13 things about Miss Universe Kenya 2024 Irene Mukii

Irene Ng’endo Mukii is an alumna of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Juja, Kiambu County, Kenya. She represented the country in Miss Progress International, Miss Africa Calabar, Miss Grand International and Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Mukii is a Kenyan software engineer, teacher, philanthropist, dancer, fitness enthusiast and beauty queen from Juja. She is one of the founders of The Mansion Dance Studio, which offers ballet and general dance classes to children and young adults.

On June 17, 2025, Mukii turned 27. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From 2016 to 2022, she attended the JKUAT where she earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science.
2. She won Miss JKUAT 2018, which marked the first time she competed in a beauty pageant.
3. She visited Italy and Nigeria in 2019, Thailand in 2021 and Mexico in 2024.
4. She is Miss Progress Kenya 2019.
5. She was a Miss Progress International 2019 finalist.
6. She won Miss Africa Calabar 2019.
7. She is Miss Grand Kenya 2020.
8. She was a Miss Grand International 2020 semifinalist.
9. In 2021, she attended Moringa School in Nairobi.
10. From 2021 to 2023, she was an employee of ElevoltKE in Nairobi.
11. From 2023 to 2024, she was an employee of Kenya Airways in Nairobi.
12. She won Miss Universe Kenya 2024.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Mukii is 5’8″ tall and she enjoys swimming. Her Miss Universe 2024 roommate was Victoria Velasquez Vincent of New Zealand.

2010s

• In September 2016, she entered JKUAT.
• In March 2018, she walked for Kite Uzi in an Afro Cupid fashion show at The Monarch Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
• On November 23, 2018, she was crowned Miss JKUAT 2018.
• On July 1, 2019, she was crowned Miss Progress Kenya 2019.
• On August 15, 2019, she had a photoshoot at Glorious Photography Piktures in Nairobi, Kenya.
• In September 2019, she walked for White Closet Bridal Shop in the Samantha Bridal Show at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi.
• On October 4, 2019, she represented Kenya at Miss Progress International 2019 and competed against 20 other candidates in the municipal theater of Carosino, Taranto, Italy. She finished in the Top 9.
• On December 28, 2019, she represented Kenya at Miss Africa Calabar 2019 and competed against 22 other candidates at the Calabar International Convention Center in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. She won the title.

2020s

• On December 30, 2020, she crowned her successor Miss Africa Calabar 2020 Sarra Sellimi at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar.
• From January 2021 to June 2021, she studied full-stack development at Moringa School in Nairobi.
• In January 2021, she co-founded The Mansion Dance Studio.
• On February 1, 2021, she was appointed Miss Grand Kenya 2020.
• On March 27, 2021, she represented Kenya at Miss Grand International 2020 and competed against 62 other candidates at the DC Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. She finished in the Top 20.
• In October 2021, she joined ElevoltKE in Nairobi as a software engineer.
• On December 28, 2022, she graduated from JKUAT.
• In May 2023, she left ElevoltKE in Nairobi and joined Kenya Airways in Nairobi as a senior software engineer and Techsavanna Technology in Nairobi as a full-stack developer.
• On July 7, 2023, she tried rafting for the first time.
• In June 2024, she left Kenya Airways in Nairobi.
• In July 2024, she founded Inspirene Revolution.
• On August 16, 2024, she competed against 15 other Miss Universe Kenya 2024 finalists at the Argyle Grand Hotel in Nairobi and won the title.
• On October 31, 2024, she traveled from Kenya to Mexico City, Mexico.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented Kenya at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City. She was unplaced.
• On November 29, 2024, she resigned as Miss Universe Kenya 2024.