Grace Bahati, 18, is a senior six student at Lycee de Kigali in Kiyovu Cell, Nyarugenge Sector, Nyarugenge District, Kigali, Rwanda. Established by the French government in 1974, the school officially opened on July 31, 1975.
Born in Uganda, Bahati moved to Rwanda with her family in 1994. This was after the genocide against the Tutsi from April 7, 1994 to July 19, 1994.
On March 15, 2009, Bahati turned 18. Nine months later, she won the third edition of Miss Rwanda in Kigali, Rwanda.
In 1992, Jeanne Munyankindi of Kigali became the first ever Miss Rwanda. Representing the Rwandan community of Belgium, Dalila Uwera won the second edition of the national beauty pageant in 1993.
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| beauty pageant: Miss Rwanda |
| edition: 3rd date: December 19, 2009 venue: Gikondo Expo Grounds, Kigali, Rwanda candidates: 13 |
| hosts: Mich Ronnie Egwang, Anita Muneza judges: Christine Tuyisenge, Kat Cole, Kije Mugisha-Rwamasirabo, Manzi Kayihura, Sonia Rolland Uwitonze |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME, AGE, CITY/PROVINCE |
| Top 13 | Alice Kayumba Uwambaye, 19, Kigali Annuarite Uwera, 24, Northern Province Cynthia Rupari, 23, Southern Province Fiona Ruboneka, 24, Kigali Géraldine Umutoni Karanganwa, 23, Eastern Province Michele Iradukunda, 20, Western Province Peace Umugwaneza, 24, Northern Province Ritah Uwera, 20, Kigali Vanessa Liliane Umuhoza, 18, Southern Province Winnie Uwanyuze, 24, Eastern Province |
| Top 3 | Carine Rusaro Utamuliza, 22, Southern Province Grace Bahati, 18, Southern Province Winnie Ngamije, 22, Kigali |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Winnie Uwanyuze (Eastern Province) |
| Miss Photogenic | Grace Bahati (Southern Province) |
| Miss Popular | Winnie Ngamije (Kigali) |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATE |
| 2nd runner-up | Winnie Ngamije Kigali |
| 1st runner-up | Carine Utamuliza Rusaro Southern Province |
| Miss Rwanda 2009 | Grace Bahati Southern Province |
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