Zimbabwe will be represented at Miss Grand International 2026 by Shelly Uzoagba Ugoma, 27. It is the 14th edition of the international beauty pageant based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Shelly Usman
Usman is a Nigerian-German-Zimbabwean entrepreneur and model. She was born in Zimbabwe to a Nigerian father and a German mother.
Raised in Braeside, Harare, Zimbabwe, Usman attended Roosevelt Girls High School in Harare and obtained a diploma in medicine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She is based in Gweru, Zimbabwe.
On December 22, 2023, Usman represented Nigeria at Miss Earth 2023 and competed against 84 other candidates at the Vạn Phúc City Water Music Square in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was unplaced.
On March 23, 2026, Usman turned 27. On June 3, 2026, she was crowned Miss Grand Zimbabwe 2026.
Miss Grand International 2026
In October 2026, Usman will represent Zimbabwe at Miss Grand International 2026 in India. This edition marks the returns of Honduras, Iran, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Ukraine after skipping at least one edition.
Including Usman, more than 70 women are expected to compete for the title. Here are the other confirmed candidates:
- Sara Sheh, 22, Albania
- Alyanni Gómez, 25, Cuba
- Dominique Alagia, 21, Czech Republic
- Rebecca Attiogbe, 24, Ghana
- Ximena Carrillo, 22, Guatemala
- Emely Alemán, 27, Honduras
- Xuebing Liu, 27, Hong Kong
- Lakshita Thilagaraj, 23, India
- Anel Emel, 21, Kazakhstan
- Rufina Gasanova, 22, Kyrgyzstan
- Minshi Lin, 23, Macau
- Natalia Galea, 27, Malta
- Micaela Viveros, 21, Paraguay
- Milena Rabelo, 27, Portugal
- Akoi Arok, 29, South Sudan
- Alba María Ruiz, 22, Spain
- Patthama Jitsawat, 33, Thailand
- Maria Kolotilo, 24, Ukraine
- Pooja Ghodekar, 25, United Kingdom
- Lady Mosquera, 26, Venezuela
- Charity Mumba, 26, Zambia
- Shelly Usman, 27, Zimbabwe
Launched in 2013, Miss Grand International was founded by Nawat Itsaragrisil. He is a native of Damnoen Saduak, Ratchaburi, Thailand and an alumnus of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok.
Both Teresa Yuphayao Chaivisut and Ratchaphol Chantaratim serve as vice presidents of the organization. The former is a Bangkok native and the latter was born in Samut Prakan, Thailand.
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