Face of Sierra Leone should not be confused with Miss Sierra Leone.
| IAMSL Organization | |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | Freetown |
| Location: |  Sierra Leone |
| Language: | English |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Swadu Natasha Beckley |
| Website: | iamsl.org |
The Face of Sierra Leone or also known as Miss Universe Sierra Leone, is a national Beauty pageant in Sierra Leone that selects the winner to represent the country in the Miss Universe, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The pageant was established in 2016 and the foundation held in 2012 and is considered the biggest pageant in Sierra Leone.[1]
The foundation of IAMSL was debuted in 2012 and launched a pageant to International competitions in 2016 by Swadu Natasha Beckley (former Miss Sierra Leone 2011).[2] In 2018 the Face of Sierra Leone divided onto two national competitions which select the winner to Miss Universe and Miss Earth independently.
The main purpose of the organization of Miss Universe Sierra Leone is to promote local tourism and to expose young Sierra Leonean women to different cultures and nationalities.
The following is a list of all I Am Sierra Leone Pageant editions since 2016. In 2018 the name renamed as the Face of Sierra Leone.
| Year | Miss Universe Sierra Leone | District | Mister Sierra Leone | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hawa Kamara | Western Area Urban | rowspan="1" | |
| 2017 | Adama Lakoh Kargbo | Bombali | Ibrahim Mansaray | Bombali |
| 2018 | Marie Esther Bangura | Port Loko | Mohamed Kamanoh | Western Area Urban |
| 2021 | Alhaji Hassan Mansaray | Koinadugu | ||
| 2022 | Uthman Issa Bangura | Western Area Urban | ||
| 2023 | colspan=4 | |||
| Year | District | Miss Universe Sierra Leone | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2019 | Port Loko | Marie Esther Bangura | Unplaced | Marie was about to participate in the Miss Universe 2018 pageant; Unfortunately, she did not arrived in Thailand on time, this is due to her nation's condition of devastated by war; However, she attended the contest as a member of audience then MUO also allowed her to compete for the 68th edition instead.[3] | ||
| 2018 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 2017 | Bombali | Adama Lakoh Kargbo | Withdrawal — Visa Problem to upcoming Miss Universe 2017 in the United States. | |||
| 2016 | Western Area Urban | Hawa Kamara | Unplaced |
| Swadu Natasha Beckley directorship. |
| Year | District | Miss International Sierra Leone | Placement at Miss International | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | colspan=5 | |||||
| Western Area Urban | Fatu Rugiatu Kamara | |||||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2019 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 2018 | Western Area Urban | Michaella Oladuni | ||||
| 2017 | Western Area Urban | Abie Mansaray | Unplaced | |||
| 2016 | Kenema | Maseray Swarray | Unplaced |
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| Year | District | Miss Earth Sierra Leone | Placement at Miss Earth | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Area Urban | Shalom Prosperia Ella John | Unplaced | |||
| 2021 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 2020 | Western Area Urban | Nadiatejanatu Mansaray | Unplaced | |||
| 2019 | Tokeh | N'jainatu Sesay | Unplaced | |||
| 2018 | Port Loko | Alma Nancy Sesay | Unplaced |
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| 2017 | Western Area Urban | Ismatu Daramy | Unplaced |
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| Western Area Urban | Esther Williams[4] | |||||
| 2016 | Port Loko | Josephine Kamara | Unplaced | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2013 | Western Area Urban | Mariatu Dukuray | Unplaced | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2007 | Western Area Urban | Theresa Turay | Unplaced |
| Year | District | Miss Supranational Sierra Leone | Placement at Miss Supranational | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=6 | |||||
| 2021 | Western Area Urban | Ramatulai Jarata Wurie | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | colspan=5 | ||||
| 2019 | Western Area Urban | Esther Yeanoh Kamara | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | colspan=5 | ||||
| 2017 | Western Area Urban | Jennifer Mustapha | |||
| 2016 | Western Area Urban | Naomi Kargbo | |||
| colspan=6 | |||||
| 2013 | Western Area Urban | Suad Dukuray | Unplaced | ||
| Western Area Urban | Swadu Natasha Beckley |
| Year | District | Mister Sierra Leone | Placement at Mister Supranational | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Area Urban | Uthman Issa Bangura | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2022 | Western Area Urban | Alhassan Dumbuya | ||||
| 2021 | Bombali | Abu Bakarr Tarawalie | Unplaced |
| Year | District | Mister Sierra Leone | Placement at Mister World | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Koinadugu | Alhaji Hassan Mansaray | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2019 | Western Area Urban | Mohamed Kamanoh | Unplaced |