Zimbabwean-born chemical engineer Noky Michelle Simbani (25) was the winner of the Miss Great Britain 2022 pageant. She landed the crown after outshining 35 other contestants.
The Miss Great Britain 2022 pageant finals were held in Newport, South Wales on Saturday.
Another Zimbabwean-born model and aspiring actress Paidamoyo Mangi was the second runner-up while London-based Anglee Kumar was the first runner-up.
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| Zimbabwean Engineer Noky Michelle Simbani Crowned Miss Great Britain 2022 |
Her profile reads:
My main source of inspiration is my mother, who has very humble beginnings but worked hard towards completing a doctorate degree and becoming a qualified psychotherapist. She is the reason why I truly believe that with planning, hard-work and perseverance, any goal is achievable. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends.Paidamoyo Mangi (Credit: The News Hawks on Twitter)After winning the Miss Great Britain 2022 pageant, Noky Michelle Simbani will represent Great Britain at the 71st Miss Universe pageant whose date and location are yet to be announced.
She has a Masters Degree in chemical engineering from the University of Birmingham. Noky Simbani works in finance. She left Zimbabwe for England in 2001 with her parents and younger sister.
Noky Michelle Simbani’s brief profile:
- At the time she was crowned Miss Great Britain 2022, she lived in Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England.
- In terms of her education, Noky Michelle Simbani attended Littleover Community School in Derby from 2008 to 2013, Littleover Community School Sixth Form in Derby from 2013 to 2015.
- After completing her sixth form, Noky Simbani enrolled at the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, England where she studied from 2015 to 2020 and earned her master’s degree in chemical engineering.
- In terms of work, she was an intern at Infrastructure Process Engineering in Bristol, England from June 2016 to September 2016.
- From July 2018 to August 2019, she was a profitability engineer intern at ExxonMobil in Southampton, Hampshire, South East England, England.
- From 2020 to 2022, Simbani attended The Chartered Banker Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland where she earned her advanced diploma in banking and leadership in a digital age and commercial banking. From September 2020 to March 2021, she worked for the capital and pricing advisory of NatWest Group in Manchester, England.
- In February 2021, she became the NatWest Group’s Graduate Candidate Engagement Council chair.
- In terms of her modelling career, on October 25, 2017, Noky Michelle Simbani represented England at Miss Grand International 2017 and competed against 76 other candidates at the Vinpearl Phú Quốc Casino in Phú Quốc, Vietnam. She was unplaced.
