Sumaiyah Pandor Marope (born c. 1987) is a Motawana businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Botswana 2009. She was crowned at the Gaborone International Conference Center (GICC), on 2 May 2009. Marope traveled to

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to represent her home country at the

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competition held in

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, on 12 December 2009.She is an avid athlete who competes in the 100-meter race and plays softball, netball, volleyball, and athletics.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marope, Sumaiyah 1980s births Living people Miss World 2009 delegates People from Gaborone Botswana female models Botswana beauty pageant winners Year of birth missing (living people)