# Miss Universe Tanzania

Miss Universe Tanzania is a beauty pageant that was first held in 2007. It is the national contest to choose the representative for the Miss Universe pageant.

## History

Miss Universe Tanzania identified was held for first time in 2007. Since that year the pageant became the official national franchise holder of Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth. Since the pageant's inception, the second runner up of the Miss Universe Tanzania used to compete at Miss International until 2011 when the Miss Universe Tanzania organization severed ties with them and ceased to send representatives to said pageant. Nowadays the Miss Universe Tanzania has only franchised the main winner to Miss Universe. Inside the organizer of Miss Universe Maria Sarungi Tsehai Management; Miss Universe Tanzania, Miss Universe Ethiopia and Miss Universe Kenya are having a single franchise to present the winner as their country's ambassador to Miss Universe under Maria Sarungi Tsehai Directorship.

### Directorships

* Maria Sarungi Tsehai (2007―2019)
* Judith Peter Ngusa(2024―present)

## Titleholders

* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
* : Ended as special awards winner
       On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Region | Miss Universe Tanzania | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
| Judith Peter Ngusa directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024 ||||||
| 2024 | Dar es Salaam | Judith Ngusa | Unplaced | | |
| Maria Sarungi Tsehai directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2007―2019 ||||||
| Did not compete between 2020―2023: Since Covid-19, in 2020 Tanzania was absent from sending representatives under Tsehai's leadership. The existence of Miss Universe Tanzania sank and went into hiatus for several years. ||||||
| 2019 | Morogoro | Shubila Stanton | Unplaced | | |
| Did not compete in 2018 ||||||
| 2017 | Dar es Salaam | Lilian Maraule | Unplaced | | |
| 2016 | Dodoma | Jihan Dimachk | Unplaced | | |
| 2015 | Dar es Salaam | Lorraine Marriot | Unplaced | | |
| 2014 | Dodoma | Nale Boniface | Unplaced | | Since the winner, Bernard decided to withdraw, Boniface as a runner-up took over her participation at Miss Universe 2014 in Miami, Florida, USA. |
| 2014 | Dar es Salaam | Carolyne Bernard | Did not compete | Did not compete | Withdrawal — Getting accident, a Runner-up, Nale Boniface took over to represent Tanzania at Miss Universe 2014 in the United States. |
| 2013 | Dar es Salaam | Betty Boniphace | Unplaced | | |
| 2012 | Dar es Salaam | Winfrida Dominic | Unplaced | | |
| 2011 | Dar es Salaam | Nelly Kamwelu | Unplaced | Best National Costume (6th Runner-up) | |
| 2010 | Arusha | Nuya Hellen Dausen | Unplaced | | |
| 2009 | Mwanza | Illuminata James Wize | Unplaced | | |
| 2008 | Arusha | Amanda Ole Sululu | Unplaced | | |
| 2007 | Dar es Salaam | Flaviana Matata | Top 10 | | Flaviana named as the Top sexiest Women by Globalbeauties 2007. |

### Wins by region

| Region | Titles | Years |
| Dar es Salaam | 8 | 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024 |
| Arusha | 2 | 2008, 2010 |
| Mwanza | 1 | 2009 |
| Dodoma | 1 | 2016 |
| Morogoro | 1 | 2019 |