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BY Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, 5:00pm February 24, 2019,

See the first-ever beauty queens from Africa

by Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, 5:00pm February 24, 2019,

See the first-ever beauty queens from Africa — Marthe Niankoury, first Miss Ivory Coast in 1956

Miss Ivory Coast 1956 – Marthe Niankoury

Marthe Niankoury became the first beauty queen in French-speaking Ivory Coast when she won the Miss Ivory Coast competition in 1956.

Last Edited by:Victor Ativie Updated: March 13, 2020

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