Botswana: Ruth Thomas is the new Miss Botswana 2025/26. The 2025 Miss Botswana Pageant concluded with a flourish on Sunday, March 23. The pageant, organized at the Grand Palm Convention Centre in Gaborone saw the beauty being crowned among an audience of thousands.
The young pageanter has been welcomed into her role as Miss World Botswana 2025 with open arms. The whole nation is celebrating this victory, alongside Ruth, whose first social media post following her victory over the weekend, suggests the victory still does not feel real.
In the same post, Miss Botswana 2025 thanked the people of Botswana, and the god for her victory. On Monday, Thomas has officially started her media tour across Botswana and will be visiting various parts of the country over the next few weeks
The girls who made it to the top five of the pageant were:
- Magdaline Modipane
- Future Gaethuse
- Selwana Motsemeng
- Ruth Thomas
- Girly Kookilwe
Out of these five finalists, three were elevated to the ranks of the Miss Botswana and first and second princesses, with Ruth being the winner.
Selwana Motsemeng was named first princess, while Girly Kookilwe secured the title of second princess. The whole nation is celebrating the victory of Ruth Thomas and have sent congratulatory messages.
The Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs have extended their best wishes to the winners. The Ministry has also promised that theey will continue to support the girls in discharging their duties.
Ruth Thomas will represent the nation at the 73rd Miss World which is all set to be hosted in 2026. She will also be championing the cause for gender upliftment and women empowerment in the country.
As the reigning Miss Botswana, Ruth will been entrusted with the responsibility for educating community on human rights, gender equality and more. She will also be supported by her first and second runners up, Selwana Motsemeng and Girly Kookilwe.