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Participants in Mr. & Ms. Kibera 2025, held to mark International Youth Day, have their makeup done in a classroom serving as the backstage area on church grounds in the Kibera informal settlement of Nairobi, on August 12, 2025. Mr. & Ms. Kibera annual pageant champions “bold voices, brilliant minds, and inspiring stories” emerging from Kibera, aiming to showcase youth leadership, resilience, and creativity in East Africa's largest urban informal settlement, while providing a platform for young people to reshape the image of Kibera, and convey socially and politically conscious messages about their community's future. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)
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