13 things about Miss World Guinea-Bissau 2026 Hermania Nantote

Hernania Nantote represented Guinea in the 73rd edition of Miss World. She is the seventh woman to represent the country in the international beauty pageant based in London, England, United Kingdom.

BIOGRAPHY

Nantote is a Bissau-Guinean real estate agent, model and beauty queen based in Portugal. She was born in Guinea-Bissau to Quinhin Nantote and Muscuto Dabó.

Hernania is trilingual. She is a football enthusiast.

On November 19, 2023, Hernania turned 26. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. When she was a teenager, she became involved with the Rede de Crianças e Jovens Jornalistas (RCJJ), a civil society initiative in Guinea-Bissau aimed at promoting youth empowerment, freedom of expression, and social awareness through journalism.
2. As a model, she has worked not only in Guinea-Bissau and Portugal but also in several other countries including France and Luxembourg.
3. She has five sisters.
4. In 2019, she entered the Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon, Portugal to pursue a bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations.
5. In 2022, she moved to Madeira, Portugal.
6. She is Miss University Africa Guinea-Bissau 2022.
7. She was a Moda Madeira 2023 model.
8. She was a Madeira Flower Collection 2024 model.
9. She was a Moda Madeira 2024 model.
10. She was a Madeira Flower Collection 2025 model.
11. In 2026, she visited Vietnam.
12. She is Miss World Guinea-Bissau 2026.
13. She is a Miss World 2026 candidate.

TIMELINE

Hernania is 5’9″ tall. She speaks Portuguese, Creole and English.

2022

• On August 10, 2022, she was appointed Miss University Africa Guinea-Bissau 2022 by TOP-GB INTERNACIONAL and was crowned by Guinea-Bissau’s then secretary of state for culture Francelino Cunha.
• She was supposed to represent Guinea-Bissau at Miss University Africa 2022 in Nigeria in November 2022 but the competition was cancelled.
• In November 2022, she moved to Madeira.

2023

• She walked for Angela Brito at Moda Madeira 2023, which was held in Funchal, Madeira from October 26-28, 2023.

2024

• In May 2024, she walked for BERSO-brand at the Madeira Flower Collection 2024 fashion show in Funchal.
• She walked walked for Anna Margarette, Henrique Teixeira, Sandra Vieira and Tiago Goncalves at Moda Madeira 2024, which was held in Funchal from November 29-30, 2024.

2025

• In May 2025, she walked for João Pedro and Monteiro at the Madeira Flower Collection 2025 fashion show in Funchal.

2026

• In March 2026, she walked for VALENTINA, a brand based in Funchal, in a fashion show in Lisbon.
• On July 28, 2026, she was appointed Miss World Guinea-Bissau 2026 and crowned by Miss World Guinea-Bissau 2023 Mirla Ferreira Dabó.
• On September 5, 2026, she represented Guinea-Bissau at Miss World 2026 and competed against 110 other candidates in Nha Trang, Vietnam.