Other names Nelly Kamwelu | Name Nelly Kamwelu | |
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Full Name Nelly Alexsandra Kamwelu Occupation model, Beauty pageant contestant | ||
Nelly kamwelu at miss ilala
Nelly Alexandra Kamwelu (born 1991) is a Tanzanian model and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe Tanzania and Miss Southern Africa International titles in 2011.She represented her country in Miss Universe 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil, Miss International 2011 in China, Miss Earth 2011 in Manila, Philippines, and Miss Tourism Queen International in China.
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- Nelly kamwelu at miss ilala
- MUSIC VIDEO NELLY KAMWELU SAY IT TO MY FACEflv
- Biography
- Miss Universe Tanzania
- Miss Southern Africa International
- Miss Tourism Queen International
- References
She is her country's only beauty queen who has competed in four Grand Slam Pagents (Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Tourism Queen International) in one single year.
MUSIC VIDEO NELLY KAMWELU -- SAY IT TO MY FACE.flv
Biography
Kamwelu was born to a Tanzanian Father and a Russian Mother. She started participating in regional beauty contests in 2008 and finally ended up as a second runner up in Miss Ilala 2008 after which she was able to participate in Miss Tanzania the same year but was unplaced.
Nelly has featured in Music Videos of Tanzanian Musicians and also recorded a song Say it to my face before her departure for Miss Universe 2011. The song was released on YouTube while she was participating in the beauty contest in São Paulo, Brazil.
She also represented Tanzania in Miss International 2011 which was held in China and Miss Earth 2011 in Manila, Philippines but did not place in both.
Finally she represented her country in Miss Tourism Queen International 2011 which was held in Xian, China where she ended up as the 4th runner up.
Miss Universe Tanzania
Kamwelu won the fifth edition of the Miss Universe Tanzania pageant in May 2011. and represented her country in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil. Although she didn't place but grabbed attention with her National Costume which received a lot of positive reaction.
Nelly replaced the Second-Runner-up of Miss Universe Tanzania to participate in Miss International 2011 and also replaced the First-runner-up upon returning to her country from Chengdu, China to represent Tanzania in Miss Earth 2011.
Towards the end of the year she was elected to represent Tanzania in Miss Tourism Queen International2011.
This feat makes her Tanzania's first and only beauty queen to participate in Four Grand Slam Pagents (Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Tourism Queen International (TQI)) in a single year.
Miss Southern Africa International
Kamwelu was sponsored by the Tanzania Tourist Board to represent the country in Miss Southern Africa International pageant which was held in Ndola, Zambia as a part of Zambia International Trade Fair. She won the main title by defeating six other contestants and also won the best Evening Gown award.
Miss Tourism Queen International
At the end of year (2011), Nelly went ahead to compete in Miss Tourism Queen International2011 and became her country's first contestant to have shined in the pageant by taking the 5th position in the finals.