Rahima Ayla Dirkse (born 1993 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Nederland 2018 on 9 July 2018. She represented the Netherlands at Miss Universe 2018 pageant but unplaced.[1]

Rahima Ayla Dirkse
Born
Rahima Ayla Dirkse

1993 (age 30–31)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Nederland 2018
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Nederland 2018
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2018
(Unplaced)

Personal life

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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.[2][3][4]

Pageantry

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Miss Nederland 2018

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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

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Dirkse represented the Netherlands at Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. But failed to place.

References

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  1. ^ "Miss Nederland 2018 is Rahima Dirkse geworden" (in Dutch). cosmopolitan.com.
  2. ^ "Rotterdams model Rahima Dirkse is Miss Nederland 2018" (in Dutch). rtlnieuws.nl.
  3. ^ "DE PRACHTIGE ROTTERDAMSE RAHIMA IS MISS NEDERLAND 2018" (in Dutch). funx.nl.
  4. ^ "Rahima Dirkse elected Miss Netherlands 2018" (in Dutch). nu.nl.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nicky Opheij
Miss Nederland
2018
Succeeded by
Sharon Pieksma