Beauties of South Sudan (BOSS) is a beauty pageant founded by the first ever Miss World Africa tittle holder from South Sudan and South Sudan Ambassador for Culture, Miss Atong Demach. The purpose is to promote the culture of South Sudan at international pageants, promote environmental advocacy and empower young South Sudanese girls to achieve their dreams. BOSS organizes local pageants, recruits,
trains and sends one girl every year to represent South Sudan at Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Grand International, respectively. The first edition of BOSS was held in the capital Juba on 30 June, 2013, where a large number of South Sudanese, Government officials and international beauty pageant winners, including Miss Indonesia 2012 Inesh Putri and Miss Earth 2012 Tereza Fajksova attended and witnessed the crowning of the first BOSS winners. This was also the first time in history when any international beauty queen visited South Sudan.
