Noky Simbani

Noky Simbani
Born
Nokuthaba Simbani

(1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 28)
Zimbabwe
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
OccupationModel
Years active2012–present
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Universe Great Britain 2022
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Grand International 2017
(Unplaced)
Miss Universe 2022
(Unplaced)

Nokuthaba Simbani (born 9 January 1997) is a Zimbabwean-British model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Great Britain and represented Great Britain at Miss Universe 2022. She competed in the twentieth series of the ITV reality series Big Brother, where she placed fifth.

Life and career

Nokuthaba Simbani was born on 9 January 1997 in Zimbabwe.[1]

In 2001, she moved to the United Kingdom, settling in Derby, England, where she attended Littleover Community School from 2008 to 2013.[2]

In 2012, aged 15, she participated in the Miss Teen Great Britain competition.[3]

In 2017, Simbani won her first national pageant, Miss Grand England, and went on to represent England in Vietnam.[4]

In 2020, she graduated from the University of Birmingham after studying chemical engineering, she started working as a banker.[5][6][7]

In 2022, Simbani competed for the title of Miss Universe Great Britain, which she won.[3]

A year later, she was a housemate on the twentieth series of the British reality series Big Brother, where she was a finalist and was evicted on the final day, receiving 5.3 percent of the votes to win the series, resulting in her placing 5th out the five finalists.[8][9]

Filmography

As herself
Year Title Notes Ref.
2023 Big Brother 5th place (Contestant) [10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Nokuthaba Simbani - Greater Derby Area". LinkedIn. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Miss Universe". Issuu. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Derby beauty pageant winner Noky Simbani is on Big Brother 2023". Derby Telegraph. 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Hilton girl to represent Great Britain at Miss Universe 2022". Staffordshire Live. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Big Brother's Noky's life off screen from real job to 'relationship' with housemate". OK!. 2 November 2023. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Meet Noky, Big Brother 2023 housemate and Miss Universe Great Britain winner". Radio Times. 10 November 2023. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Meet the Derbyshire woman representing Great Britain at Miss Universe 2022". Derby Telegraph. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Big Brother's Noky: her age, job and Love Island pal". Heat. 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  9. ^ Fisher, Oscar (9 October 2023). "Noky on Big Brother ITV: Derby contestant makes a splash in first episode of series 20". Derby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Viewers complain about behaviour of Big Brother housemates to Noky and Trish". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Big Brother's Trish and Noky scenes are a painful missed opportunity". Digital Spy. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Emma Collingridge
 Miss Universe Great Britain
2022 		Succeeded by