The Miss England winner recently revealed that she was subject to racial abuses after her victory at August’s beauty pageant.
Rehema Muthamia (25), was called ‘gracious’ by viewers of This Morning after she appeared on the ITV show today wearing a sash and gown. She discussed how she hopes to use her platform in order to educate and fight ignorance.
The master’s graduate, who will represent England at the 70th Miss World pageant in Puerto Rico later this year, said that cruel trolls told her she ‘wasn’t British’ and ‘didn’t represent the UK’ despite being born in England.
Rehema, who is of Kenyan descent and spent part her childhood in Kenyan, shared her story with hosts Alison Hammond (Dermot O’Leary, Alison Hammond): ‘It was obvious that I was overjoyed and happy after I won in august, obviously.

The Miss England winner, newly-crowned, has spoken out about the racist abuse she received after her August victory at the beauty pageant.

Rehema Muhamia, 25, was named Miss England in a glittering ceremony that took place in Coventry in august
“But quite quickly, racist message came through the Miss England platform.
“People called me about my win, telling the Miss England platform that they weren’t happy that we were black women.
“And through press that was released and many comments, basically saying, “I shouldn’t have won Miss England as a Black woman.”
“I’m ethnically African, but I’m British. I am proud to be British.
“I was born and raised here, and everything I stand for and represent are British values. Some people may have negative views.
“I don’t get it.” I am not a racist. My family is so multi-ethnic. I am mixed with everyone. But it’s what I read. It was a lack of understanding. Education, especially Black History Month will hopefully help people to understand that people are diverse.

The master’s-level graduate from England will represent England at this year’s 70th Miss World pageant in Puerto Rico.


Rehema, who is of Kenyan descent and spent part her childhood in Kenya, shared her story with hosts Alison Hammond (Dermot O’Leary) and Alison Hammond (Alicson Hammond). She said she was subject to abuse.
Rehema received the shimmering crown – along with £2,000 and a host of other goodies including a photoshoot and a website – from previous winner Bhasha Mukherjee, an NHS doctor who held the title for two years after the pandemic saw last year’s ceremony cancelled. Rehema will fly to Puerto Rico in November, with the winner being announced on 16 December.
The winner of the health technology consultant award, who can speak four languages, said that his family was so supportive, they can’t stop talking to it. The Kenyan community also supported me and wanted me to succeed. I loved seeing someone from my past being represented.
The 25-year old had previously won the Miss All African Colours contest before winning the top prize at the pageant. It took place at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre in Birmingham.







Rehema Muhamia, 25, was praised by This Morning viewers as ‘gracious and ‘eloquent’ after she appeared on Today’s ITV program in a sash-and-gown ensemble. She spoke about how she hopes to use the platform to educate and combat ignorance.
She spoke about the contest and explained that it was initiated by Miss England’s director following the Black Lives Matter movement in order to increase the representation of minorities girls in the competition.
“So I saw the advertisement. I thought now was the right time to apply. I am a Black woman.
“It was a type person, with two photographs. You had to tell interesting facts about yourself and what you plan to do with the platform.
“And so, I sent that off last Summer after my master’s and thought, “I probably will not hear back”, but I got back a few more weeks later and the journey began. It’s been amazing.
She spoke about winning, saying that it was a shock and that it was like being in a daze.

She spoke about the contest and explained that it was initiated by Miss England’s director following the Black Lives Matter movement in order to increase the representation of minorities girls in the competition.

Alison Hammond (right), a Jamaican-born woman, said that she was also subject to racism.
Rehema also discussed how she spoke to Pamela Uba, 26, who was recently crowned Miss Ireland. The beauty queen, was born in South Africa to Nigerian Igbo parents and moved to Ireland when she was eight as an asylum seeker.
After becoming the first black Miss Ireland this year she faced similar abuse to Rehema.
‘We had an amazing conversation on Instagram this past Wednesday, just to talk about our experiences being black women in the west, representing nations that we aren’t necessarily ethnically from but are proud to represent.
‘The conversation that we have is amazing. It was so it was a great education for people that were watching just to get insight into who we are’.
Praising her, host Alison Hammond – who was born in Birmingham to Jamaican parents – asked: ‘How did you cope with that? Because I’ve experienced exactly the same sort of things.

Rehema also talked about how she spoke to Pamela Uba (26) who was recently named Miss Ireland. The beauty queen was born in South Africa to Nigerian Igbo grandparents and moved to Ireland as an asylum seeker when she was eight years old.

The winning health technology consultant, who can speak four different languages, said that his family was so supportive of him and that the Kenyan community wanted to support him. It also loved seeing someone from my past being represented.

She will now represent England at the 70th Miss World in Puerto Rico and pocketed £2,000 in cash alongside a wardrobe of evening and occasion wear, a photoshoot, a personalised website, luggage and a glamour mirror.
“Do you ignore, did your answer or did it just delete, block?”
Rehema stated, “I try to not read messages as much I can because it was just overwhelming.”
It’s not helpful for you mind. I have a great support system if I do happen to see messages.
“My family is great, my friends are great, and the Miss England team were great to remind me that I’m more than that, that you’re beautiful, you know, what’s missing. It is not representative.”
Rehema, who was in an abusive marriage that saw him stalk and harass her for two years, stated that she wants to use the platform to educate girls about healthy relationships as well as support women in science.
“My genetics degree is a way to understand that we need more women in STEM fields, and more women of color.’.