Beira, Sofala’s Arcénia Quehá represents Mozambique at Miss World 2026 in Nha Trang

Arcenia Juaqui Quehá won the fourth edition of Mozambique Beauty Awards. She represented Mozambique in the 73rd edition of Miss World.

Mozambique Beauty Awards is a national beauty pageant organized by TV Sucesso, a television network based in Maputo, Mozambique. Founded by Eric Morley in 1951, Miss World is based in London, England, United Kingdom.

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BIOGRAPHY

Queha is a Mozambican model and beauty queen who advocates for menstrual health and hygiene. She is bilingual.

On January 3, 2026, Queha turned 21. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is from Beira, Sofala Province, Mozambique.
2. She speaks Portuguese and English.
3. She attended Escola Secundaria Samora Moises Machel in Beira.
4. In 2025, she visited Brazil.
5. She was Sofala’s Mozambique Beauty Awards 2025 representative.
6. She won Mozambique Beauty Awards 2025.
7. In 2026, she visited Vietnam where she made history as the first beauty queen to represent Mozambique in Miss World.
8. After winning Mozambique Beauty Awards 2025 in 2026, she participated in an Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) forum organized by the Associação Moçambicana para Desenvolvimento da Família (AMODEFA).
9. She is Miss World Mozambique 2026.
10. She is a Miss World 2026 candidate.

TIMELINE

As the winner of Mozambique Beauty Awards 2025, Queha received a Mazda Verisa, a subcompact car launched in 2004 by Mazda. During the competition, she wore a dress designed by Leonora Stefan Djon.

2024

• In December 2024, she visited Vilankulo, Vilanculos District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique.

2025

• In January 2025, she traveled to Tucuruí, Pará, Brazil.

2026

• On January 20, 2026, she had a meeting with the mayor of Beira in preparation for her participation at Mozambique Beauty Awards 2025.
• On February 1, 2026, she represented Sofala Province at Mozambique Beauty Awards 2025 and competed against 14 other finalists in Maputo. She emerged as the winner.
• On March 3, 2026, she took part in a panel discussion on positive masculinity.
• In May 2026, she participated in AMODEFA’s two-day ESA forum, which was about youth, leadership, sexual and reproductive health, female empowerment, social participation, and the transformative role of young people in building a more conscious and inclusive society.
• On August 12, 2026, she was officially introduced as Miss World Mozambique 2026.
• On September 5, 2026, she represented Mozambique at Miss World 2026 and competed against 110 other candidates in Nha Trang, Vietnam