Miss Culture International 2021, the 2021 edition of the international pageant, was held at The Lyric Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa on 5th December 2021. At the end of the inaugural edition of the pageant, Samela Aubrey Godin of Philippines was crowned the new queen.

Samela is a licensed professional teacher, an event coordinator and a businesswoman. She is a also Special Education (SPED) teacher with the passion to serve children with special needs. At the finale, Samela also bagged best in swimwear and best in national costume awards.

The newly crowned Miss Culture International 2021 Samela Aubrey Godin’s court included –

First Runner-up – Pauline Deborah Marere of Zimbabwe

Second Runner-up – Reatile Molefe of Lesotho

Not new to the pageant world, Samela holds various local titles under her belt such as Mutya han Jiabong Samar 2012, Lakambini 2013, OLFU Eco Queen 2016, Binibining Quezon City 2019. She also made it to the Top 24 of Miss World Philippines 2021. Samela stands for women empowerment and believes in supporting other women.

Miss Culture International is a platform created to empower and showcase beauty and fashion talent globally. Its core focus is to bring together women from diverse cultures to learn from each other and find common ground in pursuit of a transformation and change agenda.

Congratulations to the newly crowned queen.