Six young, witty, beautiful and purpose-driven ladies, who auditioned for available slots in the Northern Belt in this year’s Miss Ghana beauty pageant, have qualified for the national finals in Accra.
After engaging in different tasks over a period of three days which required all contestants to pass certain score points, the judging panel, which included Shaida Buari, Miss Ghana 2002, Mimi Areme, Miss Ghana 2009, Shika Obeng, Executive Director of FC Skin and Beauty Clinic, Inna Mariam Patty and a guest judge, upon careful consideration, and in consultation with Contestant Manager Lauretta Aryeetey, gave a verdict that went well with all who auditioned.
The judges took into consideration factors including but not limited to poise, attitude, facial beauty, elegance, eloquence, intelligence, beauty with a purpose and sense of direction among other vital score points.
The selected contestants include Georgette Anawode Adeyiga, a 20 year-old Biology student of the University of Development Studies (Wa), Gifty Enyonam Abiti, a 20 year-old Medical student, also of the University of Development Studies (Wa), Josephine Aryitey, a 19 year-old Senior High School graduate, Biley Sung La Bou, a 22 year-old Management Studies student of the University of Development Studies (Wa), Joana Ahiawordor, a 24 year-old Level 400 Political Science student of the University of Ghana, and Rufina Boateng.
Rufina and Josephine will represent the Northern Region, with Gifty and Georgette representing the Upper East while Joan and Billy would represent the Upper West region at the national finals.
“The quality of girls we’ve selected from this belt goes to underscore the importance we are attaching to this year’s event. We are hopeful that they will go very far in what already looks like a tough national finals,” Inna Mariam Patty says.
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The Miss Ghana 2012 team was in Tamale last week for this year’s Northern Belt audition and it was a great success. Miss Ghana winners Shaida Buari (2002) and Mimi Areme (2009) joined the team in Tamale to support the audition process as judges… In some cases, beauty never dies off…The two former Beauty Queens are still … Read more
Exciting Prize Package for Miss Ghana 2012 Announced!
Organizers and franchise holders of the Miss Ghana beauty pageant, Exclusive Events Ghana, have announced the prize package for this year’s event, in what is set to be the biggest and exciting offer in the history of the event.
Exclusive Events Ghana have said that given the popularity and goodwill the Miss Ghana brand enjoys both locally and internationally, it was important to place premium on the perks that come with being a Miss Ghana contestant and finalist.
In a historic twist and style not witnessed before in the history of beauty pageants in Ghana, the organizers said all first three winners of this year’s event get official cars; a cash prize, tickets to London, employment opportunities, branding and ambassadorial openings, elegant household appliances, and many more.
Other exciting offerings include full educational scholarships worth USD 220,000.00 ($110, 000.00 each) to two lucky finalists, to study with one of the best universities in the United States of America, Benedict College, and also a year’s accommodation for the eventual winner of Miss Ghana 2012 and her two runner ups, who will be residing at the plush Miss Ghana House, donated by Manet Properties.
Miss Ghana 2012 Launched!
The Banquet Hall of the State House on Tuesday May 22, witnessed yet another historic milestone in the life of the Miss Ghana beauty pageant, Ghana’s oldest pageant that seeks to reward the most beautiful and intelligent young lady in the country.
The launch of Miss Ghana 2012 had long been anticipated to be a successful one, and yes it did, as the standards were raised to the admiration of patrons.
Even more refreshing, is the impressive array of society’s high and mighty, socialites and the glitterati who graced what has already been said to be a night that was worth it.
Miss World Team Arrives In Ghana Today!
Ghana prepares to host for the very first time in the history of the Miss Ghana beauty pageant, Ivian Sarcos, the 22 year-old winner of the 2011 edition of the most prestigious beauty pageant on earth, Miss World.
Sarcos and the Miss World team arrive at exactly 8:20pm, and would be met on arrival by Stephanie Karikari, Miss Ghana 2010 and joint winner of the Miss World Beauty With a Purpose, as well as officials of Exclusive Events Ghana, organizers of the Miss Ghana event. There will be a short press briefing at the VIP Lounge of Kotoka International Airport, afterwards.
The Venezuelan is accompanied on her five-day visit which begins on the 19th and ends on the 23rd, by a 15-member Miss World team, comprising of the first and second runner ups from the Philippines and Puerto Rico, Miss World Europe, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Miss World organization Julia Morley, and some members of the international press among others.
Sarcos and her team are in Ghana to support Stephanie Karikari, Miss Ghana 2010 winner and joint winner of last year’s Miss World Beauty with a purpose, to launch her project, as well as to attend the launch of the 2012 edition of the Miss Ghana beauty pageant event, as well as the Miss World Charity Ball, which comes off on Tuesday May 22, at the Banquet Hall of the State House.
Miss Ghana 2012 Scouting Process Begins!
Scouting for contestants of the Miss Ghana 2012 beauty pageant began today the 14th of March 2012.
Adi Plahar, a professional model instructor and trainer, will lead a team of scouts to all ten regions of Ghana to identify young, savvy, exceptionally beautiful and intelligent ladies for the 2012 edition.
Plahar’s team began their search in the Western and Central regions today, March 14 and would wrap up on Friday March 16th, after which they will storm other regions.
The main purpose according to event organizers Exclusive Events Ghana is to create an impressive database of potential queens long before the main auditions that will be held immediately after the grand launch. The grand launch is scheduled to take place few weeks from now.