Rahima Ayla Dirkse (born 1993 in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

) is a Dutch model and beauty pageant titleholder who won

Miss Nederland The Miss Nederland is a national beauty pageant in the Netherlands. The pageant was founded in 1929 in Amsterdam. History Former pageant From 1929 to 1931, the Netherlands held a national pageant in Amsterdam for the first time called "Miss ...

2018 on 9 July 2018. She represented the

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pageant but unplaced.

Personal life

Rahima is raised in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Rahima, who has a Brazilian mother and a Dutch father. She is a student of bio-pharmaceutical sciences and works at her aunt's clothing store during the week.

Pageantry

Miss Nederland 2018

Dirkse from Rotterdam was crowned Miss Nederland 2018 at a crowning gala held on 9 July 2018 at the AFAS Circustheater, Zuid-Holland. She succeeded outgoing Miss Nederland 2017 Nicky Opheij.

Miss Universe 2018

Dirkse represented the Netherlands at

pageant in

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. But failed to place.

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* Living people 1994 births Miss Universe 2018 contestants Models from Rotterdam Dutch beauty pageant winners Dutch female models Dutch people of Brazilian descent {{Netherlands-bio-stub