The new Miss Rwanda 2022 Nshuti Muheto Divine (C) poses with the 1st and 2nd runner-ups, and former misses of Rwanda after being crowned at the Intare Conference Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on March 19, 2022.Photo:Xinhua

 
The Miss Rwanda Organisation which organizes Rwanda's famous beauty competition has concluded Miss Rwanda 2022 contest with the crowning of the winner Miss Nshuti Muheto Divine.

The contest finals were held at the Intare Conference Arena in the Capital Kigali where 19 beauty queens were vying for the crown after one month in a boot camp.

Several rounds of questions that aimed at testing the beauty, brain and cultural values of the girls were done to find the top eleven, top five and then top three girls to be the Miss Rwanda and two runners-up.

The girls answered their questions in English while participants are allowed to answer in either of three languages including French, English and the mother tongue Kinyarwanda.

The First runner-up to Miss Rwanda is Miss Keza Maolithia while the second runner-up is Kayumba Darina according to the panel of six judges who mainly hail from the media and entertainment industry.

Miss Rwanda contest goes with lucrative awards from several partners. And this year, the winner was, among others, given a brand-new Hyundai car by Hyundai Rwanda.

Meanwhile, several other positions were awarded among the 19 girls including the girl who had the best health Reproductive initiative, Sports' challenge, Miss Photogenic, Miss Talent, Miss Popularity, Miss Heritage and Miss Innovation.

In the past, parents used to prevent their children from taking part in Miss Rwanda, thinking that it would prevent them from concentrating on their studies since most of them are girls at the age of university.

Others also thought the girls would lose their Rwandan values, but things have changed and participation increased. Miss Rwanda event has also become an important venue for advertisers.