Paulina Malulu
Paulina Nangula Malulu | |
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Born | Paulina Nangula Malulu April 28, 1989 |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss International Namibia 2012 Miss Namibia 2013 Miss Earth Namibia 2014 |
Hair color | Black |
Major competition(s) | Miss International Namibia 2012 Miss International 2012 (Top 15) Miss Namibia 2013 (Winner) Miss Universe 2013 (Unplaced) Miss World 2013 (Unplaced) Miss Earth 2014 (Unplaced) |
Paulina Malulu; (born 28 April 1989) is a Namibian beauty queen and model who represented Namibia and the only Namibian to participate at the Big Four international beauty pageants. She competed in Miss International 2012 and landed on the Top 15. In 2013, she went on to compete for Miss World 2013 and Miss Universe 2013 and Miss Earth 2014.
Born in exile, shortly before independence, Malulu grew up in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia.
After completing her high school education, Malulu studied health and skincare and also has a qualification in tour guiding. She is an award winning best young woman entrepreneur who owns a beauty school and spa.
Malulu is also the executive director and founder of the Paulina Malulu Trust (PMT). The PMT is an operating, not-for-gain organization that advocates for the roles of beauty queens. She also organised the "Day of the Beauty Queen", an annual event that highlights the important social role of beauty queens that was first held in Namibia in 2015. The day is an activity of the trust.
Some of her many accolades include representing Namibian youth on various platforms such as the African Youth Forum, the Global Aids Summit and serving as Public Relations for the Namibia Book Fair.[1]
References
- ^ "Paulina's journey from tomboy to Miss Namibia". Namibian Sun. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.