World Muslimah, also known as Miss World Muslimah (Arabic: ملكة جمال العالم مسلمه; Persian: دوشیزه جهان مسلمان), is an international beauty pageant and awards event for young Muslim women who are judged to have shown dedication, reputation and concern for Islamic values and community development. The event is run as an international charity event by the World Muslimah Foundation (WMF) to benefit relief of Muslim women in food crises, wars, conflicts and natural disasters.
The first World Muslimah Award was held online at 1 August 2010, and the first Grand Final was held 13 September in the same year.
The requirements are designed to be different from those of pageants like Miss World. Contestants are required to demonstrate religious piety, to be positive role models and show a life of Muslim spirituality.
The pageant The contest was first held in 2010 and was then only open to Indonesians, but it was later opened up to international entrants. Before entering the World Muslim selection, the 20 finalists have to come to Jakarta, Indonesia to participate in a workshop which is divided into two themes.
Sholeha (pious) and Smart: participants focus on spiritual subjects including Quran memorization, the development of humanitarian intelligence, the challenges of Islam, woman and their future development, and being the best wife and mother in Islam. Healthy, Wealthy, and Beauty: participants are briefed about fashion photography, fun walk, public speaking, presentation skills, fashion, beauty, style, and stage performance.
Recitation of Quran, along with performing both compulsory prayers and gaining more knowledge of Islam, are the finalists' daily activities during the duration of the event, even more so outside the event, because finalists are intended to be exemplary models of the ideal Muslimah.
World Muslimah Foundation The pageant is organized by the World Muslimah Foundation (WMF), a Muslim women's organization found in 2010.
Winning categories Winners are announced in the following categories during the event: Winner Miss World Muslimah 1st Runner-Up World Muslimah 2nd Runner-Up World Muslimah The Best Al Qur'an Recitation The Most Talented Muslimah The World Netizen Muslimah The Most Favorite World Muslimah (online vote) The Most Inspiring Video Profile (online vote)
Titleholders YearCountry/TerritoryTitleholder Location Host CountryNational titleNo. of Entrants 2025 TBA TBA Ankara Turkey TBA TBA 2024 Sylvie Eberena Amman Jordan Miss World Muslimah France 88 2023 Muskan Khan New Delhi India Miss World Muslimah India 78 2022 Shaheda Aktar Chowdhury Istanbul Turkey Miss World Muslimah Bangladesh 76 2021 Mahya Mirshadeghi Dubai (virtual Pageant) United Arab Emirates World Muslimah USA 68 2020 Iin Marlinah Medina Beirut Lebanon Muslimah World Indonesia 74 2019 Nurul Zuriantie Shamsul Samarkand Uzbekistan Miss World Muslimah New Zealand 71 2018 Shaidatul Naseha Uyaina Arshad Tangier Morocco Muslimah World Malaysia 63 2017 Rojmina Patel Morecambe Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Miss World Muslimah India 50 2016 Farhia AliSingaporeSingapore Muslimah World Britain 66 2015 Nur Hafiza Binte Osman“Raya greetings from DJs KC and Fiza O ”. The New Paper. July 27, 2014. Accessed on 20 July 2020. Muslimah World Singapore 52 2014 Fatma Ben GuefracheYogyakartaIndonesia Muslimah World Tunisia 18 2013 Obabiyi Aishah Ajibolaa Muslimah World Nigeria 20 2012 Nina SeptianiJakarta Muslimah World Indonesia 20 2011 Dika Restiyanti Muslimah World Indonesia 20 2010 Shanna Bukhari Muslimah World Britain 24
Country/Territory and number of wins Country/TerritoryTitlesYear(s) 32011, 2012, 2020 22017, 20232010, 2016 120242022202120192018201520142013
See also List of beauty contests
References
External links The World Muslimah Beauty Official Facebook Page