Statistics – Africa
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ANGOLA
Debut: 1998
Participants: 12
Winners: 0
Placements: 3 (25.0%)
Best Placement: 2nd (2007)
Last time it placed: 2008
Longest streak: 3 years (2006-08)
Longest drought: 8 years (1998-2005)
Grand Slam Ranking: 50th
GS Ranking Africa: 2nd
Miss World Ranking: 48th
MW Ranking Africa: 4th
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BOTSWANA
Debut: 1972
Participants: 20
Winners: 0
Placements: 1 (5.0%)
Best Placement: 2nd (2010)
Last time it placed: 2010
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 38 years (1972-2009)
Grand Slam Ranking: 71st
GS Ranking Africa: 5th
Miss World Ranking: 68th
MW Ranking Africa: 8th
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CAPE VERDE
Debut: 1997
Participants: 2
Winners: 0
Placements: 0 (0.0%)
Best Placement: never placed
Last time it placed: never placed
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 13 years (1997-2010)
Grand Slam Ranking: 157th
GS Ranking Africa: 28th
Miss World Ranking: 113th
MW Ranking Africa: 20th
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COTE D’IVOIRE
Debut: 1985
Participants: 3
Winners: 0
Placements: 0 (0.0%)
Best Placement: never placed
Last time it placed: never placed
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 26 years (1985-2010)
Grand Slam Ranking: 157th
GS Ranking Africa: 28th
Miss World Ranking: 113th
MW Ranking Africa: 20th
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EGYPT
Debut: 1953
Participants: 10
Winners: 1
Placements: 2 (20.0%)
Best Placement: 1st (1954)
Last time it placed: 1954
Longest streak: 2 years (1953-54)
Longest drought: 55 years (1956-2010)
Grand Slam Ranking: 71st
GS Ranking Africa: 5th
Miss World Ranking: 46th
MW Ranking Africa: 3rd
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ETHIOPIA
Debut: 2003
Participants: 8
Winners: 0
Placements: 1 (12.5%)
Best Placement: semi-finalist (2003)
Last time it placed: 2003
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 7 years (2004-10)
Grand Slam Ranking: 109th
GS Ranking Africa: 15th
Miss World Ranking: 96th
MW Ranking Africa: 17th
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GHANA
Debut: 1959
Participants: 23
Winners: 0
Placements: 3 (13.0%)
Best Placement: semi-finalist (1959, 2006, 07)
Last time it placed: 2007
Longest streak: 2 years (2006-07)
Longest drought: 48 years (1959-2006)
Grand Slam Ranking: 93rd
GS Ranking Africa: 12th
Miss World Ranking: 72nd
MW Ranking Africa: 9th
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KENYA
Debut: 1960
Participants: 25
Winners: 0
Placements: 3 (12.0%)
Best Placement: semi-finalist (1984, 2000, 10)
Last time it placed: 2010
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 24 years (1960-83)
Grand Slam Ranking: 91st
GS Ranking Africa: 11th
Miss World Ranking: 72nd
MW Ranking Africa: 9th
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LESOTHO
Debut: 1979
Participants: 5
Winners: 0
Placements: 0 (0.0%)
Best Placement: never placed
Last time it placed: never placed
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 32 years (1979-2010)
Grand Slam Ranking: 157th
GS Ranking Africa: 28th
Miss World Ranking: 113th
MW Ranking Africa: 20th
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LIBERIA
Debut: 1963
Participants: 15
Winners: 0
Placements: 3 (20.0%)
Best Placement: 5th (1999)
Last time it placed: 1999
Longest streak: 2 years (1963-64)
Longest drought: 34 years (1965-98)
Grand Slam Ranking: 97th
GS Ranking Africa: 13th
Miss World Ranking: 64th
MW Ranking Africa: 6th
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MAURITIUS
Debut: 1970
Participants: 25
Winners: 0
Placements: 2 (8.0%)
Best Placement: semi-finalist (1975-89)
Last time it placed: 1989
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 21 years (1990-2010)
Grand Slam Ranking: 112th
GS Ranking Africa: 16th
Miss World Ranking: 83rd
MW Ranking Africa: 12th
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NAMIBIA
Debut: 1989
Participants: 17
Winners: 0
Placements: 3 (17.7%)
Best Placement: 5th (1991)
Last time it placed: 2010
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 14 years (1992-2005)
Grand Slam Ranking: 62nd
GS Ranking Africa: 4th
Miss World Ranking: 64th
MW Ranking Africa: 6th
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NIGERIA
Debut: 1963
Participants: 31
Winners: 1
Placements: 4 (12.9%)
Best Placement: 1st (2001)
Last time it placed: 2004
Longest streak: 2 years (2001-02)
Longest drought: 24 years (1963-86)
Grand Slam Ranking: 58th
GS Ranking Africa: 3rd
Miss World Ranking: 45th
MW Ranking Africa: 2nd
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SIERRA LEONE 
Debut: 1986
Participants: 6
Winners: 0
Placements: 1 (16.7%)
Best Placement: semi-finalist (2009)
Last time it placed: 2009
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 23 years (1986-2008)
Grand Slam Ranking: 124th
GS Ranking Africa: 20th
Miss World Ranking: 96th
MW Ranking Africa: 17th
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SOUTH AFRICA
Debut: 1956
Participants: 42
Winners: 2
Placements: 29 (69.0%)
Best Placement: winner (1958, 74)
Last time it placed: 2010
Longest streak: 9 years (1991-99)
Longest drought: 15 years (1976-90)
Grand Slam Ranking: 10th
GS Ranking Africa: 1st
Miss World Ranking: 4th
MW Ranking Africa: 1st
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SOUTH SUDAN 
Debut: 2011
Participants: 0
Winners: -
Placements: -
Best Placement: -
Last time it placed: -
Longest streak: -
Longest drought: -
Grand Slam Ranking: 157th
GS Ranking Africa: 28th
Miss World Ranking: -
MW Ranking Africa: -
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TANZANIA 
Debut: 1960
Participants: 19
Winners: 0
Placements: 1 (5.3%)
Best Placement: Top 6 (2005)
Last time it placed: 2005
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 45 years (1960-2004)
Grand Slam Ranking: 88th
GS Ranking Africa: 9th
Miss World Ranking: 88th
MW Ranking Africa: 13th
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UGANDA 
Debut: 1967
Participants: 18
Winners: 0
Placements: 0
Best Placement: never placed
Last time it placed: never placed
Longest streak: none
Longest drought: 44 years (1967-2010)
Grand Slam Ranking: 153rd
GS Ranking Africa: 26th
Miss World Ranking: 113th
MW Ranking Africa: 20th
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ZIMBABWE
Debut: 1965
Participants: 21
Winners: 0
Placements: 5 (23.8%)
Best Placement: 4th (1994)
Last time it placed: 1994
Longest streak: 3 years (1980-82)
Longest drought: 16 years (1995-2010)
Grand Slam Ranking: 75th
GS Ranking Africa: 7th
Miss World Ranking: 50th
MW Ranking Africa: 5th