Olivia Yacé

Biography

Olivia Manuela Yacé is an Ivorian beauty pageant titleholder, who won Miss Côte d'Ivoire 2021. She represented her country at Miss World 2021, and was second runner-up, and also won the continental title Miss World Africa. She later competed in Miss Universe 2025, where she was fourth runner-up.

== Early life and education == On 2 June 2022, Yacé became one of the official tourism ambassadors for Côte d’Ivoire. She continued her studies at the Richmond American University in London, where she earned a Master’s degree in Luxury Marketing in June 2024.

== Pageantry ==

=== Miss Côte d'Ivoire 2021 === In 2021, Yacé competed in and won Miss Côte d'Ivoire against 23 contestants, on 4 September 2021, at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire Congress Palace in Abidjan. She had been pre-selected on 8 May 2021 in Yamoussoukro, in the Bélier region. Following the pre-selection, she was crowned Miss Côte d'Ivoire on

=== Miss World 2021 === Yacé was second runner-up at Miss World 2021, on 16 March 2022, and was awarded the title of Miss World Africa. During the competition she also won the Top Model, Head-to-Head Challenge, and the Multimedia challenges. She was first runner-up in the Designer Award and reached the top 27 for Talent.

=== Miss Universe 2025 === On 23 July 2025, the Miss Côte d'Ivoire Committee announced that Yacé would represent Côte d’Ivoire at Miss Universe 2025. In November 2025, Yacé was fourth runner-up at the contest in Bangkok, Thailand. She was also awarded the title of Miss Universe Africa & Oceania. Later, she resigned from the title, citing a need to remain true to her values. Following her resignation, Yacé received media attention after Miss Universe Organization president Raul Rocha claimed in a video that her alleged weak passport contributed to her loss at Miss Universe 2025. This statement sparked backlash among pageant fans, including Guadeloupe’s Ophely Mezino, who publicly supported her.

== References ==

== External links == Media related to Olivia Yacé at Wikimedia Commons