Roshanara Ebrahim (born 15 October 1993) is a Kenyan TV host, model, author and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Kenya 2021.
She is of Persian-Somali descent, through her Persian father Mahmood Ebrahim, who is from Iran, and Somali mother Fatou Spirou, who grew up in Kenya.
Roshanara's brother Zul Ebrahim was the winner of Mr. Mombasa County 2016 and participated in the Mr. World Kenya 2016 contest.
Middle Eastern (Abrahamic-Semitic - Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine), 4.2% Irish, Scottish, and Welsh, 1% Melanesian (Solomon Islands, Indonesia, New Caledonia), 3.3% Nigerian, 0.9% Sierra Leonian and 1.3% Inuit (Canadian indigenous) heritage.
She was a Rohto Mentholatum K Ltd. brand ambassador from January 2017 to August 2017, the chief executive officer of World Indigenous Model Search in February 2017.
She was commissioned to strut for high-end luxury South African brand Maxhosa in the New York Fashion Week in August, 2019.
Gracing the runway with Oluchi Onweagba, Young Paris, Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi and Demi-Leigh Tebow, Atandwa Kani from Black Panther, Aminat Ayinde from America’s Next Top Model and other superstars.
[11][12][13] After losing her crown, Roshanara was embroiled in a lawsuit [14] after her ex-boyfriend (Frank Zahlten) leaked her nude photos, culminating in her being 'dethroned' of the Miss Kenya title.
The third respondent, Frank Zahlten (Roshanara's ex-boyfriend), was required to pay the petitioner (Miss Kenya) $10,000 in damages, for breach of her right to privacy.
[28] On day 3 of the Miss Universe competition, she was selected together with 9 other contestants to take part in the Haboydem Fashion Show in Jerusalem.
And she served as chairperson for BITSMUN Pilani in February 2014 and for the Everest International Model United Nations in October 2014.
And on December 11, 2021, she reaffirmed at the Miss Universe 2021 contest in Israel her commitment to continue her work with Smile Train.
After the Standard Group announced her employment on one of their shows, Roshanara was a co-host alongside Sara Ndanu, who has been holding down the fort since its inception.
A book based on spirituality, self help and a happiness guide which elaborates on deep esoteric concepts with a touch of her life experiences.