Miss Earth South Sudan is a title given to a South Sudanese who represents South Sudan at Miss Earth, which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[1][2][3] The national pageant of Miss Earth for South Sudan is conducted by Miss South Sudan Foundation to which Carousel Productions, the owner of Miss Earth, awarded the franchise in 2015.[4][5]
| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Juba |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Earth |
Official language | English |
National Director | Aheu Deng (2015-present) |
Parent organization | Miss South Sudan Foundation |
History
2008-2012: Beauties of Africa
South Sudan debuted in Miss Earth in 2008 through Beauties of Africa as franchise holder and the winners of Miss Malaika- South Sudan's oldest pageant represented South Sudan in the Miss Earth pageant. However, Beauties of Africa lost the franchise in 2012.[6][7][8][9][10]
2013-2014: Beauties of South Sudan
The Beauties of South Sudan was established in 2013 by Atong Demach. The pageant acquired South Sudan's franchise for Miss Earth. As part of their activities, they invited Tereza Fajksova, the Miss Earth 2012 winner, and she has become the first international beauty queen to visit South Sudan in 2013. She went to South Sudan for various environmental activities as well as to crown the first Miss Earth South Sudan from Beauties of South Sudan franchise, which was won by Gloria Karsis.[11]
The Beauties of South Sudan winner would automatically represent South Sudan at the Miss Earth pageant. However, in 2015, the franchise was lost from Beauties of South Sudan for failing to send a representative in 2014. Although the said organization has a representative elected to compete through Siran Samuel.[12]
2015-present: Miss South Sudan Foundation
The Miss South Sudan Foundation acquired the franchise in 2015. The CEO of the said foundation is another Miss Earth South Sudan delegate, Aheu Deng.[5] Miss Earth South Sudan 2015 Agot Deng left South Sudan en route to Austria for Miss Earth 2015 which was scheduled on December 5, 2015, but she was deported back when she arrived in France to South Sudan due to expired visa which led to attend Miss Earth 2015 pageant.[13]
Titleholders
This list includes all the representatives of South Sudan including the representatives sent by the previous license holders.
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss South Sudan | Miss Earth Placement | Special Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nok Nora Duany[6][7][14] | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Aheu Deng[15][16] | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | Atong Demach[8][17] | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Rachael Angeth[9][10][18][19][20] | Unplaced |  M.E Eco-Ambassadress
| |
| 2013 | Gloria Karsis Raymon [11][21][22] | Unplaced | Best Talent (Top 15) | |
| 2014 | Siran Samuel[23] | Did not compete | ||
| 2015 | Agot Deng Jogaak[24][25] | Did not compete due to visa problem[13] | ||
| Did not compete between 2016—2018 | ||||
| 2019 | Asara Bullen Panchol[26][27][28] | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 2020—2021 | ||||
| 2022 | Melang Kuol | Unplaced | ||
| 2023 | Alek Malak Mercedes | Unplaced | ||
See also
References
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- ^ a b "South Sudan Safari - Episode 13 (MP3)". Gurtong News. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Miss Malaika Current Miss South Sudan 2009". Oye! Times. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Report on Miss Earth South Sudan 2010". Gurtong News. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b Uma, Julius N. (5 December 2010). "20-year old wins Miss South Sudan beauty contest". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b "South Sudan Crowns Miss Malaika 2011". Gurtong News. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b "S. Sudan beauty queen to grace Miss Earth contest". Sudan Tribune. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Check out who won Miss Earth South Sudan 2014". The Times of India. 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ a b "Revealed: Why Miss Earth S. Sudan was embarrassingly deported from France". Hot in Juba News. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Paterno Jr, Rebosura (31 October 2008). "85 Beauties Set Their Sights on 'Miss Earth 2008' Crown". OhmyNews International. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Akuot, Magok Alier (11 December 2015). "The Real Aheu Deng Kudum". The Bor Globe Network. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "South Sudanese Beauty Pageants and the Reigning Queens". Talk of Juba News. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Đỗ, Tuấn (5 November 2010). "Miss Earth in Vietnam/ Hoa hậu Trái đất tại Việt Nam". Thanh Niên. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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- ^ "Rachael Angeth welcomes a baby boy". Hot in Juba. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Umbao, Ed (4 November 2012). "Miss Earth 2012 Official List of Candidates". Philippines News Agency. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Ornos, Riza (28 November 2013). "Miss Earth Update: Pre-Pageant Highlights, Top 5 Contestants". International Business Times. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Litton, Johnny (6 January 2014). "Perfect pro-nature pairings". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Check out who won Miss Earth South Sudan 2014". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Introducing Miss Earth South Sudan, Siran Samuel". Talk of Juba News. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Kuany, Daniel Majack (13 December 2014). "Agot Deng Jogaak crowned Miss South Sudan 2014". The Nation Mirror. South Sudan News.
- ^ "Miss Earth South Sudan urges use of fuel-efficient stoves". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Floods due to climate changes, says Miss Earth S. Sudan - Sudan Tribune". sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ Agency, Report (30 November 2019). "Miss Earth South Sudan Urges Use Of Fuel-Efficient Stoves". Independent Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
