Faith Wanyama has today been crowned Miss Earth Kenya 2024, and will represent the country at the global Miss Earth pageant in September 2024. Faith was awarded the title at a pageant gala at the Argyle Grand Hotel in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
Pwani Oil, through its Afrisense Beauty Bathing Bar Soap, as the Title sponsor of Miss Earth Kenya 2024, awarded the Winner with a Cash Prize and ambassadorship contract for their Beauty Soap, Afrisense Bathing Bar. This is in addition to the opportunity for the Winner Miss Earth Kenya 2024, to participate in Pwani Oil’s sustainability initiatives.
Afrisense, one of Pwani Oil’s latest beauty bathing soap brands, appropriately aligns with the Miss Earth Kenya pageant profile due to its formulation composed of natural ingredients like Kalahari Melon Seed Oil and Mafura Butter, which are uniquely designed to bring out the essence of beauty for African skin. The Company’s sustainability initiatives are geared to ensure that nature is conserved to ensure these ingredients continue to thrive.
Faith Wanyama’s crowning as the Miss Earth Kenya 2024, came after two days of boot camp that saw her fend off competition from 8 other contestants, who had been selected into the finals after a public call for participation that saw 3,000 applications.
The boot camp sought to equip the contestants with communication, interpersonal, entrepreneurial, mobilization, and fund-raising skills. Various contests were held during the bootcamp, which started on July 16, 2024, based on which a judging panel trimmed the list of participants to eight.
The last eight walked the runway on Saturday, 20th July 2024, with Faith Wanyama emerging victorious, as Messry Lungátso, Prudence Tendwa and Nestah Karanja were the first, second, and third runner-up, respectively. Messry, Prudence, and Nestah take home the titles of Miss Air, Miss Water, and Miss Fire, and they will be supported to implement projects correlating with the respective elements under their titles.
Afterward, all four winners will be reviewed for their impact defined by the number of successful fundraisers, community mobilization events, community drives, advocacy campaigns, and partnerships they are involved in.
“I am delighted to have been named the Miss Earth Kenya 2024. This is a surreal moment for me because I was up against tough competition, but I am thankful that the judges saw it fit to award me the crown. I know this title will open up great opportunities for me, including the chance to represent my country on a global platform, where I promise to do my level best,” said Faith Wanyama.
Beverly Jalango, the Miss Earth Kenya franchise holder, congratulated Faith Wanyama, noting that she had outperformed herself.
“Faith Wanyama deserved the title. When you are up against a competition of over 3,000 people, it is imperative that you have special characteristics for you to stand out, and Faith checked all the boxes,” she said.
At the Miss Earth global finals, Faith will be competing against over 80 girls, in a showcase that will be broadcast all around the world, exposing her to opportunities for fundraising and networking to develop her proposed project. Her participation also accords her the chance to market her country, Kenya, and the opportunities therein, to global audiences.
In his congratulatory message, Pwani Oil’s Commercial Director, Rajul Malde, noted that the Miss Earth Kenya objective aligns with its company’s strategic objectives to contribute to the community by empowering the youth and conserving the Environment.
‘’This year, we launched our new Beauty Bathing Soap, Afrisense, and it was befitting that it became the brand to sponsor the Miss Earth Kenya 2024 contest, to empower the youth, as the leaders of tomorrow, and support the Miss Earth Kenya agenda on sustainability. This is one of our many initiatives contributing towards environmental conservation. Afrisense Bathing Bar is made with natural ingredients sourced from nature like Kalahari Melon Seed Oil and Mafura Butter.
