5. Namibia
Miss Universe is the competition that has been won by African girls the most, four times to be exact. Namibia’s Michelle McLean won the title in 1992. When she won the title of Miss Namibia, that sent her to the Miss Universe global pageant, the judges came under heavy fire from several sides for their decision to crown a white girl. The critics cited Namibia’s colonial past and the need to promote native girls over descendants of the former colonial masters. While this may be true, it is always a bad move to involve politics into any contests and beauty pageants aren’t exempted. Nevertheless, Michelle wore the title with dignity and has been involved in many charity projects in her home country, most of them made possible by her title.
