Mary Esther Were biography: 13 things about Miss Universe Kenya 2016

Mary Esther Were is a Kenyan journalist, model and beauty queen who is 5’11” tall. She represented Kenya in Miss Universe.

Were has two sisters and three brothers. After their mother died in 1993, their father married Angeline Were.

Also known as Scarlet Were, Were attended Ngara Girls High School and Daystar University, which are both in Nairobi, Kenya. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2000, her father died due to complications related to diabetes.
2. She was a FORD International Model Search 2009 finalist and a Face of Africa 2009 finalist.
3. From 2010 to 2012, she attended Daystar University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in electronic media.
4. On July 30, 2011, she competed against 16 other Miss World Kenya 2011 candidates at the Oak Place Centre in Nairobi. She finished in the finals.
5. She is Miss Green Planet Kenya 2012.
6. She was a Miss Commonwealth Kenya 2014 finalist.
7. On November 21, 2015, she walked for Nimco Adam at the Somali Heritage Week in Nairobi.
8. On December 11, 2016, she competed against 15 other Miss Universe Kenya 2016 candidates at The Terrace in Nairobi and won the title.
9. On January 30, 2017, she represented Kenya at Miss Universe 2016, competed against 85 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines and finished in the Top 6. Her roommates during the competition were South Africa, New Zealand and South Korea.
10. On November 4, 2018, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Kenya 2018 Wabaiya Kariuki at Sankara Hotel in Nairobi. On November 19, 2018, she was in Shanghai, China with her friends Karyna Zhosan and Elizaveta Kovaliok. On December 16, 2018, she was reunited with Iris Mittenaere in Bangkok, Thailand. On December 17, 2018, she attended Miss Universe 2018 at the Impact Arena in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
11. In September 2019, she visited Fiji. In December 2020, she was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
12. On September 2, 2021, she was at the Muthaiga Country Club in Nairobi. On September 3, 2022, she was a bridesmaid at her sister’s wedding.
13. In 2023, she turned 35.