Wabaiya Kariuki will represent Kenya at the 67th edition of Miss Universe beauty contest which will be held at Impact, Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok, Thailand on December 17, 2018 where Miss South Africa, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters will crown her successor.
Wabaiya Kariuki’s journey into professional modelling world was not intentional. During her Bachelor of Science studies at Daystar University, the 22-year-old student was involved in musical drama performance as music director for a talent and theatre club at the university.