Pageantry started in Ghana around 1957 and it has evolved over the years. Many celebrities in the entertainment and fashion industry such as Berla Mundi, Naa Ashorkor, and Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter among others rose to fame through pageantry.
These confident and smart women have become household names in various fields. All the credit and organizers can be attributed to the industrious women, some of whom are beauty queens themselves.
These pioneer women or national directors of the various pageant take the women through a series of competitions and coaching transforming the contestants to become outstanding young women.
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Some of the winners who compete in international pageants are usually unplaced, with only a few win titles for the country.
1. Miss Ghana- Inna Patty
A social entrepreneur and philanthropist by the name of Inna Mariam Patty, also known as Inna Patty, was crowned Miss Ghana in 2004 and represented her country in Miss World 2005 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. She runs Exclusive Events Ghana, which now oversees the Miss Ghana pageant.
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2. Miss Universe Ghana – Menaye Donkor-Muntari
Former beauty queen and entrepreneur, Menaye Donkor is the national director for Miss Universe Ghana.
Menaye has successfully organized four events under her leadership with the current queen being Engracia Afua K. Mofuman.
The beauty entrepreneur, Menaye is the wife of former Black Stars player, Sulley Muntari.
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3. Miss Malaika – Mrs. Teresa Ayoade (Charter House)
Mrs. Teresa Ayoade is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Charter House Productions. The creative entrepreneur and her team have organized eighteen successful Miss Malaika editions. This year’s event has been dubbed the emerald season and the search is ongoing to look for the next queen as contestants compete fiercely.
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4. Akua Amoakowaa – Miss Golden Stool
2011 winner of Ghana’s Most Beautiful pageant, Akua Amoakowaa in her quest to impact the young girls in her region has also come up with an educative pageant titled Miss Golden Stool.
The pageant is geared toward promoting the rich culture and traditions of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
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5. Miss Supranational Ghana- Afia Kennedy
National Director for Miss Supranational Ghana, Veronica Add Nti is a beauty queen. She competed in Miss Supranational International in 2021 and won the talent contest for Ghana. The reigning queen, Gifty Boakye competed in the international pageant placed twenty-fourth in Africa and won the influencer contest.
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Source: YEN.com.gh