South African Woman Named Runner-Up in Miss Wheelchair World

Publisher:
Beauty Pageants
Publication Date:
8 October 2017
Tags:
South Africa

A Polish organization had held the first international edition of a beauty pageant for women in wheelchairs in an effort to change people's perceptions about people with disabilities. Aleksandra Chichikova from Belarus was the winner of the Miss Wheelchair World in Warsaw on Saturday evening. The first runner-up was from South Africa, Lebohang Monyatsi, and the second runner-up from Poland is Adrianna Zawadzińska. The event was organized by the Only One Foundation, which was founded by two disabled women seeking to break down barriers limiting disabled people. After four editions of Miss Poland Wheelchair, the pageant on Saturday marked an effort to go global.

Miss Individuality 2017 - Oksana Kononets (Ukraine)

Miss Smile 2017 - Nadjet Meskine (France)

Miss Activity 2017 - María Díaz (Chile)

Miss Charm 2017 - Adrianna Zawadzińska (Poland)

Miss Miss Kindness 2017 - Vahen King (Canada)

Miss Lifestyle Designers 2017 - María Díaz (Chile)

Miss Foto 2017 - Adrianna Zawadzińska (Poland)

Miss Popularity 2017 - Rajalakshmi Shankar Janardhana Murthy (India)

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