Abenakyo represented Uganda at the Miss World 2018 competition , held in Sanya , China , in December 2018 , it is world ’s oldest running international beauty pageant . In the head to head segment of the competition , she was paired with Miss Argentina Victoria Soto . Abenakyo talked about her support for the girl child in her project she called " Fighting Teenage Pregnancies " . All three judges voted for her , sending her into the Top 30 in the competition , the first Ugandan contestant to rise this high , in the history of the Miss World beauty pageant . She finished in the top 5 the highest ranking any Ugandan contestant reached at Miss World . She was crowned Miss World Africa . The current state minister of tourism in Uganda reported that the government is in contention to make Quiin Abenakyo the tourism ambassador of Uganda since she has become a global icon after finishing as 2nd Runner-Up overall at Miss World 2018 behind , Vanessa Ponce of Mexico ( Miss World 2018 ) and Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan of Thailand ( 1st Runner-Up ) , with Kadijah Robinson of Jamaica ( 3rd Runner-Up ) and Maria Vasilevich of Belarus ( 4th Runner-Up )
Miss World 2018
Miss World 2018
Quiin Abenakyo