Safietou Kabengele biography: 10 things about Miss Grand International 2024 third runner-up

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Who is Safietou Kabengele?

Safietou Kabengele Sendula is a Senegalese-French model, runway coach and beauty queen. Here are 10 more things about her:

She is from Le Val-d’Hazey, Eure, Normandy, France.
She speaks French and English.
She has visited several countries including Cambodia, Spain, Thailand and the United States.
She is 5’10” tall.
She was born in 1998.
She was Miss Normandie 2021 second runner-up.
She was Miss Normandie 2022 first runner-up.
She was a Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2023 guest.
She won Miss Grand France 2024.
In 2024, she represented France in the 12th edition of Miss Grand International.

On October 23, 2021, she competed against 13 other Miss Normandie 2021 candidates at the Salle Marcel Hélie in Coutances, Manche, Normandy. She was second runner-up to Youssra Askry.

In March 2022, she walked the runway at the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France.
On August 31, 2022, she was at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
On October 21, 2022, she competed against 11 other Miss Normandie 2022 candidates at Carre Des Docks Le Havre Normandy in Le Havre, France. She was runner-up to Perrine Prunier.

On February 7, 2023, she was at Grand Rex in Paris.
In May 2023, she visited Malaga, Andalusia, Spain.
On September 5, 2023, she was in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France.
On October 14, 2023, she attended the Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2023 coronation ceremony at the Arena Stade Couvert de Liévin in Lievin, Pas-de-Calais as a guest of honor.

On February 24, 2024, she went to Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, USA to watch a National Basketball Association game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets.
On May 8, 2024, she represented Normandy at Miss Grand France 2024 and competed against 16 other candidates at the Theater of Longjumeau in Longjumeau, Paris. She won the title.
On May 20, 2024, she graced the red carpet at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais de Festivals in Cannes, France.
On September 8, 2024, she visited Montmartre, Paris.
On September 18, 2024, she was featured in a fashion shoot with Lamborghini.
On October 2, 2024, she traveled from Paris to Cambodia.
On October 25, 2024, she represented France at Miss Grand International 2024 and competed against 68 other candidates at the MGI Hall in Bangkok. She was third runner-up to Rachel Gupta.