Begimay Karybekova

Begimai Karybekova (Kyrgyz: Бегимай Карыбекова; Russian: Бегимай Карыбекова; born 3 September 1998) is a Kyrgyz model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Kyrgyzstan 2017. She represented Kyrgyzstan at Miss Universe 2018, becoming the first Kyrgyz woman to compete in Miss Universe.

Begimay Karybekova
Karybekova in 2019
Born (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998
Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
EducationIUK- International University of Kyrgyzstan international law jurisprudence
Alma materInternational University of Kyrgyzstan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
TitleMiss Kyrgyzstan 2017
Miss Universe Kyrgyzstan 2018
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Kyrgyzstan 2017
(Winner)Miss Universe 2018
(Unplaced)

Life and career

Begimay Karybekova was born in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan. She is a student at the International University of Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek, also works as a model. Karybekova began her pageantry career after representing Kyrgyzstan at Miss Intercontinental 2016 and Top Model of the World, where she placed in the top seven in the latter competition. In 2017, she was crowned Miss Kyrgyzstan 2017 and was given the opportunity to represent Kyrgyzstan at Miss World 2017. However, she was forced to withdraw from the competition due to issues securing a Chinese visa. However, she also received the right to represent Kyrgyzstan at Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand, where she will become the first ever Kyrgyz entrant in the competition.[1][2][3][4]

References
  1. "#begimaykarybekova" (in Russian). stapico.ru. 8 July 2018.
  2. "Begimay Karybekova". missintercontinental.com. 8 July 2018.
  3. "Bị Trung Quốc đánh rớt visa, Miss Kyrgyzstan chuyển hướng thi Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ" (in Vietnamese). baomoi.com. 8 July 2018.
  4. "Miss Kyrgyzstan 2017 crowned". akipress.com. 8 July 2018.
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