Miss World Bangladesh
 | |
| Predecessor | Miss Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2017 |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World Mister World |
Official language | Bengali |
National Director | Mehedi Hasan, Chairman, Omicon Entertainment[1] |
Parent organisation | Omicon Group |
| Website | missworldbangladesh |
Miss World Bangladesh is a national beauty pageant in Bangladesh that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. Miss World Bangladesh is organised by Omicon Entertainment.[2]
The Reigning Miss World Bangladesh is Shammi Islam Nila of Dhaka who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Rafah Nanjeba Torsa on January 28, 2024 at Mana Bey .[3]
Background[edit]
Omicon Entertainment and Antar Showbiz jointly created Miss World Bangladesh to be the country's first nationwide pageant for 2 years ( 2017–2018 ). The event's mission is to support the empowerment of women and the opportunity to represent Bangladesh at an international level, from 2019 Omicon Entertainment has got the license, and they holding the event professionally.
In October 2017, Jannatul Nayeem Avril became the first winner of Miss World Bangladesh. She was dethroned a week later, after it was discovered that she was not 26, but 27 years old and had been previously married.[4] Jessia Islam, the runner-up, took over the title and had the rights to represent Bangladesh at Miss World 2017.[5]
Titleholders[edit]
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as finalist or semifinalist.
| Year | Miss World Bangladesh | Hometown | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ||||
| Jannatul Nayeem Avril | Dethroned after being discovered that she was previously married | |||
| Jessia Islam | Dhaka | Top 40 | ||
| 2018 | Jannatul Ferdous Oishee | Barishal | Top 30 | |
| 2019 | Rafah Nanjeba Torsa | Chittagong | Unplaced | |
| Did not compete Miss World 2022 | ||||
| 2023 | Shammi Islam Nila | Dhaka | Unplaced | |
| 2025 | TBA | |||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Home". Omicon Entertainment.
- ^ "'Miss World Bangladesh 2017' launched". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ "CU's Rafah wins Miss World Bangladesh 2019 title". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ "'Miss World Bangladesh' Avril dethroned". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "NTV to telecast Miss World Bangladesh 2017". ABnews24. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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