10 things about Miss World Kenya 2019 Maria Wavinya

Maria Nyamai Wavinya represented Kenya in the 69th edition of Miss World. It was won by Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica.

Wavinya is the eighth Kenyan beauty queen to place in Miss World. The first seven are Khadija Adam Ismail, Yolanda Masinde, Natasha Metto, Shamim Fauz Ali, Idah Nguma, Evelyn Njambi Thungu and Magline Jeruto.

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BIOGRAPHY

Wavinya is a Kenyan model and beauty queen from Nyandarua County, Kenya. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She was raised in Mombasa, Kenya by a single mother.
2. She attended Sasumua Primary School in South Kinangop, Kenya, the Mother of Mary Primary School in Mtwapa, Kikambala, Kenya and Manunga Secondary School in Kipipiri Constituency, Nyandarua County.
3. She graduated from St. Teresa Manunga Girls High School in Nyandarua County.
4. She studied mass communication at Mount Kenya University in Thika, Kenya.
5. In 2013, her mother passed away.
6. She was a Miss Tourism Nyandarua 2019 finalist.
7. From 2019 to 2021, she reigned as Miss World Kenya.
8. She was a Miss World 2019 semifinalist.
9. In 2022, she visited South Africa and Uganda.
10. On February 27, 2025, she turned 24.

TIMELINE

Wavinya is 5’10” tall. She was a kids modeling trainer and choreographer when she won Miss World Kenya 2019.

2010s

• In May 2019, she competed at Miss Tourism Nyandarua 2019 and finished fifth.
• On October 5, 2019, she was crowned Miss World Kenya 2019 at the Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.
• On December 14, 2019, she represented Kenya at Miss World 2019 and competed against 110 other candidates at the ExCeL London in London, England, United Kingdom. She finished in the Top 12.

2020s

• On August 28, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss World Kenya 2021 Sharon Obara at the Trademark Hotel in Nairobi.
• In April 2022, she traveled to Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
• In May 2022, she traveled to Kampala, Uganda.