Nelly Kamwelu
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Nelly Alexandra Kamwelu is a Tanzania
n model and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe Tanzania
and Miss Southern Africa International titles in 2011.She represented her country in Miss Universe 2011
in Sao Paolo,Brazil
, Miss International 2011
in China
and now in Miss Earth 2011
in Manila
,Philippines
.
She is her country's first and so far remains the only beauty queen who has competed in three Grand Slam Pagents (Miss Universe
, Miss International
and Miss Earth
) in a single year.
Greek
Mother. She started participating in regional beauty contests in 2008 and finally ended up as a second runner up in Miss Ilala
2008 after which she was able to participate in Miss Tanzania
the same year but was unplaced.
Nelly has also featured in Music Videos of Tanzanian Musicians and also recorded a song Say it to my face before her departure for Miss Universe 2011
. The song was released on Youtube
while she was participating in the beauty contest in Sao Paolo, Brazil
.
She represented Tanzania
in Miss International 2011
which was held in China
but was unplaced.
Kamwelu is currently competing in Miss Earth 2011
in Manila
, Philippines
pageant in May 2011. and represented her country in the Miss Universe 2011
pageant in Sao Paulo
, Brazil
. Although she didn't place but grabbed attention with her National Costume which received a lot of positive reaction .
Nelly replaced the Second-Runner-up of Miss Universe Tanzania
to participate in Miss International 2011
and also replaced the First-runner-up upon returning back to her country from Chengdu
, China
and is now representing Tanzania
in Miss Earth 2011
which makes her Tanzania's first beauty queen to participate in Three Grand Slam Pagents (Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth) in a single year.
, Zambia
as a part of Zambia International Trade Fair. She won the main title by defeating six other contestants and also won the best Evening Gown award.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n model and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe Tanzania
Miss Universe Tanzania
Miss Universe Tanzania is a beauty pageant that was first held in 2007. The winner will go on and represent Tanzania at the Miss Universe and the runner-ups go to Miss Earth and Miss International...
and Miss Southern Africa International titles in 2011.She represented her country in Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
in Sao Paolo,Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Miss International 2011
Miss International 2011
Miss International 2011, the 51st edition of the Miss International pageant, was held on November 6, 2011 at the International Tennis Center, in Chengdu, China...
in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and now in Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011, the 11th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, is scheduled to be held on December 3, 2011 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. The show will be aired live by Channel V at 8:00pm, while Star World will broadcast on Sunday, December 4 at...
in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
,Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
She is her country's first and so far remains the only beauty queen who has competed in three Grand Slam Pagents (Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
, Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
and Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
) in a single year.
Biography
Kamwelu was born to a Tanzanian father and a RussianRussians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
Mother. She started participating in regional beauty contests in 2008 and finally ended up as a second runner up in Miss Ilala
Ilala
Ilala District is one of three districts in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the others being Temeke to the South and Kinondoni to the North. The 2002 National Tanzania Census states the population for Ilala as 634,924. The area is 273 km²...
2008 after which she was able to participate in Miss Tanzania
Miss Tanzania
Miss Tanzania is Tanzania's National beauty pageant . The winner whereby goes to represent the country in the Miss World Contest. The final candidates competing in the pageant are all winners & Runner ups of regional beauty contests....
the same year but was unplaced.
Nelly has also featured in Music Videos of Tanzanian Musicians and also recorded a song Say it to my face before her departure for Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
. The song was released on Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
while she was participating in the beauty contest in Sao Paolo, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
She represented Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
in Miss International 2011
Miss International 2011
Miss International 2011, the 51st edition of the Miss International pageant, was held on November 6, 2011 at the International Tennis Center, in Chengdu, China...
which was held in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
but was unplaced.
Kamwelu is currently competing in Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011, the 11th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, is scheduled to be held on December 3, 2011 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. The show will be aired live by Channel V at 8:00pm, while Star World will broadcast on Sunday, December 4 at...
in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
Miss Universe Tanzania
Kamwelu won the fifth edition of the Miss Universe TanzaniaMiss Universe Tanzania
Miss Universe Tanzania is a beauty pageant that was first held in 2007. The winner will go on and represent Tanzania at the Miss Universe and the runner-ups go to Miss Earth and Miss International...
pageant in May 2011. and represented her country in the Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
pageant in Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Although she didn't place but grabbed attention with her National Costume which received a lot of positive reaction .
Nelly replaced the Second-Runner-up of Miss Universe Tanzania
Miss Universe Tanzania
Miss Universe Tanzania is a beauty pageant that was first held in 2007. The winner will go on and represent Tanzania at the Miss Universe and the runner-ups go to Miss Earth and Miss International...
to participate in Miss International 2011
Miss International 2011
Miss International 2011, the 51st edition of the Miss International pageant, was held on November 6, 2011 at the International Tennis Center, in Chengdu, China...
and also replaced the First-runner-up upon returning back to her country from Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and is now representing Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
in Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011, the 11th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, is scheduled to be held on December 3, 2011 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. The show will be aired live by Channel V at 8:00pm, while Star World will broadcast on Sunday, December 4 at...
which makes her Tanzania's first beauty queen to participate in Three Grand Slam Pagents (Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth) in a single year.
Miss Southern Africa International
Kamwelu was sponsored by the Tanzania Tourist Board to represent the country in Miss Southern Africa International pageant which was held in NdolaNdola
Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia, with a population of 495,000 . It is the industrial, commercial, on the Copperbelt, Zambia's copper-mining region, and capital of Copperbelt Province. It is also the commercial capital city of Zambia and has one of the three international airports, others...
, Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
as a part of Zambia International Trade Fair. She won the main title by defeating six other contestants and also won the best Evening Gown award.