Kanisha Sluis
Kanisha Sluis (born 12 August 1996) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan model and beauty pageant titleholder who crowned as Miss Curaçao 2015 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant where she placed in the Top 10 and Top 20 Miss Grand International 2022.
Kanisha Sluis | |
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 Kanisha Sluis in 2022 | |
| Born | 12 August 1996 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Curaçao 2015 Miss Grand Curaçao 2022 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Dark Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Curaçao 2015 (Winner) Miss Universe 2015 (Top 10) Miss Grand International 2022 (Top 20) |
Pageantry
Miss Curaçao 2015
On 13 June 2015 Kanisha was crowned Miss Curaçao 2015 and was awarded the Miss Playa Award at the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, Curaçao. Seven contestants vied for the crown.[1]
Miss Universe 2015
As Miss Curaçao 2015, Kanisha competed at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant, where she made it to the Top 10 and placed 8th overall. In 1968 Curaçao's Anne Marie Braafheid became first runner-up at the Miss Universe pageant, making her the first black woman in the world to attain a similar position at a grand slam pageant. Furthermore, the island has placed in 1976 (top 12), 1991 (top 10), 1997 (top 6), 2015 (top 10: Kanisha Sluis), 2018 (top 10), 2020 (top 21) and 2022 (top 5).
Miss Grand International 2022
On August 18, 2022, the Curaçao Beauty Pageant Committee announced that Sluis will be the representative of Curaçao at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia. She represented the country and placed in the Top 20.[2]
References
- "Miss Curacao 2015 is Kanisha Sluis". www.pageantsnews.com. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - @kanishasluis (18 August 2022). "After 7 years I'm stepping back into the beauty pageant world as your Miss Grand international Curaçao 2022". Instagram. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
