Miss Polo International

Miss Polo International is an international beauty pageant. It was created in Nigeria by Ibife Alufohai in 2018.[3] It was established to provide a platform to forge greater unity in the world and to promote the participation of females in global activities.[4][5][6]

For this year's competition, see Miss Polo International 2019.

Miss Polo International
MottoBeauty with a Mission[1]
Formation2018 (2018)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersAbuja
Location
Official language
English
President
Ibife Alufohai[2]
Websitepolointernational.org

History

The pageant started in Abuja, Nigeria in 2018. Nasneen Sheikh from India, representing Miss Polo India was crowned the first Miss Polo International in Abuja, Nigeria.[7][8][9][10] In 2019, the second edition was hosted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dewanti Kumala from Indonesia, representing Miss Polo Indonesia was crowned as the winner.[11][12][13]

Miss Polo International is a non-swimsuit/non-bikini beauty pageant that aims to promote education and carry out charitable acts globally, especially in the most impoverished regions of the world.[14][15][16] The pageant seeks to promote inner beauty such as emotional intelligence, natural intelligence and team spirit.[17][18][19]

Titleholders
Year Country Miss Polo International National Title City Country Ref
2018  India Nasneen Sheikh Miss Polo India Abuja  Nigeria [20]
2019  Indonesia Dewanti Kumala Miss Polo Indonesia Dubai  United Arab Emirates [21]

References
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  8. "[PHOTOS] See The Country Delegates Of Miss Polo International As Finals Hold 28th August". Fidelity Dairy. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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  13. Pornel, Atom (17 September 2019). "Nueva Ecija's Joanne Ayrra Averilla captures Miss Polo International 2019 1st runner-up in Dubai". Good News Pilipinas. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  14. Sozib, Saif. "MPI - MISS POLO INTERNATIONAL 2019". Worldfashionmedianews. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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  16. "Indonesian Dewanti Miss International Polo 2019 in Dubai". 9cnews. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  17. "Reyra, Mahasiswi Cantik yang Menangi Kontes di Dubai". Poskota Newspaper (in Indonesian). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  18. "Dubai Witnessed Its First Ever Coronation Pageant". MissNews. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  19. "Indonesian Dewanti Miss International Polo 2019 in Dubai". Dubai Global News. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  20. "Nazneen Shaikh crowned Miss Polo International 2018". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  21. Onuoha, Chris (19 September 2019). "Polo Stallion Star Pageant and Awards held in Dubai, honours Sheikh Al-Maktoum". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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