13 things about Miss Universe Guinea 2024 Saran Bah

Nene Mariama Saran Bah competed in the 11th edition of Miss Guinea. She represented Guinea in the 70th edition of Miss World and the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Bah is a Guinean accountant, author, activist, model and beauty queen with a bachelor’s degree in commerce. She promotes gender equality and advocates for mental health and education.

Born and raised in Conakry, Guinea, Bah is fluent in French, Fulani and English. Her father is an accountant while her mother is an entrepreneur.

On March 6, 2025, Bah turned 30. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2009, she won a beauty pageant in her school.
2. In 2011, she won Miss After School Crisber.
3. From 2013 to 2024, she attended the Université de Moncton in Edmundston, Moncton, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada.
4. She won Miss International Moncton 2013.
5. From 2014 to 2017, she attended the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
6. She is Miss Guinea Canada 2014.
7. From 2017 to 2018, she attended the Free University of Brussels in Brussels, Belgium as an exchange student and in 2018, she went to China where she collaborated with an organization on a humanitarian project focusing on education.
8. She was Miss Guinea 2019 second runner-up.
9. In 2021, she visited Puerto Rico, United States
10. She is Miss World Guinea 2021 and was a Miss World 2021 quarterfinalist.
11. She was a Miss World America 2023 guest.
12. In 2024, she visited Mexico.
13. She is Miss Universe Guinea 2024 and was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Bah is 5’10 tall. She enjoys playing board games, singing and playing basketball.

2010s

• On August 31, 2014, she was crowned Miss Guinea Canada 2014 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• On October 26, 2019, she competed at Miss Guinea 2019 at the Sheraton Grand Conakry Hotel in Conakry. She was second runner-up to Mariame Touré.

2020s

• In October 2021, she was crowned Miss Monde Guinée 2021.
• In December 2021, she represented Guinea at Miss World 2021 and competed against 96 other candidates in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was selected as one of the 40 quarterfinalists.
• On February 26, 2022, she was appointed ambassador for the Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport in Conakry.
• On March 16, 2022, she competed against 39 other quarterfinalists during the Miss World 2021 coronation night at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan. She did not make it to the Top 13, finishing 25th.
• On October 5, 2023, she attended the Miss World America 2023 coronation ceremony at the Meydenbauer Theater in Bellevue, Washington, USA as a special guest.
• On September 2, 2024, she was officially appointed Miss Universe Guinea 2024.
• On November 14, 2024, she was chosen as one of the seven silver winners of the Voice for Change competition of Miss Universe 2024.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented Guinea at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 candidates at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. She was unplaced.