Winfred Omwakwe
Miss Earth 2002
Winfred Adah Omwakwe (born 1 January 1981) is a Kenyan model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Earth 2002 later on 7 August 2003. And technically becoming the first black woman and first African to hold the title. Omwakwe became the first Kenyan woman to hold a major international beauty pageant title. She originally placed as the first runner-up at Miss Earth, but ascended to the throne when the original winner Džejla Glavović was dethroned for failing to fulfill her duties.
She has a master's degree in public relations from the International University of Monaco.
Early life
Omwakwe's dad died when she was 10, and her mother died when Omwakwe was 12. She is the youngest of three siblings. Her brother, the eldest, is a lawyer, who is in cargo handling. Her sister is also a lawyer. They acted as her surrogate parents after their parents died.
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