Flaviana Matata facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Flaviana Matata
Born	(1987-06-09) 9 June 1987 (age 37) Shinyanga, Tanzania
Occupation	Model Beauty Pageant Winner Humanitarian Entrepreneur
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Title	Miss Universe Tanzania 2007
Beauty pageant titleholder
Agency	The Lions (New York, Los Angeles) Next Model Management (Paris, London) Sight Management Studio (Barcelona) Boss Models (Cape Town)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Universe Tanzania 2007 (Winner) Miss Universe 2007 (Top 10)

Flaviana Matata (born June 9, 1987) is a Tanzanian fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Tanzania 2007 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2007 where she placed Top 10. She is the one of top Seven list of models that have recorded the highest income in Africa mentioned by 2013 Forbes Africa. In 2017 she was mentioned by okay.com as the one of Top 100 Women in Africa

Early life and education

She was born and raised in Shinyanga Tanzania. She was mostly raised by her father after the death of her mother, who died in the sinking of MV Bukoba during 1996. She attended Kowak Girls Mission Secondary School for her secondary education, and then she did a diploma course in electrical engineering at Arusha Technical College before heading to Miss Universe Tanzania.

Miss Universe 2007

Matata won the first edition of the Miss Universe Tanzania pageant in 2007, and went on to represent her country in the Miss Universe pageant the same year, where she was placed among the top 15 semifinalists and ended up in 6th place after the evening gown competition. She was the first contestant from Tanzania to compete at Miss Universe 2007, and compete with a shaved head.

Awards, recognition and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Flaviana Matata para niños