Atong Demach (born June 16, 1988) is a South Sudanese businesswoman, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Miss World South Sudan 2011 title and was later crowned as Miss World Africa and Miss World Top 7 in Ordos, China.[1][2][3] The South Sudanese queen is the first representative of South Sudan to Miss World and the first to win the title of Miss World Africa.[3] She now works as the government of South Sudan's ambassador for culture and a public relations advisor to the government of Japan.[4][3]
Demach was born in the capital of Upper Nile state, Malakal, and moved to Khartoum in her early childhood.
She is the youngest child of the late Ajak Demach and Yar Kuol Tiir. Her father Ajak Demach was a politician in South Sudan. He was a Minister, Speaker of Assembly, chairperson of South Sudan referendum committee Jonglei state (during South Sudan referendum which later led to South Sudan independence in 2011) political advisor and chairperson of constitutional laws review of Jonglei state until his death in 2013.
Being the daughter of a politician, she grew up understanding the struggle of the people of South Sudan. As many other South Sudanese she went through a tough childhood and experienced the war.
Pageantryedit
Miss World South Sudan 2011edit
Demach won the Miss World South Sudan 2011 during the pageant's first edition in South Sudan right after South Sudan became independent on July 9, 2011. She made history as the first South Sudan beauty queen since independence.
Miss World 2012edit
Demach was crowned as Miss World Africa 2012 in China during the grand final of Miss World 2012 beauty pageant held in the northeastern Chinese mining city of Ordos, Inner Mongolia, located on the edge of the Gobi desert. This made her the first South Sudanese to win the title since Miss World's creation in 1951.[3] During the preliminaries, she also won the Miss World Top Model title, making her the first African and the first black woman to win this title.
Professional careeredit
After Miss World, Demach was appointed by the government of South Sudan as Ambassador for Culture.[5]
In 2013, she was named as brand ambassador for ZTE, a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and systems company. In 2015 she was appointed as International Public Relations Advisor for Japan Government Agency (JICA).
Demach is the owner of Demach production, which produce and organize Beauties of South Sudan.
Referencesedit
^"South Sudan's Atong Demach Is Miss World Africa". GURTONG. August 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
^"Model Atong Demach makes South Sudan Proud". Africa-news. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
^ abcd"South Sudan's Atong Demach is Miss World Africa". gurtong. August 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
^. Miss World. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
^"South Sudan Beauty Queen to Become Ambassador". allAfrica. September 1, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
atong, demach, born, june, 1988, south, sudanese, businesswoman, model, beauty, pageant, titleholder, miss, world, south, sudan, 2011, title, later, crowned, miss, world, africa, miss, world, ordos, china, south, sudanese, queen, first, representative, south, . Atong Demach born June 16 1988 is a South Sudanese businesswoman model and beauty pageant titleholder She won the Miss World South Sudan 2011 title and was later crowned as Miss World Africa and Miss World Top 7 in Ordos China 1 2 3 The South Sudanese queen is the first representative of South Sudan to Miss World and the first to win the title of Miss World Africa 3 She now works as the government of South Sudan s ambassador for culture and a public relations advisor to the government of Japan 4 3 Atong DemachBornAtong Ajak Demach 1988 06 16 June 16 1988 age 35 Malakal South SudanEducationUniversity of JubaOccupation s Businesswoman culture ambassador beauty queenHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Beauty pageant titleholderTitleMiss World South Sudan 2011Majorcompetition s Miss Earth South Sudan 2010 Winner Miss Earth 2010 Unplaced Miss World South Sudan 2011 Winner Miss World 2012 Top 7 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 2 Pageantry 2 1 Miss World South Sudan 2011 2 2 Miss World 2012 3 Professional career 4 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Atong Demach news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Demach was born in the capital of Upper Nile state Malakal and moved to Khartoum in her early childhood She is the youngest child of the late Ajak Demach and Yar Kuol Tiir Her father Ajak Demach was a politician in South Sudan He was a Minister Speaker of Assembly chairperson of South Sudan referendum committee Jonglei state during South Sudan referendum which later led to South Sudan independence in 2011 political advisor and chairperson of constitutional laws review of Jonglei state until his death in 2013 Being the daughter of a politician she grew up understanding the struggle of the people of South Sudan As many other South Sudanese she went through a tough childhood and experienced the war Pageantry editMiss World South Sudan 2011 edit Demach won the Miss World South Sudan 2011 during the pageant s first edition in South Sudan right after South Sudan became independent on July 9 2011 She made history as the first South Sudan beauty queen since independence Miss World 2012 edit Demach was crowned as Miss World Africa 2012 in China during the grand final of Miss World 2012 beauty pageant held in the northeastern Chinese mining city of Ordos Inner Mongolia located on the edge of the Gobi desert This made her the first South Sudanese to win the title since Miss World s creation in 1951 3 During the preliminaries she also won the Miss World Top Model title making her the first African and the first black woman to win this title Professional career editAfter Miss World Demach was appointed by the government of South Sudan as Ambassador for Culture 5 In 2013 she was named as brand ambassador for ZTE a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and systems company In 2015 she was appointed as International Public Relations Advisor for Japan Government Agency JICA Demach is the owner of Demach production which produce and organize Beauties of South Sudan References edit South Sudan s Atong Demach Is Miss World Africa GURTONG August 20 2012 Retrieved August 20 2012 Model Atong Demach makes South Sudan Proud Africa news Archived from the original on April 23 2015 Retrieved August 24 2012 a b c d South Sudan s Atong Demach is Miss World Africa gurtong August 20 2012 Retrieved August 20 2012 S Sudan Rep Set for International Advisor Role Miss World 10 March 2015 Archived from the original on 17 March 2015 Retrieved 10 March 2015 South Sudan Beauty Queen to Become Ambassador allAfrica September 1 2012 Retrieved September 1 2012 Awards and achievementsPreceded by nbsp Bokang Montjane Miss World Africa2012 Succeeded by nbsp Naa Okailey ShooterPreceded by nbsp Zhanna Zhumaliyeva Miss World Top Model2012 Succeeded by nbsp Megan Young Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atong Demach amp oldid 1190878066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
