Olivia Yacé

Olivia Manuela Yacé is an Ivorian beauty pageant titleholder, who won Miss Côte d'Ivoire 2021. She represented her country at Miss World 2021, where she 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.

On 2 June 2022, Yacé became one of the official tourism ambassadors for Côte d’Ivoire.^[1] She continued her studies at the Richmond American University in London, where she earned a Master’s degree in Luxury Marketing in June 2024.^[2]

In 2021, Yacé participated in and won Miss Côte d'Ivoire against 23 contestants, on 4 September 2021, at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire Congress Palace in Abidjan.^[3]. She had been pre-selected on 8 May 2021 in Yamoussoukro, in the Bélier region.^[4] Following the pre-selection, she was crowned Miss Côte d'Ivoire on

Yacé was second runner-up at Miss World 2021, on 16 March 2022, and was awarded the title of Miss World Africa.^[3] During the competition, where she 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.^[5]

On 23 July 2025, the Miss Côte d'Ivoire Committee announced that Yacé would represent Côte d’Ivoire at Miss Universe 2025.^[6]

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.^[7][8] Later, she resigned from the title, citing a need to remain true to her values.^[9][10]

Following her resignation, Yacé received media attention after Miss Universe Organization (MUO) 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.^[11]

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