Hasset Dereje, Ethiopia’s 19-year-old beauty queen who just redefined what it means to show up for your country. At the Miss World 2025 finals, she walked away with the title of first runner-up, and she is officially Miss World Africa. Ethiopia hadn’t seen this kind of placement in over two decades. Hasset showed up and went all the way to the final four. And she did it while studying Chemical Engineering at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. Multitalented is an understatement.
She competed through every round till she became the first runner-up.
Now crowned Miss World Africa, Hasset made it clear that she’s not stopping here. She plans to use her voice to represent African women everywhere and change the narrative.
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