Kamwelu won the fifth edition of the Miss Universe Tanzania pageant in May 2011 . and represented her country in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo , Brazil . Although she did n't place but grabbed attention with her National Costume which received a lot of positive reaction . Nelly replaced the Second-Runner-up of Miss Universe Tanzania to participate in Miss International 2011 and also replaced the First-runner-up upon returning to her country from Chengdu , China to represent Tanzania in Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011
Nelly Kamwelu