Miss World Bangladesh

Miss World Bangladesh is the national beauty pageant of Bangladesh, owned by Engr. Mehedi Hasan, Chairman of Omicon Entertainment. This event gives Bangladesh the opportunity to participate in the "Miss World" pageant.[2] In October 2017, Jannatul Nayeem Avril became the first ever Miss World Bangladesh. She was stripped of her title one week later, after it was discovered that she was not 26, but 27 years old and had been previously married.[3] Jessia Islam, the first runner-up, was declared the winner and represented Bangladesh at Miss World 2017 .[4] The reigning Miss World Bangladesh titleholder is Rafah Nanjeba Torsa who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Jannatul Ferdous Oishee.[5]

Omicon Entertainment
Formation2017
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersDhaka
Location
Membership
Miss World
Official language
Bengali
Licensee / Owner
Mehedi Hasan, Chairman, Omicon Entertainment[1]
Websitemissworldbangladesh.com

About the event

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.

Titleholders
Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as finalist or semifinalist.
Year Miss World Bangladesh Hometown Placement Special Awards
2017
Jannatul Nayeem Avril dethroned after discovered that she was previously married
Jessia Islam Dhaka Top 40
2018 Jannatul Ferdous Oishee Barishal Top 30
2019 Rafah Nanjeba Torsa Chittagong Unplaced
2020 TBA TBA TBA

See also

References
  1. "Home". Omicon Entertainment.
  2. "'Miss World Bangladesh 2017' launched". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  3. "'Miss World Bangladesh' Avril dethroned". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  4. "NTV to telecast Miss World Bangladesh 2017". ABnews24. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  5. "CU's Rafah wins Miss World Bangladesh 2019 title". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-14.

5. https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/miss-world-bangladesh-2019-announced-today-1795954

Official website

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