At the conclusion of the finale of Miss Universe Tanzania 2017 held at National Museum Auditorium on 28th October 2017, Lilian Ericaah Maraule was declared as the winner and will now represent Tanzania in Miss Universe 2017 to be held next month in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the same event, Anitha Fred and Melody Tryphone were declared as the first and second runner-up respectively.
Lilian, who is 23 years of age and stands tall at an astounding height of 177 cm, succeeds and was crowned by Miss Universe Tanzania 2016 Jihan Dimack. Lilian hails from Dar es Salaam and works at Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) International, besides being a model.
After winning the title, her friends congratulated her and gave her best wishes for the Miss Universe contest. “I am happy and extremely delighted to win such big title, it’s just like a dream come true”, she said after winning the title.
Miss Universe Tanzania was instituted in 2007, and with that Tanzania made its debut at Miss Universe 2007. At its very first participation, Tanzania made it to Top 10 at Miss Universe 2007 with Flaviana Matata as its representative. This remains the highest placement by Tanzania till date. Do you think Lilian will be able to better that result for Tanzania?