Miss Sousse, Amani Layouni, has a total of 87 Taekwondo medals, 25 of which she won at international competitions. A member of her national team, she was declared 7 times as national champion of Tunisia, and twice as champion of Africa. She has a world record of winning 7 gold medals at the same tournament. She is a first degree national referee and was ranked in Manchester as the 9th best Taekwondo player in the world for the year 2019. She is only 21 years old and started practicing Taekwondo at the age of 6.
Asked why a girl like her decided to join Miss Tunisia, she replied “Simply because martial arts and beauty pageants both complement and complete one another, forging a strong beautiful woman”.
Miss Sfax, Mona Ammar, 22, is a 4th year medical student at the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis. Her passion is belly dancing, which she has been practicing for 7 years.
Paris-based Amal Makni is Miss Franco-Tunisian, representing the Tunisian expat community of France. At 23 years old, she has a bachelor’s degree in finance and a Master’s degree in digital marketing. She currently works as a data marketing officer and has launched her own project in e-commerce.
In a recent radio interview, ND Aida Antar mentioned that she takes pride in being one of the first national pageants in the world to eliminate the swimsuit round, praising the MW org for doing the same. Stressing that her views are non-religious, she believes that swimsuits belong in a beach setting but not on a stage. She still believes however, in the importance of physical fitness and taking body measurements of the contestants backstage.
It is worth mentioning that modeling contests in Tunisia have a more progressive approach on the matter.
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When asked which famous female figures she would like her girls to aspire to, ND Aida Antar cited Lady Diana, Mother Teresa, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama and Indira Gandhi.
My top 3 after reading their bios, and considering their ideal ages all between 21-24:
1) Hard to ignore her profile and ambitions; she has a lot going on for her. With her pageant-ready styling she is the total package; and I expect her interview skills to be superior.
2) Impressive profile as well and her win will give press something to talk about, her being a national champion in Taekwondo. Though I am not sure about her pageant skills; she is a very natural girl.
3) A very business oriented profile. She will also ace her interviews. Seems like the type of girl who entered this pageant by coincidence; not the princess type dreaming about a crown and sash every night.
Name: Fayrouz Ben Kilani Age: 21 Profession: 3rd year student in business administration Talents: Modern dance, theater, football Spoken languages: Arabic, French, English
Name: Lamis Hammami Age: 21 Profession: Physical education student, international volleyball player Talent: Volleyball Spoken languages: Arabic, French, English
Name: Mariam Ben Abroug Age: 24 Profession: Psychology student Talents: Painting, sculpture, theater Spoken languages: Arabic, French, English
Name: Cherifa Dhakouani Age: 27 Profession: Marketing manager in a big multinational firm Talents: Horseback riding, running, dancing Spoken languages: Arabic, French, English
Name: Nisrine Abbes Age: 27 Profession: Graduate of English language and literature, working on launching her own brand of natural cosmetics. Talents: Dancing, basketball, boxing Spoken languages: Arabic, French, English
Name: Nesrine Haffar Age: 22 Profession: 4th year medical student Talents: Poetry, dance Spoken languages: Arabic, French, English, German
Name: Mariem Khlifi Age: 22 Profession: Primary school teacher Talents: Guitar, fitness Spoken languages: Arabic, French, English
Name: Amal Makni Age: 23 Profession: Marketing data officer, Master’s student in big data and manager marketing, owner of a jewelry and accessories brand Talents: Belly dancing, painting, drawing, Arabic poetry, photography Spoken languages: Arabic, French, English
Name: Fatma Zribi Age: 21 Profession: 3rd year student of IT and communication management Talent: English poetry, swimming Spoken languages: Arabic, French, English
Name: Maha Slimeni Age: 23 Profession: 4th year engineering student Talents: Sports, bodybuilding Spoken languages: Arabic, French, English