13 things about Miss Cosmo Namibia 2025 Cassia Sharpley

Cassia Sharpley represented Namibia in the 71st edition of Miss Universe and the second edition of Miss Cosmo. She is the founder of the Honey Comb Haven Foundation, which helps the less fortunate members of her community in Otjomuise, Windhoek, Namibia.

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BIOGRAPHY

Sharpley is a Namibian paramedic practitioner, singer, songwriter, dancer, model and beauty queen who advocates for poverty eradication. Her older brother Joshua Sharpley inspires her to maintain a healthy lifestyle and their mother Marson Sharpley helped her discover her love for singing.

Born and raised in Windhoek, Cassia started playing the piano at a young age and started playing hockey, soccer and netball when she was a teenager. As a dancer, she does contemporary, hip−hop, ballet and open style.

Cassia attended Eagles Christian Academy and the Namibia University of Science and Technology, which are both in Windhoek. Her father Marson Sharpley was an English lecturer at the University of Namibia in Windhoek from 1991 to 1993.

On November 25, 2025, Cassia turned 25. Here are 13 more things about her:

  • In 2004, she started dancing.
  • In 2014, she was scouted for modeling in Los Angeles, California, United States.
  • From 2014 to 2016, she was an artist at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles.
  • In 2016, she took part in the championships for the performing arts in South Africa where she won eight gold medals and one silver medal.
  • She was Miss Teen Namibia 2017 first runner-up.
  • In 2018, she established the Honey Comb Haven Foundation, which was registered in 2022 as a Section-21 non-profit organization.
  • She was a Miss Teen Continents 2018 candidate.
  • From 2019 to 2020, she was a basic life support medic volunteer at EMED Rescue 24 in Windhoek.
  • In 2022, she registered the Honey Comb Haven Foundation as a Section-21 non-profit organization.
  • She won Miss Namibia 2022.
  • She was a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.
  • She is Miss Cosmo Namibia 2025.
  • She was a Miss Cosmo 2025 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    Cassia is 5’8″ tall. She was working as a basic life support paramedic and pursuing a bachelor’s degree in emergency medical care at the Namibia University of Science and Technology when she won Miss Namibia 2022.

    2010s

    • On July 17, 2014, she joined the World Championships of Performing Arts.
    • On May 14, 2017, she competed against 43 other Miss Teen Namibia 2017 semifinalists at the National Theatre of Namibia in Windhoek. She was runner-up to Mijeanne Marais.
    • On August 20, 2016, she left the World Championships of Performing Arts.
    • On June 23, 2018, she represented Namibia at Miss Teen Continents 2018 at South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA and competed against eight other candidates. She was unplaced but she won the Best in Interview award.

    2020s

    • In April 2022, she traveled to Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    • In June 2022, she founded the Honey Comb Haven Foundation, which helps the less fortunate members of her community in Otjomuise, Windhoek.
    • On August 12, 2022, she competed against 11 other finalists at Miss Namibia 2022 at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino in Windhoek and won the title.
    • On January 14, 2023, she represented Namibia at Miss Universe 2022 and competed against 83 other candidates at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was unplaced.
    • On July 8, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Namibia 2023 Jameela Uiras at the MTC Dome Namibia in Swakopmund, Namibia.
    • On October 2, 2025, she was appointed Miss Cosmo Namibia 2025.
    • On December 20, 2025, she represented Namibia at Miss Cosmo 2025 and competed against 70 other candidates at the Creative Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was unplaced but she won the Impactful Beauty Award.

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    Jameela Uiras crowns Miss Namibia 2024 Prisca Anyolo in Luderitz

    Namibia has two Miss Universe placements. Representing the African country, Michelle McLean won the crown in 1991, Ndapewa Alfons finished in the Top 10 in 2003 and Jameela Uiras finished in the Top 20 in 2023.

    beauty pageant: Miss Namibiaedition: 28th
    date: July 2024
    venue: Lüderitz Waterfront Auditorium, Lüderitz, ǁKharas Region, Namibia
    international memberships: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth
    broadcaster: Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
    candidates: 20national director: Umbi Karuaihe-Upi
    hosts: Charene Labuschagne, Leena Shipwata, Diana Andimba
    judges: Albertina Haimbala, Dr. Esperance Luvindao, Gerine Hoff, Ilke Platt, Maria Huudu-eli Shiyuka

    MISS NAMIBIA 2024

    FINALISTS

    PLACEMENTNAME, AGE, HOMETOWNTop 20
    Erika Kazombaruru
    Julia Kandjimbi
    Hendrin Shikongo
    Hilia Shinene
    Magreth Negumbo
    Ndinelago Emosho
    Queen Tonateni
    Selma Iidhogela
    Shakira Strauss
    Shipahu Ndapunikwa
    Top 10Aurelia Samuyenga, 26, Windhoek
    Hazel! Garus-Oas, 28, Windhoek
    Otja Unanisa, 24, Windhoek
    Preclina Sagarias, 26, Outjo
    Ruusa Angula, 27, WindhoekTop 5
    Jodie-Lee Barnard
    , 22, Windhoek
    Naomi Kamenye
    , 23, WindhoekTop 3Georgia Garises, 19, Windhoek
    Lenna Lindiwe Mugena, 23, Windhoek
    Prisca Anyolo, 28, Windhoek

    SPECIAL AWARDS

    AWARDCANDIDATEMiss CongenialityGeorgia GarisesMiss PhotogenicPreclina SgariasMiss Public ChoiceHazel !Garus-Oas

    WINNERS

    PLACEMENT202420232nd
    runner-upGeorgia Garises
    WindhoekMartha Kautanevali
    Ohangwena1st
    runner-upLenna Mugena
    WindhoekAlbertina Haimbala
    Mount EtjoMiss NamibiaPrisca Anyolo
    WindhoekJameela Uiras
    Windhoek

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    13 things about Miss Universe Namibia 2025 Johanna Swartbooi

    Johanna Swartbooi won the 29th edition of Miss Namibia. She represented Namibia in the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Swartbooi is a Namibian entrepreneur, accessory designer, model and beauty queen born into the Oorlam community in Keetmanshoop in the ||Karas region of Namibia. She competed in Miss Namibia twice.

    On July 25, 2025, Swartbooi turned 28. Here are 13 more things about her:

  • In 2016, she started modeling professionally.
  • She was a Windhoek Fashion Week 2016 model.
  • Between 2019 and 2023, she worked as a model in different countries including Germany, Italy and South Africa.
  • In 2017, she worked as a presenter and a producer in a lifestyle television show that aired on One Africa Television.
  • In 2019, she founded ‡Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel, a business based in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, Namibia.
  • She was Miss Namibia 2019 second runner-up.
  • From 2020 to 2023, she attended STADIO Higher Education in Windhoek where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management.
  • She was named the Female Model of the Year at the 2020 Simply You Magazine Lifestyle and Fashion Awards.
  • In 2021, she told the Windhoek Observer that the creations under Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel have ethnic names because her goal is to teach the world about Namibian languages and culture.
  • In 2024, she joined the Avid Marketing Agency and the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation in Windhoek.
  • In 2025, she visited Thailand.
  • She won Miss Namibia 2025.
  • She was a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    While Swartbooi started selling products at a young age, ‡Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel is the first business she formalized and registered. Her cultural heritage inspired her to open the business, according to her.

    2010s

    • In November 2016, she walked for David Tlale at the Windhoek Fashion Week 2016 at the Grove Mall in Windhoek.
    • In February 2019, she founded ‡Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel and started serving as its director.
    • On July 6, 2019, she competed against 11 other Miss Namibia 2019 candidates at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino in Windhoek. She was second runner-up to Nadja Breytenbach.

    2020s

    • From February 2024 to September 2024, she was a project manager at Avid Marketing Agency.
    • In December 2024, she joined the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation in Windhoek as a senior private secretary.
    • On July 19, 2025, she competed against nine other Miss Namibia 2025 finalists at the Queens Hall in Ongwediva, Oshana, Namibia and won the title.
    • On November 21, 2025, she represented Namibia at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.

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    13 things about Miss Universe Namibia 2025 Johanna Swartbooi

    Johanna Swartbooi won the 29th edition of Miss Namibia. She represented Namibia in the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Swartbooi is a Namibian entrepreneur, accessory designer, model and beauty queen born into the Oorlam community in Keetmanshoop in the ||Karas region of Namibia. She competed in Miss Namibia twice.

    On July 25, 2025, Swartbooi turned 28. Here are 13 more things about her:

  • In 2016, she started modeling professionally.
  • She was a Windhoek Fashion Week 2016 model.
  • Between 2019 and 2023, she worked as a model in different countries including Germany, Italy and South Africa.
  • In 2017, she worked as a presenter and a producer in a lifestyle television show that aired on One Africa Television.
  • In 2019, she founded ‡Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel, a business based in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, Namibia.
  • She was Miss Namibia 2019 second runner-up.
  • From 2020 to 2023, she attended STADIO Higher Education in Windhoek where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management.
  • She was named the Female Model of the Year at the 2020 Simply You Magazine Lifestyle and Fashion Awards.
  • In 2021, she told the Windhoek Observer that the creations under Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel have ethnic names because her goal is to teach the world about Namibian languages and culture.
  • In 2024, she joined the Avid Marketing Agency and the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation in Windhoek.
  • In 2025, she visited Thailand.
  • She won Miss Namibia 2025.
  • She is a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    While Swartbooi started selling products at a young age, ‡Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel is the first business she formalized and registered. Her cultural heritage inspired her to open the business, according to her.

    2010s

    • In November 2016, she walked for David Tlale at the Windhoek Fashion Week 2016 at the Grove Mall in Windhoek.
    • In February 2019, she founded ‡Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel and started serving as its director.
    • On July 6, 2019, she competed against 11 other Miss Namibia 2019 candidates at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino in Windhoek. She was second runner-up to Nadja Breytenbach.

    2020s

    • From February 2024 to September 2024, she was a project manager at Avid Marketing Agency.
    • In December 2024, she joined the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation in Windhoek as a senior private secretary.
    • On July 19, 2025, she competed against nine other Miss Namibia 2025 finalists at the Queens Hall in Ongwediva, Oshana, Namibia and won the title.
    • On November 21, 2025, she represented Namibia at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand.

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    13 things about Miss Universe Namibia 2024 Prisca Anyolo

    Prisca Anyolo won the 43rd edition of Miss Nambia. She represented Namibia in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

    BIOGRAPHY

    Anyolo is a Namibian journalist, entrepreneur, makeup artist, model and beauty queen. She and her sister Nampa Anyolo are alumni of Pearson Institute of Higher Education in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, which was later renamed Eduvos.

    On October 24, 2025, Prisca turned 30. Here are 13 more things about her:

  • In 2009, she started modeling professionally.
  • From 2015 to 2018, she attended Eduvos where she earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism.
  • She is Miss Umbhali 2015.
  • She was in the cast of Florian Schott‘s 2016 film “Katutura”.
  • From 2017 to 2021, she was a Louis B Model Management artist in South Africa.
  • She was a Miss Jozi 2018 candidate.
  • In 2019, she was a public relations intern at Xarra Books in South Africa.
  • From 2020 to 2021, she was a Namibia Media Holdings presenter and she attended the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Windhoek.
  • From 2021 to 2023, she worked in the United Arab Emirates.
  • She was a Miss Namibia 2021 finalist.
  • From 2022 to 2023, she was media marketing manager at Orit Entertainment in Dubai, UAE.
  • She won Miss Namibia 2024.
  • She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    Prisca is the chief executive officer of Elysian Beauty Parlour. The establishment offers hair and makeup services. 

    2015

    • On September 5, 2015, she was selected as Miss Umbhali 2015 of the Midrand Graduate Institute of South Africa.
    • On September 6, 2015, she finished in the Top 5 of the Designers’ Walk Fashion Show in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.

    2016

    • She played Isola in “Katutura”, which was filmed in Katutura, Namibia and released in the United States in February 2016.

    2017

    • In January 2017, she signed with Louis B Model Management in South Africa as a model and an actress.

    2018

    • On November 3, 2018, she competed against 24 other Miss Jozi 2018 candidates at Baseline JHB in Johannesburg. She did not make it to the Top 3 while Ronnel Homu won the title.

    2019

    • From September 2019 to November 2019, she was a Xarra Books employee in South Africa.

    2020

    • In July 2020, she joined Namibia Media Holdings as a presenter.
    • In February 2020, she entered NUST.

    2021

    • On June 5, 2021, she competed against 41 other Miss Namibia 2021 candidates at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino in Windhoek and finished in the Top 15.
    • On June 25, 2021, she graduated from NUST with an honour’s degree in journalism.
    • In September 2021, she left Namibia Media Holdings and joined Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Dubai as a business consultant.
    • In October 2021, she left Louis B Model Management and joined the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) in Dubai as a sales consultant.

    2022

    • In May 2022, she left NIPDB and GIZ.
    • From May 2022 to September 2022, she was the assistant vice president of WeTel TV Info UAE in Dubai.
    • In September 2022, she joined Orit Entertainment.

    2023

    • In May 2023, she left Orit Entertainment. 

    2024

    • In January 2024, she joined Namboer Auctioneers in Windhoek as a content marketer.
    • On July 20, 2024, she competed against nine other Miss Namibia 2024 finalists at the Old Power Station in Lüderitz, Namibia and won the title.
    • On August 20, 2024, she was awarded a Toyota Starlet Cross in Windhoek, which was one of her prizes as Miss Namibia 2024.
    • On October 28, 2024, she traveled from the Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek to Mexico City, Mexico.
    • On November 16, 2024, she represented Namibia at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City. She was unplaced.

    2025

    • On July 19, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss Namibia 2025 Johanna Swartbooi at the Queens Hall in Ongwediva, Oshana, Namibia.

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    13 things about Miss Universe Namibia 2025 Johanna Swartbooi

    Johanna Swartbooi won the 29th edition of Miss Namibia. She will represent Namibia in the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Swartbooi is a Namibian entrepreneur, accessory designer, model and beauty queen born into the Oorlam community in Keetmanshoop in the ||Karas region of Namibia. She competed in Miss Namibia twice.

    On July 25, 2025, Swartbooi turned 28. Here are 13 more things about her:

  • In 2016, she started modeling professionally.
  • She was a Windhoek Fashion Week 2016 model.
  • Between 2019 and 2023, she worked as a model in different countries including Germany, Italy and South Africa.
  • In 2017, she worked as a presenter and a producer in a lifestyle television show that aired on One Africa Television.
  • In 2019, she founded ‡Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel, a business based in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, Namibia.
  • She was Miss Namibia 2019 second runner-up.
  • From 2020 to 2023, she attended STADIO Higher Education in Windhoek where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management.
  • She was named the Female Model of the Year at the 2020 Simply You Magazine Lifestyle and Fashion Awards.
  • In 2021, she told the Windhoek Observer that the creations under Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel have ethnic names because her goal is to teach the world about Namibian languages and culture.
  • In 2024, she joined the Avid Marketing Agency and the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation in Windhoek.
  • In 2025, she visited Thailand.
  • She won Miss Namibia 2025.
  • She is a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    While Swartbooi started selling products at a young age, ‡Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel is the first business she formalized and registered. Her cultural heritage inspired her to open the business, according to her.

    2010s

    • In November 2016, she walked for David Tlale at the Windhoek Fashion Week 2016 at the Grove Mall in Windhoek.
    • In February 2019, she founded ‡Nu/Gôa Accessories and Apparel and started serving as its director.
    • On July 6, 2019, she competed against 11 other Miss Namibia 2019 candidates at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino in Windhoek. She was second runner-up to Nadja Breytenbach.

    2020s

    • From February 2024 to September 2024, she was a project manager at Avid Marketing Agency.
    • In December 2024, she joined the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation in Windhoek as a senior private secretary.
    • On July 19, 2025, she competed against nine other Miss Namibia 2025 finalists at the Queens Hall in Ongwediva, Oshana, Namibia and won the title.
    • On November 21, 2025, she will represent Namibia at Miss Universe 2025 and compete against 124 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand.

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    #MissNamibia #MissUniverse

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