Miss & Mister Deaf International
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| Miss & Mister Deaf International | |
|---|---|
| MMDI | |
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| Awarded for | International Beauty pageant |
| Location | Las Vegas |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Bonita Ann Leek |
| Formerly called | Miss Deaf International (MDI) |
| Preshow host(s) | Jose Alvarado |
| First awarded | 2010 |
| Winners | ♀  Kemmonye Mamatsits (2019)♂  Ajith Kumar (2019) |
| Highlights | |
| Miss Deaf International 2010 | ♀  Julie Abbou (2010) |
| Website | missmisterdeafinternational |
Miss & Mister Deaf International (MMDI) is an international beauty pageant which crowns young Deaf women to "Miss Deaf International" and young Deaf men to "Mister Deaf International" every year.
History
[edit]MMDI is a Nonprofit organization which was created in February 2010.[1] The Chief executive officer of pageant is Bonita Ann Leek,[2]
In 2005, Leek founded the Miss Deaf USA (MDU) contest[3] in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the early 2005, she was told about the Miss Deaf World pageant, which was held in Prague, the Czech Republic. The Miss Deaf USA 2005 winner was the first USA participant in this competition. As MDU's CEO, Leek attended the event and met pageant directors from other countries, who expressed their will to initiate a similar pageant in the US as well as in other countries.[4] In the spring of 2009, Deaf Nation,[5] granted Miss Deaf International (MDI) a permission to host its international event in conjunction with the Deaf World Expo in July 2010.[4] On July 31, 2010, Julie Abbou from France won Miss Deaf International 2010 in Las Vegas.[6] On June 18, 2012, Abbou won again the second vice Miss Ile de France 2012.[7]
From the experience in 2010, Miss Deaf International added three continental pageants: Miss Deaf Europe, Miss Deaf South America, and Miss Deaf Asia.[4] MDI international coordinator, Kasia Galasiewicz,[8] recruited Deaf ladies from all over the world to participate in Orlando, Florida in July 2011. During the meeting in Orlando, MDI agreed to include a Mister Deaf International pageant, and its name was changed into Miss & Mister Deaf International Inc. In July 2012, MMDI 2012 was held in Ankara, Turkey, and the Ankara Deaf Club volunteers made the pageant possible.[4]
The contestants from the world advanced their personal, educational, career, and humanitarian goals, as well as the lives and goals of others.[4] Following this policy, Mister Deaf Spain 2012 was disqualified of his title "Mister Deaf Europe 2012", after being disrespectful to the MMDI staff as well as displaying unacceptable sexual behavior.[9] Miss Deaf Germany 2012 was disqualified of her title "Miss Deaf Congeniality 2012", after she had broken the arranged expectations of MMDI.[10]
Titleholders
[edit]| Date and Place | Miss Deaf International | Mister Deaf International | Miss Deaf Queen International | Mrs Deaf International |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2019 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Kemmonye Mamatsits[11][12] Botswana |
Ajith Kumar India |
Not awarded | Not awarded |
| July 14, 2018 Taipei, Taiwan |
Natalia Colombo[citation needed] Italy |
Mergim Noshaj[citation needed] Kosovo |
Somporn Kaewkeod[citation needed] Thailand |
Bussara Sangkrut Okada[citation needed] Thailand
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| July 15, 2017 Paris, France |
Céline Cornia[citation needed] Belgium |
Mateusz Borowski[citation needed] Poland |
Not awarded | Not awarded |
| July 2016 Las Vegas, United States |
Iwona Cichosz[13][14] Poland |
Calvin Vogefu Musalia[15] Kenya |
Somsakul Thongfaung Thailand
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| August 5, 2014 London, United Kingdom |
YeJin Kim[16][17] South Korea |
Aarron Loggins[citation needed] United States |
Not awarded | |
| July 31, 2013 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Laís Gonçalves Brazil |
Rafael Grombelka Germany
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| July 27, 2012 Ankara, Turkey |
Natalia Ryabova[18] Belarus |
Cevat Şimşek Turkey
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| July 16, 2011 Orlando, Florida |
Cassandra Whyte[19][20] Jamaica |
Not awarded | ||
| July 31, 2010 Las Vegas, United States |
Julie Abbou[6] France
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Miss Deaf International in Las Vegas, Nevada", Nonprofitfacts.com/NV/Miss-Deaf-International, Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Bonita Ann Leek". FNL Network. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Miss & Mister Deaf United States frequently asked questions". MMDU. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Miss & Mister Deaf International History". MMDI. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Deaf Nation". DeafNation. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Miss Deaf International in Las Vegas". Sourds net, Le Portail D'Information sur les Sourds (in French). video length 3:11 minutes. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Un monde de miss (October 24, 2012). "Election régionale – Miss Ile de France 2012" [Regional Election – Miss Ile de France 2012]. Skyrock (in French). Retrieved September 11, 2019.
La jeune femme de 18 ans, qui prépare un DUT technique de commercialisation, a devancé Amélie Perez et Julie Abbou, candidate malentendante (The 18 years old, who is preparing a technical degree in marketing, has beaten Amélie Perez and Julie Abbou, a hearing impaired candidate).
- ^ Kasia Galasiewicz's channel on YouTube
- ^ The disqualifying notice of Mister Deaf Spain on Facebook, November 21, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ The disqualifying notice of Miss Deaf Germany on Facebook, November 21, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ K24Tv Team (July 18, 2019). "Just concluded Miss and Mister Deaf International beauty contest shines". K24 TV. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Musembi Nzengu (July 19, 2019). "Beauty duo gets hero's reception after Russia trip". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Onet Rano, Miss Świata Głuchych Iwona Cichosz on YouTube, November 16, 2016, 48:02 minutes (in Polish)
- ^ Iwona Cichosz on Instagram
- ^ Collins Omulo (July 20, 2016). "City man makes history by winning Mr Deaf 2016 title". Nairobi News. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Pakman (September 11, 2014). "Miss Deaf International winner Kim Ye Jin is ambitious and wants to help the deaf community". Allkpop. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Joel Barish. "Miss Deaf International 2014, YeJin Kim". DeafNation. Retrieved September 9, 2019.[permanent dead link] 8:00 minutes (captioned)
- ^ Новости онлайн (News online) (July 31, 2012). "18-летняя белоруска Наталья Рябова победила на международном конкурсе красоты Miss Deaf International-2012" [18 year old Natalia Ryabova the Belarusian won the international beauty contest Miss Deaf International 2012]. STV (Capital TV) (in Belarusian). Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Jamaican Wins Miss Deaf International 2011". Jamaica-Gleaner. July 20, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Webmin (July 21, 2011). "Jamaican wins Miss Deaf International Contest". Yardflex.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2019.