Roshanara Ebrahim was born on 15 October 1993 and is a Kenyan TV host, model, author and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Kenya 2021.
19 Facts About Roshanara Ebrahim
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Roshanara Ebrahim is of Persian-Somali descent, through her Persian father Mahmood Ebrahim, who is from Iran, and Somali mother Fatou Spirou, who grew up in Kenya.
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Roshanara's brother Zul Ebrahim was the winner of Mr Mombasa County 2016 and participated in the Mr World Kenya 2016 contest.
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On December 3,2021, Roshanara Ebrahim revealed her ancestral dna after having taken a MyHeritage DNA test from Miss Universe 2021's official sponsor MyHeritage, an online genealogy platform.
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Roshanara Ebrahim started modelling while she was a student at the University of Nairobi.
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Roshanara Ebrahim was commissioned to strut for high-end luxury South African brand Maxhosa in the New York Fashion Week in August, 2019.
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Roshanara Ebrahim was voted by Peoples's choice as Africa's Best Model of the month on December 28,2021, by the Zambia-based Zikomo Africa Awards.
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Roshanara Ebrahim won the Miss Nairobi University 2014 contest, which earned her an entry to Mr and Mrs Universities 2014 which she won.
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Roshanara Ebrahim was replaced by Evelyn Njambi the then reigning 'Miss Kiambu'.
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On October 7,2016, Mr Apollo Mboya, Frank Zahlten's lawyer accused Roshanara Ebrahim of having abducted Frank and of being an alcoholic who had no integrity to hold the crown.
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Roshanara Ebrahim set the judicial precedent for the right to digital privacy against revenge porn in Kenya.
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Roshanara Ebrahim auditioned for and won the Miss Supermodel International Kenya 2018 contest.
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In December 2018, Roshanara Ebrahim travelled to Huizhou, Guangdong Province of China.
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Roshanara Ebrahim participated in the Miss Universe Kenya 2018 contest but didn't make it through to top 20.
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The Miss Universe Kenya organization announced Roshanara Ebrahim was among the top ten semifinalist contestants for Miss Universe Kenya 2021.
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Roshanara Ebrahim represented Kenya at the Miss Universe 2021 the 70th Miss Universe pageant, on December 13,2021, in Eilat, Israel.
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On November 27,2021, Roshanara Ebrahim left for Israel to participate in the Miss Universe 2021 contest.
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On December 10,2021, Roshanara Ebrahim participated in the Preliminary Competition and the National Costume Show, but was unplaced in the December 13,2021 Final Competition.
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Roshanara Ebrahim is the first Kenyan pageant contestant to have won the Miss World Kenya, Miss Supermodel International Kenya and Miss Universe Kenya contests.