Nokuthaba Simbani (born 9 January 1997) is a Zimbabwean-British model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Great Britain 2022 and represented Great Britain at Miss Universe 2022. She competed in the twentieth series of the ITV reality series Big Brother, where she placed fifth.
Noky Simbani | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nokuthaba Simbani 9 January 1997 |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Universe Great Britain 2022 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Grand International 2017 (Unplaced) Miss Universe Great Britain 2022 (Winner) Miss Universe 2022 (Unplaced) |
Life and career
editNokuthaba Simbani was born in Zimbabwe on 9 January 1997.[1] In 2001, aged four, she moved to the United Kingdom, settling in Derby, England. In Derby, she attended Littleover Community School from 2008 to 2013.[2] Aged 15, she attended a fashion exhibition with her mother and was approached by a pageant director. She had no knowledge on pageants but since she enjoyed fashion shows, she agreed to work with them. That year, she entered the Miss Teen Great Britain pageant.[3]
In 2017, Simbani won her first national pageant, Miss Grand England, and went on to represent England in Vietnam.[4] Then in 2020, she graduated from the University of Birmingham after studying chemical engineering.[5][6] She later began working in finance as a banker.[7] In 2022, Simbani competed for the title of Miss Universe Great Britain, which she won.[3] A year later, she was a housemate on the twentieth series of the British reality series Big Brother, where she was a finalist and was evicted on the final day, receiving 5.3 percent of the votes to win the series, resulting in her placing 5th out the five finalists.[8][9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Big Brother | 5th place (Contestant) | [10][11] |
References
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- ^ "Miss Universe". Issuu. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Derby beauty pageant winner Noky Simbani is on Big Brother 2023". Derby Telegraph. 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Hilton girl to represent Great Britain at Miss Universe 2022". Staffordshire Live. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Big Brother's Noky's life off screen from real job to 'relationship' with housemate". OK!. 2 November 2023. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Meet Noky, Big Brother 2023 housemate and Miss Universe Great Britain winner". Radio Times. 10 November 2023. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Meet the Derbyshire woman representing Great Britain at Miss Universe 2022". Derby Telegraph. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Big Brother's Noky: her age, job and Love Island pal". Heat. 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Fisher, Oscar (9 October 2023). "Noky on Big Brother ITV: Derby contestant makes a splash in first episode of series 20". Derby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Viewers complain about behaviour of Big Brother housemates to Noky and Trish". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Big Brother's Trish and Noky scenes are a painful missed opportunity". Digital Spy. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.