Malayika Kwizera is a resident of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The city is home to Algonquin College, Carleton University, Collège La Cité, the National Arts Centre, the National Gallery of Canada and the University of Ottawa.
BIOGRAPHY
Kwizera is a Burundian-Canadian model and beauty queen. She is one of the daughters of retired Burundian middle distance runner Dieudonné Kwizera.
Malayika enjoys singing, writing music and being one with nature by going for hikes or long walks. Here are 10 more things about her:
- She was born in the United States and raised in Canada.
- Aside from Canada, she has lived in other countries including Burundi, Greece, India and Kenya.
- She underwent trainings in vocal lessons and band compositions and had an acceptance letter from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
- She is 13 years older than her sister Mikhaila Kwizera.
- When she was 15, she was sent to live in India at an all-girls boarding school where she was the only black woman.
- In 1996, her father was Burundi’s flag bearer at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA.
- In 2020, she visited Burundi.
- In 2023, she visited Greece.
- She is a Miss Universe Canada 2025 candidate.
- On April 15, 2025, she turned 25.
TIMELINE
Among the sports Malayika participated in are basketball, flag football, soccer, track and field and volleyball. She is 5’9″ tall and she speaks English and French.
2020
- In November 2020, she traveled to Bujumbura, Burundi.
2022
- On October 31, 2022, she visited Sparks Dental Clinic in Ottawa.
2023
- In October 2023, she traveled to Athens, Greece.
2024
- In February 2024, she traveled to Milan, Italy.
2025
- On August 9, 2025, she will compete against 71 other Miss Universe Canada 2025 candidates at the St. Clair College Chrysler Theatre in Windsor, Ontario.

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