Benazir Berends Charles (born July 9, 1992) is a Bonairean model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Bonaire 2010 and is expected to represent the Dutch public body in the 2011

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Mi ...

pageant. She also placed in the Top 15 at Miss Intercontinental 2010.

Early life

An avid

sportswoman Women and girls have participated in sports, physical Physical fitness, fitness, and exercise throughout history. However, the extent of their involvement has varied depending on factors such as country, time, geographical location, and level o ...

, Charles enjoys

scuba diving Scuba diving is a Diving mode, mode of underwater diving whereby divers use Scuba set, breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance. The word ''scub ...

cycling Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

and

canoeing Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. In some parts of Europe, canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe being called an 'open canoe' or Canadian. A few of the recreational ...

. She speaks

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

and

Papiamento Papiamento () or Papiamentu (; ) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao ( ABC Islands). The language, spelled in Aruba and in Bonaire and ...

Miss Bonaire 2010

Charles, who stands tall, competed as one of 6 finalists in ''Miss Bonaire 2010'', held on September 4, 2010 in

Kralendijk Kralendijk () is the capital and main port of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands. The language spoken in the town is Papiamentu, but Dutch and English are widely used. , the town had a population of 10,620. In Papiamentu, the to ...

, where she obtained the ''Best Runway'' award, ''Miss Popular, Miss Elegance, Miss Best Evening Gown'' and became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent

Bonaire Bonaire is a Caribbean island in the Leeward Antilles, and is a Caribbean Netherlands, special municipality (officially Public body (Netherlands), "public body") of the Netherlands. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west (Windward an ...

in international competitions.

Miss Intercontinental 2010

Charles competed in Miss Intercontinental 2010, held on November 6, 2010 in

Punta Cana Punta Cana is a resort town in the easternmost region of the Dominican Republic. It was politically incorporated as the "Verón–Punta Cana township" in 2006, and it is subject to the municipality of Higüey (La Altagracia Province). According ...

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and became one of the Top 15 semifinalists, 8th runner up of the competition.

Miss World 2011

Charles also competed in the 2011

pageant with 113 other contestants, broadcast live from

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, the

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on November 7, 2011 where she became one of the Top 24 of ''Sportswoman'' and Top 30 of ''Beauty with a Purpose'' in the competition.

Miss Globe 2012

Benazir also represented

in the

Miss Globe The Miss Globe is an international beauty pageant held annually since 1925. Initially known as ''Dream Girl International'', the contest was rebranded as ''Miss Globe'' in 1975. There are three Miss Globe pageants, which are spin-offs from the ...

pageant held on November 10, 2012 in Tirana, Albania.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Charles, Benazir 1992 births Living people Bonaire beauty pageant winners Miss World 2011 delegates Papiamento-speaking people Dutch people of Pakistani descent