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==Miss Earth South Sudan 2009== |
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Aheu Deng was born in [[Itang (Ethiopian District)]] which was a South Sudan rebel camp, won the Beauties of Miss Earth South Sudan 2009 pageant on June 10, 2009. She inherited the crown from Nok Duany,<ref>{{cite web|url=http:// |
Aheu Deng was born in [[Itang (Ethiopian District)]] which was a South Sudan rebel camp, won the Beauties of Miss Earth South Sudan 2009 pageant on June 10, 2009. She inherited the crown from Nok Duany,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalqueen.com/2008/10/nok-nora-duany-is-miss-south-sudan-2008.html|title=predecessor|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> who held the 2008 [[Beauties of South Sudan|Miss Earth South Sudan]] title by virtue of the franchise holders appointment. |
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Aheu speaks five different languages including [[English language|English]], [[Swahili language|Swahili]] and a little bit of [[Arabic]]. She also speaks indigenous South Sudan languages of [[Dinka people|Dinka]] which is her mother tongue and the [[Acholi dialect]] both of which are [[Nilotic languages]]. Aheu had to drop out of high school as a student. She did not finish her education due to being forced to marry a stranger whilst living in Kakuma Refugee Camp, in Northern [[Kenya]].{{update inline|date=February 2018}} She is a survivor of the Kakuma Refugee Camp and [[Forced marriage]] at an early age of 15. The eldest of 4 girls raised by a single-mother after her father General Deng Kudum was killed on May 8, 1992 when he led an Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA) rebel attack on Juba, Sudan. |
Aheu speaks five different languages including [[English language|English]], [[Swahili language|Swahili]] and a little bit of [[Arabic]]. She also speaks indigenous South Sudan languages of [[Dinka people|Dinka]] which is her mother tongue and the [[Acholi dialect]] both of which are [[Nilotic languages]]. Aheu had to drop out of high school as a student. She did not finish her education due to being forced to marry a stranger whilst living in Kakuma Refugee Camp, in Northern [[Kenya]].{{update inline|date=February 2018}} She is a survivor of the Kakuma Refugee Camp and [[Forced marriage]] at an early age of 15. The eldest of 4 girls raised by a single-mother after her father General Deng Kudum was killed on May 8, 1992 when he led an Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA) rebel attack on Juba, Sudan. |
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Aheu Kudum Deng | |
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| Born | Aheu Kudum Deng 1986 (age 37–38) Itang Rebel Camp, Ethiopia. |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Black |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Earth South Sudan (Winner) Miss Earth 2009 (Placed 20th out of 80) |
Aheu Deng Kudum (born Nov 28, 1986) is a beauty queen and fashion model from South Sudan. She won the title of Miss Earth South Sudan 2009 at the annual beauty pageant, organized by South Sudan's Ministry of Tourism and Beauties of Africa Inc, the exclusive franchise holder.
Miss Earth South Sudan 2009
Aheu Deng was born in Itang (Ethiopian District) which was a South Sudan rebel camp, won the Beauties of Miss Earth South Sudan 2009 pageant on June 10, 2009. She inherited the crown from Nok Duany,[1] who held the 2008 Miss Earth South Sudan title by virtue of the franchise holders appointment.
Aheu speaks five different languages including English, Swahili and a little bit of Arabic. She also speaks indigenous South Sudan languages of Dinka which is her mother tongue and the Acholi dialect both of which are Nilotic languages. Aheu had to drop out of high school as a student. She did not finish her education due to being forced to marry a stranger whilst living in Kakuma Refugee Camp, in Northern Kenya.[needs update] She is a survivor of the Kakuma Refugee Camp and Forced marriage at an early age of 15. The eldest of 4 girls raised by a single-mother after her father General Deng Kudum was killed on May 8, 1992 when he led an Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA) rebel attack on Juba, Sudan.
Gen Kudum was one of 9 Bor Dinka brothers killed in the war of Independence against the North Sudan.
World's Tallest Beauty Queen
Aheu, who stands 6 feet 5 inches (1.95 m) tall[2][3] remains the tallest documented Beauty Queen ever to take part in any Grandslam and any beauty pageant for that matter, her feat has been submitted to the Guinness World Records for inclusion and certification as the Worlds Tallest Beauty Queen.
Her managers have been receiving numerous television show appearance requests for her, after winning the Miss South Sudan 2009.
In 2010 she turned down an opportunity to do a world tour covering Asia, Europe and South America as a spokesperson for South Sudan, following the Miss Earth 2009 pageant.[4] She started the Miss South Sudan Foundation in 2011 to advocate women's causes, and speak to speak against child marriage of which she is a victim herself. She also is a business entrepreneur.
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Miss Earth 2009
Aheu Deng represented South Sudan in the 9th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant,[5] which was held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, in the Island of Boracay, Philippines, on 1 November 2009 with its final on November 22, 2009.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "predecessor". Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "tallest". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
- ^ "tallest queen". Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Guinness record".
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "Univision | Shows, Entretenimiento, Noticias, Deportes y Novelas". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
- ^ "Boracay Convention Center is the Venue of Miss Earth 2009".
External links
Miss Earth 2009 national titleholders | |
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