13 things about Miss Earth Ethiopia 2006 Dina Fekadu

Dina Fekadu Mosissa represented Ethiopia in Miss Universe, Miss Tourism Intercontinental, Miss International and Miss Earth. She is the first Ethiopian beauty queen to place in Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Fekuadu is an Ethiopian registered nurse, model and beauty queen originally from Wollega, Ethiopia and based in Lakeville, Minnesota, United States. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. Aside from Lakeville, she has lived in other parts of Minnesota including Saint Paul, Bloomington and Burnsville.
2. She is a mother of three.
3. She was Miss Universe Ethiopia 2005 second runner-up.
4. She is Miss Tourism Ethiopia 2005.
5. She was a Miss Tourism Intercontinental 2005 finalist.
6. She was a Miss International 2005 candidate.
7. She won Miss Universe Ethiopia 2006.
8. She was a Miss Universe 2006 semifinalist.
9. She was a Miss Earth 2006 candidate.
10. From August 2016 to January 2019, she worked at Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
11. In 2017, she visited the Bahamas.
12. In 2018, she visited Jamaica.
13. In November 2024, she turned 39.

TIMELINE

Fekadu is the fourth beauty queen to represent Ethiopia in Miss Earth. She is the third Miss Universe Ethiopia and the third Miss International Ethiopia.

2010s

• On March 19, 2005, she competed against 23 other candidates at Miss Universe Ethiopia 2005 at the Addis Ababa City Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She was second runner-up to Atetegeb Tesfaye and was crowned Miss Tourism Ethiopia 2005.
• On July 13, 2005, she arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia and was put under a four-day quarantine because she failed to produce a yellow-fever card.
• On July 23, 2005, she represented Ethiopia at Miss Tourism Intercontinental 2005 and competed against 30 other candidates at Mega Hotel in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. She finished in the Top 10 and was crowned Miss Goodwill 2005.
• On September 26, 2005, she represented Ethiopia at Miss International 2005 and competed against 51 other candidates at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan. She was unplaced.
• On April 14, 2006, she competed against 22 other candidates at Miss Universe Ethiopia 2006 at the Ethiopian National Theatre in Addis Ababa and won the title.
• On July 23, 2006, she represented Ethiopia at Miss Universe 2006 and competed against 85 other candidates at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. She finished in the Top 20.
• On November 26, 2006, she represented Ethiopia at Miss Earth 2006 and competed against 81 other candidates at the National Museum of the Philippines in Ermita, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. She was unplaced.

2010s

• In April 2016, she and her husband visited Key West, Florida, USA.
• In April 2017, she traveled to Nassau, Bahamas.
• In September 2017, she visited New York City, New York, USA.
• In March 2018, she traveled to Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica.

2020s

• In November 2022, she joined M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville as a nurse.