13 things about Miss Universe Malta 2024 Beatrice Njoya

Bèatrice Eliane Apuaghue Njoya won the eighth edition of Miss Universe Malta. She represented Malta in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Njoya is a Cameroonian-Egyptian-Ethiopian-Maltese model and beauty queen. She is also a specialist in the gaming industry.

On August 1, 2025, Njoya turned 41. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is a single mother of three.
2. She was born and raised in Cameroon.
3. Her father was a doctor.
4. Her mother, who is of Egyptian and Ethiopian descent, was a nurse.
5. After surviving domestic and sexual abuse, she worked with nongovernment organizations in Malta to advocate against all forms of violence against women.
6. She is the first mother and the first woman born in Africa to win Miss Universe Malta and the first woman older than 39 to compete in Miss Universe.
7. In 2003, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter.
8. In 2021, she visited the United States.
9. In 2022, she visited Portugal and Italy.
10. In 2023, she visited France.
11. In 2024, she visited Mexico.
12. She won Miss Universe Malta 2024 while she was based in Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Njoya is 20 years older than Coraly Desplan of Guadeloupe, France. They were Miss Universe 2024 roommates.

2020

• In September 2020, she had a photoshoot in Sliema, Malta.

2021

• In March 2021, she had a photoshoot in Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA.
• In July 2021, she walked for Charles & Ron at the Malta Fashion Week 2021 and Fashion Awards 2021  at the Grand Harbour Terrace on the rooftop of the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta.

2022

• In June 2022, she visited Porto, Portugal with her daughter.
• In July 2022, she traveled to Melilli, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy and walked the runway at the Malta Fashion Week 2022 at the Grand Harbour Terrace on the rooftop of the Mediterranean Conference Centre.
• In October 2022, she walked for Ivory&Co in a bridal fashion show at Hotel Phoenicia in Floriana, Malta.

2023

• In September 2023, she traveled to Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
• In July 2023, she walked the runway at the Malta Fashion Week 2023 at the Biskuttin Gardens and Pjazza Tritoni in Valletta.

2024

• In March 2024, she walked for Charles & Ron at a fashion show at the Malta Aviation Museum in Attard, Malta.
• On July 11, 2024, she represented St. Paul’s at Miss Universe Malta 2024 and competed against 24 other candidates at The Hilton Malta Conference Centre in St. Julian’s, Malta. She won the title.
• On October 29, 2024, she traveled from Luqa, Malta to Mexico City, Mexico.
• On November 1, 2024, Roberto Avalo did her makeup before she attended the Miss Universe Catrinas Gala at Antiguo Colegio de las Vizcainas in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City where she wore a Charles & Ron dress.
• She and her fellow Miss Universe 2024 candidates Mara Topic and Marianela Ancheta were chosen for a live interview on the Azteca Uno show “Venga la Alegria” in Mexico City on November 5, 2024.
• On November 7, 2024, she wore Bulova sunglasses and Oysho sportswear when she visited Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas in Amacuzac, Morelos, Mexico with other Miss Universe 2024 candidates.
• On November 10, 2024, she wore a Nina Covaci outfit for the filming of a roundtable discussion with other Miss Universe 2024 candidates including Alma Cooper and Logina Salah.
• On November 12, 2024, she wore a Charles & Ron outfit and Carisma Collections jewelry during her closed-door interview with the Miss Universe 2024 judges at the Hotel Presidente Intercontinental Polanco in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City.
• On November 12, 2024, she wore a JoliPoli Couture evening gown and a national costume crafted by Tanya Grech in the Miss Universe 2024 preliminary round at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented Malta at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena CDMX. She was unplaced.

2025

• In March 2025, she walked for Sandra Calderon at the Paris Fashion Week at Place Vendôme in Paris, France.
• On May 14, 2025, she welcomed Theilvig when Miss Universe 2024 arrived in Malta.
• On July 3, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Malta 2024 Julia Ann Cluett at The Hilton Malta Conference Centre in St. Julian’s.