Jacqueline Mengi

Jacqueline Ntuyabaliwe Mengi is a Tanzanian musician, businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Tanzania 2000.

She is also an award-winning furniture designer and chairman of Amorette Ltd a furniture design and manufacturing company. Jacqueline is also the founder and chairman of Dr Ntuyabaliwe Foundation a charity organization which provides libraries and books to local primary schools.

Music career
She began her career as a musician in 1997 with a Tanzanian band the Tanzanites. She performed as one of the lead vocalists for three years. In 2004 she released her first solo album with a hit single Nalia kwa Furaha. Three years later she released another album called Crazy over You which was also the name of the first hit single for that album.

Miss Tanzania 2000
In 2000, she won the Miss Tanzania and represented the country in Miss World.

Interior Design, Amorrete Ltd, Molocaho Furniture
After almost ten years in the music industry she switched careers to interior design. In 2013 she registered her own interior design company, Amorrete Ltd.

In 2016 Jacqueline launched MOLOCAHO by Amorette, an award-winning furniture brand designed and manufactured by her company Amorette.

Personal life
Jacqueline was married to Reginald Mengi, a business man and media tycoon. They have twin sons together.

Awards and nominations
Stevie International Awards-Entrepreneur of the Year- Manufacturing