Begimay Karybekova was born in Naryn , Kyrgyzstan . She is a student at the International University of Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek , also works as a model . Karybekova began her pageantry career after representing Kyrgyzstan at Miss Intercontinental 2016 and Top Model of the World , where she placed in the top seven in the latter competition . In 2017 , she was crowned Miss Kyrgyzstan 2017 and was given the opportunity to represent Kyrgyzstan at Miss World 2017 . However , she was forced to withdraw from the competition due to issues securing a Chinese visa . However , she also received the right to represent Kyrgyzstan at Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok , Thailand , where she will become the first ever Kyrgyz entrant in the competition
Miss Intercontinental 2016
Miss Intercontinental 2018
Begimay Karybekova