Miss Polo International 2018 Explained

Miss Polo International 2018
Date:	August 28, 2018
Venue:	Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria^[1]
Director:	Ibife Alufohai
Entrants:	17
Placements:	3
Winner:	Nasneen Sheikh
Represented:	India
Next:	2019

Miss Polo International 2018 was the first Miss Polo International pageant, held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria, on August 28, 2018.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Nasneen Sheikh of India was crowned as the first ever Miss Polo International at the end of the event.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Polo International 2018	– Nasneen Sheikh
1st Runner-Up	Cameroon – Foje Jencey
2nd Runner-Up	– Yoho Otomo

Continental queens

Award	Name	Country
Miss Polo Europe	Galina Lukina
Miss Polo Africa	Sheila Kanini	Kenya
Miss Polo Americas	Renata Puppin	Brazil
Miss Polo Asia	Yoho Otomo	Japan

Contestants

17 contestants competed for the title of Miss Polo International 2018.^{[9] [10]}

• Algeria – Nassima Mechalikh
• Austria – Elina Jana Krainz
• Brazil – Renata Puppin
• Burkina Faso – Rose Armelle Nikiéma
• Cameroon – Foje Jencey^{[11] [12]}
• Czech Republic – Veronika Robotkova
• Denmark – Monika Kužmová
• Ghana – Penny Yeboah
• Finland – Anna Opalko
• India – Nasneen Sheikh
• Japan – Yoho Otomo
• Kenya - Sheila Kanini
• Nigeria – Stella Whyte^{[13] [14]}
• – Galina Lukina
• Spain – Alexia Navarro
• – Jackie Meela
• – Andrea Carrillo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oyeyemi. Tunji. Nigeria fast becoming destination of choice for tourists- Minister. 28 August 2018. 18 December 2019. Federal Ministry of Information and Culture.
2. Web site: Abuja hosts 2018 ‘Miss Polo International’. 16 August 2018. 18 December 2019. Vanguard Newspaper.
3. News: Uti Nwachukwu & Pooja to host Miss Polo International 2018 in Abuja,Tuesday, August 28th. BellaNaija. 27 August 2018. 18 December 2019.
4. News: Miss India, Nazneen Shaikh Crowned Miss Polo International 2018 In Abuja (Photos). My Celebrity & I. 18 December 2019.
5. News: Agedah. Ere-ebi. Dubai holds first pageant organized by a Nigerian. The Abuja Inquirer Newspaper. 18 December 2019.
6. News: [PHOTOS] See The Country Delegates Of Miss Polo International As Finals Hold 28th August]. Fidelity Dairy. 15 August 2018. 18 December 2019.
7. Web site: Nigeria safe and hospitable – Polo Pageants. 27 August 2018. 18 December 2019. P.M. News.
8. News: Nazneen Shaikh crowned Miss Polo International 2018. The Times of India. 29 August 2018. 18 December 2019.
9. Web site: Mubaraq. Kolawole. INDIA WINS MISS POLO INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY PAGEANT. 29 August 2018. 18 December 2019. Inside Business.
10. Web site: The winner of Miss Polo International is Nazneen Shaikh from India. 7 April 2019. 18 December 2019. Bulvar24.
11. News: FOJE JENCEY TO REPRESENT CAMEROON AT THE MISS POLO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. Camerbeaute. 18 December 2019.
12. News: Beauty Pageant Seeks to Empower Young Girls and Teenage Mothers Affected by Crises in Anglophone Cameroon. Mediapackages Cameroon. 11 October 2018. 18 December 2019.
13. Web site: Abraham. Anthony. Stella Whyte To Represent Nigeria At Miss Polo 2018. 17 March 2018. 18 December 2019. Leadership Newspaper.
14. News: BREATHTAKING PHOTOS PRECIOUS OKOYE, NEWLY CROWNED MISS POLO NIGERIA 2019. Modelsnaija. 30 July 2019. 18 December 2019.