Pamela is first Miss Ghana Vs Nigeria University pageant
They have always seized the opportunity to prove their prowess to each other in an endeavour anytime the two countries are in a competition, and at the maiden edition of the Ghana Vs Nigeria University pageant; the two countries, Ghana and Nigeria, once again put their friendly rivalry to test at the Accra International Conference Centre last Sunday.
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Right from the first stage of the competition when the ladies came on stage to a choreographed introduction, the Nigerians who formed majority of the audience hinted of their readiness to win the day.
The loud cheers of support that Nigerian students in Ghana gave the Nigerian contestants during the competition must have contributed to the confidence that saw the Nigerians take the two top positions.
At the end of the night, 19- year-old Nigerian student of Sikkim Manipal University, Pamela Lilybox, was crowned the queen. Miss Victoria Chigozirim Onyeagbako, another Nigerian student of Mountcrest University College, placed second while 22-year-old Luisa Yayra Ziorklui, a Ghanaian student of Accra Polytechnic came third.
For her prize, Miss Lilybox took away an all-expenses-paid trip to South Africa, a scholarship, adverstising deals and will be an Ambassador spearheading a campaign towards the advancement of women.
The first runner-up, Miss Onyeagbako, received a Plasma TV, advertising deal and sponsor’s make-up for one year while the second runner-up took away a laptop, an advertising deal and sponsor’s make-up for one year.
The pageant which drew 16 contestants, eight Ghanaians and eight Nigerians from 15 tertiary schools in Ghana had the beauties display their intelligence and rich cultural performances during the period of the competition.
The show started four hours behind the advertised time of 6: 30 p.m. It kicked off with performances from some relatively unknown artistes from both Ghana and Nigeria and their performances seemed to have “gingered” up the mood of the audience for the show ahead.
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The contestants keenly competed in the various segments of the competition from the display of their own designed African wear, talent hunt and modeling in their evening wear, which was quite impressive.
However, they were not quite impressive during the question and answer segment, a scenario which occasionally drew giggles and murmurs from the audience but on the whole, the contestants pulled off an average show on the night.
Some of the contestants were outstanding. For example, Miss Luisa Yayra Ziorklui, who put up a great show, won three awards-the Most Confident and Eloquent, Best African Wear and the Best Talent Outstanding awards.
Mavis Djan, a 21-year-old Ghanaian student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology won the Miss Exemplary Leadership Skills award.
There were performances by dancehall artistes, Natural Faze and MzVee, and hiplife group, 55, to crown an eventful evening which dragged on till Monday dawn.
In an interview with the Event Co-ordinator, Mr. Diamond Roland, he said that the Miss Ghana Vs Nigeria University pageant was introduced as a means of fostering and strengthening the Ghana and Nigeria relationship established over the years.
He said that the pageant was not a platform to showcase beautiful ladies from both countries but would be used as an avenue to empower young females academically and orient them for the job market through “the finesse of the educated mind”.
Apart from that, the pageant, he said, was also aimed at promoting the cultural uniqueness of the two countries.