ln the year 2004, Mariatu Kargbo was invited to participate in a beauty contest held during the International Kite Festival in Weifang, a Chinese city in Shandong Province, where kite flying is a traditional custom. In the end, Kargbo won the award of Miss Kite.

Mariatu Kargbo, is a 5 feet 8 inches tall mixed-race woman from Sierra Leone and now a singer based in China. People there have given her the nickname Luminous Black Pearl Maria. In China, luminous pearl is regarded as a symbol of nobility and happiness and is often used as a metaphor for beautiful and loving young ladies.

In 2009, Kargbo became the only contestant in the Miss World history to win two awards in the same section – Miss World Talent and Miss World Dress Designer. She is regarded as a super star in her native Sierra Leone.

Today Mariatu Kargbo is carving a strong presence for herself in the Chinese entertainment scene by using both her understanding of this Asian culture and her African identy to create a uniquely appealing personality. Edit Biography