Super stunning Wabaiya Kariuki was crowned as the winner of Miss Universe Kenya 2018. The pageant was held at the Sankara Hotel in Nairobi. She will now represent Kenya at Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand next month. She was crowned by Mary Esther Were who placed in the Top 6 of Miss Universe 2016. Wabaiya Kariuki works as a model and has done notable national and international ad campaigns.

At the same event, Michelle Opiyo and Kanze Dena were declared as the first first and second runners-up, respectively.