The National Broadcasting Corporation has fully taken over Miss Namibia.

This was announced at a reveal event in Windhoek.
Miss Namibia National Director Conny Maritz handed over the management of Miss Namibia to Umbi Karuaihe-Upi as the new Chief Executive Officer.

Maritz says one of her greatest joys of being the National Director for 23 years was working with numerous pageant participants especially, those who had the privilege to bear the Miss Namibia crown as well as those who represented the country internationally.

Applications for the Miss Namibia and Miss Teen Namibia competitions are officially open.

The activation event was held at Maerua Mall in the capital.

Those wishing to follow in the footsteps of current title holders Cassia Sharpley and Zoe Karsten are urged to download an application form on www.nbc.na for both Miss Namibia and Miss Teen Namibia or visit the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation's TV and Radio headquarters.

The Miss Namibia organization will soon create a platform where title holders will be given masterclasses in entrepreneurship and additional skills.

According to nbc's Director General Stanley Similo, the organization is transitioning away from solely providing platforms for beauty pageants.

President Geingob commended the Miss Namibia Organization for the mentorship and for instilling patriotism among the youth.

He is particularly proud that the contestants pursue causes in the communities even before entering the competition.

All the current title holders under the Miss Namibia Organization have charity causes which they are pursuing.

The Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, Stanley Similo, has urged Namibians to vote for Miss Namibia, Cassia Sharpley, who is competing in the Miss Universe pageant.

The Miss Universe competition is set to take place on Saturday in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States of America.

Urging people to vote for Miss Namibia, Similo says Sharpley stands a good chance of bringing the crown home.

Miss Namibia's second runner-up, Diana Andimba is back home after competing in the Miss Earth 2022 pageant.  
 
The beauty contest which took place in Manila, Philippines last month saw Andimba making it to the top twenty. 

Limited resources and poverty among people in rural areas are hampering efforts to end the spread of HIV/Aids in Namibia.

It was an intimate affair as Andimba was welcomed by her father, aunts, and niece. 

Miss Namibia, Cassia Sharpley, has encouraged athletes to believe in themselves and surround themselves with like-minded people who want to win.

Sharpley remarked on this at a Gender Equality Forum Breakfast hosted by the Namibian National Olympic Committee and the Namibia Commonwealth Games Associations.

Namibians have sent off Miss Namibia 2nd Runner-up Diana Andimba to Miss Earth International Pageant scheduled to take place in the Philippines capital, Manila on 29 November. 

Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility.

Andimba, is inspired by the world's most trafficked mammal, the Pangolin for her Fauna Costume and she is advocating for the conservation of the endangered mammal, covered with scales.