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Miss Supranational 2021 Chanique Rabe arrived in Guayaquil, Ecuador earlier this week as a special guest in the upcoming CNB Ecuador 2022 (Concurso Nacional de Belleza) pageant. The Namibian beauty was also part of the panel of judges who are tasked to choose the next Ecuadorian representative at Miss Supranational 2022 in Poland this July. "Yesterday was interview day here at [CNB Ecuador] and it was absolutely lovely to get to know the ladies," Chanique shared on her social media account. "I can’t believe the final show is tonight. Thank you [CNB Ecuador] and [Miss Supranational Ecuador] for having me on your panel of judges. I can see the amount of effort and passion being put into this competition and I’m super excited for tonight," she added. The reigning Miss Supranational also had the honor of meeting the vice mayor of Guayaquil, Josué Sánchez, who gave her team a tour of the historic city hall and presented them with gifts to help them get to know more of Ec

Namibia's Chanique Rabe is the first-ever woman from her country to be crowned Miss Supranational and the second Namibian to win a major pageant after Miss Universe 1992 Michelle McLean. The 24-year-old edged out 57 other beauties from around the world to win the 12th edition of the international pageant. She was joined in the Top 5 by Puerto Rico's Karla Acevedo, South Africa's Thato Mosehle, Venezuela's Valentina Sanchez, and Dominican Republic's Eoanna Constanza. Here are some highlights of her crowning moment on Saturday, August 21 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland: Photos: Noemi Pabich / Miss Supranational

Chanique Rabe of Namibia bested 57 other contestants to win Miss Supranational 2021 on Saturday, August 21 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. The 24-year-old beauty who was born and raised in Windhoek is an ambassador for Hope Village Orphanage and she teaches sewing to children through her own charity project called The Mending Project. Karla Guilfú Acevedo of Puerto Rico and Thato Mosehle of South Africa were the first and second runners-up respectively while Valentina Sánchez of Venezuela was the third runner-up, and Eoanna Constanza of Dominican was fourth runner-up. The new Miss Supranational is no stranger to pageantry as she previously held the titles Miss Teen Namibia 2014 and Miss Teen Continents 2015. Anntonia Porsild, the longest-reigning Miss Supranational from Thailand crowned her successor following an emotional farewell walk. FINAL RESULTS Miss Supranational 2021: Namibia – Chanique Rabe 1st Runner-Up: Puerto Rico – Karla Guilfú Acevedo

In a few hours, the longest-reigning Miss Supranational Anntonia Porsild of Thailand will crown her successor at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. Fifty-eight women from around the world will battle it out to win the coveted title in the 12th edition of the Polish-based international pageant. Who will be the next Miss Supranational? Meet our Top 6 favorites for the crown: VENEZUELA - Valentina Sánchez PUERTO RICO - Karla Guilfú Acevedo PHILIPPINES - Dindi Pajares NAMIBIA - Chanique Rabe DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Eoanna Constanza BELGIUM - Louise-Marie Losfeld Photos: Dorota Czoch / Miss Supranational

The Top 5 of the Miss Supranational 2021 Top Model competition have been announced on Wednesday, August 18 at the Hotel Beskid in Nowy Sącz. Louise-Marie Losfeld (Belgium), Alice Li (China), Darelys Santos (Panama), Karla Guilfú Acevedo (Puerto Rico), and Amelia Michael Sky (South Sudan) were named the Top Models of their respective regions. The winner of the Top Model competition will automatically advance to the final Top 24 on Saturday, August 21. Miss Supranational 2021 final will take place at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. Photos: Miss Supranational

Miss Supranational Ghana 2021 Verónica Sarfo Adu Nti was named Miss Talent on Wednesday, August 18 at the Hotel Beskid in Nowy Sącz. Shivali Patel (USA), Linda Sibrián (El Salvador), Queenie Benjarat (Thailand), and Jenelle Thongs (Trinidad and Tobago) completed the Top 5 finalists. The professional makeup artist and singer from Kokofu in the Ashanti Region, Ghana, will compete with 57 other beauties during the 12th edition of Miss Supranational on Saturday, August 21 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. "Congratulations to all my sisters in this category. We are all winners, Your talents are amazing and beautiful," Verónica shared on social media. Photos: Miss Supranational

Miss Supranational Belgium 2021 Louise-Marie Losfeld was awarded Miss Photogenic during the Miss Supranational 2021 preliminary competition held at Hotel Beskid in Nowy Sącz on Tuesday, August 17. "Today was such an amazing day. We did the preliminary and I won the title of Miss Supranational Photogenic. I’m so grateful. Can’t wait until the big final," Louise-Marie shared on her social media account. The 18-year-old fashion model from West Flanders, Belgium, will compete with 57 other beauties during the 12th edition of Miss Supranational on Saturday, August 21 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. Photo: Dorota Czoch / Miss Supranational

The Final 10 contestants of the Miss Supranational 2021 Supra Influencer Challenge have been released by the Miss Supranational organization. They are Alice Li (China), Sophie Marie Dunning (England), Denisse Nicolle Ligpitan (Germany), Dísa Dungal (Iceland), Jessica Marie Hopper (Ireland), Phidelia Mutunga (Kenya), Solange Hermoza (Peru), Dindi Pajares (Philippines), Jenelle Thongs (Trinidad and Tobago), and Valentina Sánchez (Venezuela). Fifty-eight contestants are currently vying for the coveted title of Miss Supranational 2021. The final competition will be held on August 21 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska. Photo: Miss Supranational

Following the crucial closed-door interview, the all-important preliminary competition of Miss Supranational 2021 will be held at 1 p.m. CET (Poland time) today. The 58 contestants will be up for another round of pre-judging in swimsuits & evening gowns at the Hotel Beskid in Nowy Sącz. Miss Supranational third runner-up and Miss Universe second runner-up Janick Maceta, and Miss Supranational Caribbean Yaliza Burgos will host the event. The preliminary competition will be streamed live on the Miss Supranational Official YouTube channel. Photo: Miss Supranational

Puerto Rico's Karla Guilfu was named Miss Elegance 2021 in a special red carpet event held at the Muszyna City Hall in Małopolska on Friday, August 13. Miss Supranational Philippines Dindi Pajares and Miss Supranational Dominican Republic Eoanna Constanza were the first and second runners-up, respectively. The certified yoga instructor and model who hails from Isla Culebra will compete with over 50 other contestants in the 12th edition of the Miss Supranational pageant. Miss Supranational 2021 final will be held at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska this August 21. Photos: Miss Supranational / Facebook

Over 50 contestants from around the world are currently in Poland competing for the coveted title of Miss Supranational 2021. Following their official sashing ceremony at the Sheraton Hotel in Krakow over the weekend, the contestants were taken to spectacular sightseeing. They visited the historical city of Krakow, the second largest and one of the oldest cities in the host country, and the famous Stacja Narciarska in Jaworzyna Krynicka where they enjoyed the clear views of the Tantra mountains and a thrilling 10-minute cable-car ride. Standouts are the Philippines, Belgium, Namibia, Puerto Rico, Thailand, USA, Indonesia, Netherlands, Dominican Republic, Romania, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Czech Republic, India, and Poland. The 12th edition of the Miss Supranational pageant will be held at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, where Anntonia Porsild of Thailand will crown her successor at the end of the event. Photo: Pawee Ventura / Miss Supranational

Dindi Pajares of Orani, Bataan has been officially announced as Miss Supranational Philippines 2021 on Saturday, July 24. The 28-year-old international flight attended and Philippine Air Force (PAF) reservist was voted by her fellow Miss World Philippines contestants. Miss World Philippines 2021 was scheduled to be held on Sunday, July 25 at Okada Manila but moved to August 8 due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The newly appointed Miss Supranational Philippines will represent her country at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland this August. Photos: Ryan Agustin, Charvin Valdez Torne / Miss World Philippines Organization

Natalia Balicka was officially announced as the newly appointed Miss Supranational Poland 2021 on Wednesday, July 7. The 21-year-old medical student from Poznan was first runner-up at Miss Polski 2020 won by Anny-Marii Jaromin. She will represent Poland at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant to be held this August in Nowy Sącz. "I don’t have much time to prepare but thanks to the people who are surrounding me and helping me with preparing for the competition I know that I will show my best side," she said. Photo: Miss Polski / Facebook

A 24-year-old beauty of Indian descent from North Carolina, Shivali Patel, was officially announced as the new Miss Supranational USA 2020 on Tuesday, June 15. The e-commerce executive and author assumed the national title after Madeleine Overby made the difficult decision to step down and relinquish her duties. Shivali is no stranger to pageantry as she has previously joined the Miss World America pageant twice and placed as runner-up. She will now prepare to compete for the coveted title of Miss Supranational 2021 this August in Nowy Sacz, Malopolska, Poland. "When I was five years old, my mum and dad thought it would be a wonderful bonding experience to compete in a pageant. Little did I know that nearly twenty years later, I would go on to owe a great deal of the woman I would become today to that same incredible world," she posted on social media. Photo: King Aaron Photography

Thailand's representatives for the Miss and Mister Supranational 2021 have been officially announced. A 26-year-old public relations and image management graduate of Bangkok University, Benjarat Akkarawanichsil Aebi, was named Miss Supranational Thailand 2021. She succeeds Anntonia Porsild, who is currently the reigning Miss Supranational. The Mister Supranational Thailand 2021 title was designated to Nipun Kaewruan. He is a 19-year-old athlete and aerospace engineering student at Kasetsart University. Benjarat and Nipun will represent "The Land of Smiles" at the Miss and Mister Supranational 2021 final this August in Nowy Sacz, Poland. Photos: Supranational Thailand / Instagram

Solange Hermoza Rivera was officially named Miss Supranational Peru 2021 last Thursday, May 27. The 26-year-old actress from La Libertad holds a bachelor's degree in business engineering. She was first runner-up during Miss Peru 2020 national competition. Also announced by Miss Peru Organization on its official social media platforms was Mister Supranational Peru 2021 Varo Vargas. Solange and Varo will represent Peru at the Miss Supranational and Mister Supranational 2021 competitions, respectively, in Poland this August. "I could not have a better partner for this great adventure that is coming to us, I am convinced that we will be a wonderful duo, ambassadors of Peru who will give soul, heart, and life in the competition," Solange shared online. Photos: Segura & Vilela / Organización Miss Perú

Valentina Sánchez was crowned Miss Supranational Venezuela 2021 in a special competition aired by Globovisión on Thursday, May 27. The 25-year-old radio and TV producer, and international business specialist bested four other finalists to win the national title. Elizabeth Gasiba was named first runner-up while Verónica Dugarte finished as second runner-up. Dreissmar Soto and Nathaly Flores were the third and fourth runners-up, respectively. The new Miss Supranational Venezuela is no stranger to pageantry as she won Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2014, placed second runner-up at Miss New Jersey USA 2020, and Top 5 finalist at Miss Venezuela 2020 pageant representing Nueva Esparta. Valentina succeded Gabriela De La Cruz and will now prepare to represent her country Venezuela at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Nowy Sacz, Poland this August. Photos: Guzman Alberto Salcedo Mora

Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, President of the Miss Supranational Organization, announced today that the 12th edition of the Miss Supranational competition will take place in the southeastern Polish region of Małopolska this August. "Małopolska has a very special place in my heart and I am absolutely delighted that we will be able to bring our competition back to this incredible region this summer. The Małopolska region has a lot to offer to people from all over the world and we can't wait to showcase its beauty and spirit during our entire competition and of course, the final show that will be seen in more than 120 countries. I extend my gratitude to the Marshal of Małopolska, Witold Kozłowski, and all the local authorities for allowing us the opportunity to work together again this year. We are incredibly excited to bring our contestants from all around the world to this region that will captivate them with its beauty," Parzutka von Lipinski said. The Miss Supranationa

Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, President of the Miss and Mister Supranational Organization, announced today that the Miss Supranational, Mister Supranational and Miss Polski 2021 Competitions will take place from 20-22 August in Poland. "After doing several editions in December, we are extremely excited to reintroduce the beauty of the Polish summer to the world. We are looking forward to welcome the aspirational, inspirational young women and men from all around the world as they compete for the titles of Miss Supranational and Mister Supranational. The long days, warm temperatures and natural beauty of the region we will be showcasing will allow us to remind the world that Poland is a country worth visiting," Parzutka von Lipinski said. "The health and safety of everyone involved has always been our number one priority. As local authorities are working tirelessly to control the pandemic in the country, we believe that we will be ready to ensure that our competitions ca

Former Miss Mississippi USA, Madeleine Overby, has been officially announced as Miss Supranational USA 2021. The 23-year-old beauty from Dothan, Alabama is currently a nursing student at Troy University where she plans to graduate with her master's and start a career as a cardiothoracic surgical nurse. Madeleine has appeared on the TV show “America’s Most Talented Kids” and is a former NFL cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints. "It’s always been my dream to compete internationally, and now I am getting that chance," she wrote on social media. "I’m so grateful not only for this opportunity but for the team surrounding me and believing in me to compete at such a high level while letting me show my true self." The new Miss Supranational USA succeeds Regina Gray and will represent the USA at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland. Photo: Miss Supranational USA