13 things about Mister Supranational Africa 2021 Abu Bakarr Tarawalie

Abu Bakarr Tarawalie Bakish represented Bombali, Sierra Leone in the fourth edition of Mister Sierra Leone. He represented the country in the fifth edition of Mister Supranational.

BIOGRAPHY

Tarawalie is a fashion model, activist and beauty king born and raised in Makeni, Bombali, Sierra Leone. Also known as Kish Leone, he is the first man to represent the country in Mister Supranational.

As an activist, Kish Leone worked with the Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) in Sierra Leone to help deprived women and children in rural communities. He is married to his former manager Alimatu Mary Bangura Tarawalie.

Kish Leone is trilingual. He is an alumnus of Benevolent Islamic Secondary School and the University of Makeni (UniMak), which are both in Makeni.

On February 16, 2025, Kish Leone turned 32. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 2013, he visited Rwanda.
2. He is Mister UniMak 2018.
3. In 2021, he visited Nigeria and Poland, graduated from UniMak with a bachelor’s degree in development studies and founded KishLeone Collections.
4. He was a Makeni Fashion Week 2021 model.
5. He is Mister Bombali 2021.
6. He was Mister Sierra Leone 2021 second runner-up.
7. He is Mister Supranational Sierre Leone 2021.
8. He was a Mister Supranational 2021 candidate.
9. He is Mister Supranational Africa 2021.
10. In 2022, the Face of the North Entertainment (FaNea) named him Best Male Model of the Year.
11. In 2023, he joined the first season of the Sierra Leonean reality show “House of Stars”.
12. In 2024, he proposed to his then manager Alimatu Mary Bangura Tarawalie, who said yes, and they moved to the United States.
13. In 2025, he married Alimatu.

TIMELINE

Kish Leone is 6’3″ tall. He speaks Krio, Temne and English.

2010s

• In October 2013, he traveled to Kigali, Rwanda.
• In November 2015, he visited Freetown, Sierra Leone.

2020s

• In March 2021, he graduated from UniMak and walked the runway at the Makeni Fashion Week 2021.
• On June 5, 2021, he represented Bombali at Mister Sierra Leone 2021 and competed against 15 other candidates at the Freetown City Hall Auditorium in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He was second runner-up to Alhaji Mansaray.
• On June 7, 2021, he was appointed Mister Supranational Sierra Leone 2021.
• On July 15, 2021, he visited the Sierra Leone high commission in Abuja, Nigeria.
• On July 20, 2021, he traveled to Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.
• On August 22, 2021, he represented Sierra Leone at Mister Supranational 2021 and competed against 33 other candidates at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Malopolska, Poland. He was unplaced but he was crowned Mister Supranational Africa 2021.
• In October 2023, he was one of the 24 contestants who entered the “House of Stars” house.
• In February 2024, he finished in the final round of “House of Stars” Season 1, which was won by Hawa Tombo.
• In July 2024, he and Alimatu got engaged.
• In September 2024, he and Alimatu moved to Herndon, Virginia, USA.
• On February 23, 2025, he and Alimatu got married.