement deals, a new car and becomes a United Nations Students' Ambassador.

The current title holder is Adar Yusuf Ibrahim from Somalia who was crowned on December 18, 2021, in Abuja, Nigeria.{{cite news |last1=Ugbodaga |first1=Kazeem |title=61 delegates arrive Abuja to battle for Miss University Africa pageant |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/12/04/61-delegates-arrive-abuja-to-battle-for-miss-africa-pageant/ |work=PM News |date=4 December 2021}}{{cite news |title=Somali Student beats 54 African Countries in Abuja to win Miss University Africa Crown |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/12/25/somali-student-beats-54-african-countries-in-abuja-to-win-miss-university-africa-crown/ |agency=ThisDay Newspaper |publisher=ThisDay Newspaper |date=December 25, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Awodipe |first1=Tobi |title=Adar Yusuf makes African history, wins Miss University Africa |url=https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/adar-yusuf-makes-african-history-wins-miss-univeristy-africa/ |work=The Guardian |date=26 December 2021}}{{cite news |title=Somali Student emerges 'Miss University Africa' |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/somali-student-emerges-miss-university-africa/ |agency=The Nation |publisher=The Nation |date=Dec 26, 2021}}