Miss International Zambia Explained

Miss Tourism Zambia Miss International Zambia
Formation:	2004
Type:	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters:	Lusaka
Location:	Zambia
Membership:	Miss International
Language:	English
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Caroline Makasa

The Miss Tourism Zambia is a beauty pageant in Zambia since 2004. The pageant is unrelated to Miss Universe Zambia, Miss World Zambia or Miss Earth Zambia.

History

Began in 2004 the ownership of Miss Tourism Zambia is Caroline Makasa who also franchised the Miss International for Zambia since 2004. The pageant aims to market the country's major tourist attractions which include the world famous Victoria Falls, vast wildlife resources, varied scenery, wilderness, diverse culture, national heritage, good weather, adventure activities, including hunting. These features are what are illustrated as themes and concepts in the pageant, which is among the consistently organised in the country. As the pageant also serves as a model and talent search competition, the judges will be looking for a youth tourism ambassador and advocate for wildlife and protection of the environment and climate change.^[1]

The Miss International Zambia allowed to 10 Province ambassadors to compete in National level.

Trademarks

The Miss Tourism Zambia business name is registered at the Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) which is a semi-autonomous executive agency of the Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry. Its principal functions are to operate a legal system for registration and protection of commercial and industrial property and to serve as a legal depository of the information tendered for registration.^[2]

Titleholders

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Declared as International winner
The Miss Tourism Zambia is also called as Miss International Zambia. Since 2014 the winner represents the country at the Miss International. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. While the pageant also franchises other pageants such as Face of Beauty International, Miss Tourism World and Miss Tourism International.

Year	Miss Tourism Zambia	Province
2004	Cynthia Kanema	Lusaka
2005	Mofya Chisenga	Copperbelt
2006	Eunice Phiri	Lusaka
2007	Karishma Patel	Lusaka
2008/2009	Chipo Mulubisha	Copperbelt
2010/2011	Athrone Milimo	Lusaka
2012	Winnie-Fredah Atieno Kabwe	Lusaka
2013	Candy Lupale	Lusaka
2014	Kalwa Norine Musonda^[3]	Central Province
2015	Candy Lupale	Lusaka
2016/2017	Wendy Manyanga	Southern Province

International pageants

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Declared as winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
The Miss International is the only one Big Four pageant in under Miss Tourism Zambia directorship. While other Tourism pageants have added on Miss Tourism Zambia list. Zambia has existed competing in Miss International history since 2004. In 2004 Cynthia Kanema is the only one Miss Zambia who represented Zambia in Big Four pageants; began with Miss World 2003, Miss Universe 2005, Miss Earth 2005 then Miss International 2005 in Japan.

Miss International Zambia

Year	Miss International Zambia	Hometown	Placement
2004	Cynthia Kanema	Lusaka	Unplaced
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2008	Chipo Mulubisha	Copperbelt	Unplaced
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2014	Mercy Mukwiza	Lusaka	Unplaced
2015	Brandina Lubuli	Copperbelt	Unplaced
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2017	Wendy Manyanga	Southern Province	Did not compete
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2019	Luwi Kawanda	Lusaka	Unplaced

External links

Miss Tourism Zambia official site

Notes and References

Web site: Miss Tourism Zambia final on. Daily Mail Zambia. 19 December 2016.
Web site: Wendy Manyanga wins Miss Tourism Zambia. Daily Mail Zambia. 2 December 2016.
News: Zambia: Kalwa Musonda - Model On the Rise. All Africa. 5 July 2013.