Sarah Dzafce is a Finnish beauty pageant contestant who was crowned Miss Finland 2025. She represented Finland at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant held in Thailand in November but failed to advance to the Top 30. In December 2025, she lost her Miss Finland crown after an outcry over a racist social media incident.
Who is Sarah Dzafce?
Sarah Dzafce (Ex-Miss Finland 2025) is an ex-beauty pageant titleholder who recently faced the dethroning of her title over a racially charged social media post. Originally hailing from Kuopio, this Helsinki, Finland resident is an entrepreneur and former artistic gymnast. She is originally of mixed Finnish and Kosovar heritage. Dzafce was born in 2003 in Finland, with family in Kosovo, often speaking publicly about embracing her multicultural background and promoting inclusion.
Sarah Dzafce Career
Dzafce was crowned Miss Finland in September 2025 and represented her country at the Miss Universe competition held in Thailand in November 2025. Prior to entering the pageant arena, she had worked at her family restaurant since she was 14 years old. She was also an artistic gymnast and a gymnastics coach. On the professional end, she has a restaurant background, having worked as a shift manager.
Sarah Dzafce Qualification
Sarah Dzafce received her Business Administration degree from the University of Melbourne. She completed her education before joining work at her family’s olive oil business.
Sarah Dzafce Height
Sarah Dzafce is said to be 167 cm tall, which is approximately 5 feet 5.75 inches.
Sarah Dzafce Age
Sarah Dzafce was born in 2003 and is 22 years old as of late 2025.
Sarah Dzafce Net Worth
There is no information available in the public domain about Sarah Dzafce’s net worth.
Sarah Dzafce Nationality
She is Finnish by nationality, born and raised in Finland, and has a mixed heritage with her mother from Finland and her father from Kosovo. Sarah Dzafce represented Finland in international beauty pageants. She combines her Nordic upbringing with the Balkan heritage and has been using her platform for the causes of kindness and inclusivity, supporting children and their families. She was crowned Miss Finland in 2025.
Sarah Dzafce Parents
Sarah Dzafce hails from a mixed cultural heritag, her mother is Finnish, while her father traces his roots to Kosovo. In Finland, she was born to a Finnish mother and a Kosovan father of Albanian origin.
What was the Sarah Dzafce Racism scandal?
In September 2025, Sarah Dzafce was declared the winner of Miss Finland. In November, a friend posted a picture on social media of Dzafce stretching her eyebrows with the caption, “Let’s eat Chinese food.” The image whipped up a fury online. Later, she responded to it by posting a video that said, “The gang is throwing meanwhile I’m in Finnair’s business class.”
According to Sunneva Sjögrén, the CEO of the Miss Finland organization, this picture offended members of the Asian community. Several people, including those from China, reportedly called the organization to take her title away. Dzafce officially gave up the crown on December 11, 2025, and was even asked to apologize in Chinese. After her dethronement, the first runner-up Tara Lehtonen was crowned the new Miss Finland. Dzafce became just the second Miss Finland, after Pia Pakarinen, now Lamberg, to be stripped of the title during her reign.
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