People & Lifestyle
The battle for Miss Earth Ghana rolls out!
Miss Earth Ghana, a beauty pageant that is premised on environmental preservation, has announced its finalists and rolled out its TV dairies on TV3. After the pre-selection processes that were held in Accra and Kumasi, 19 beautiful, well heighted, intelligent, young, strong, and determined ladies were chosen to spearhead the course of environmental preservation during this contest. The delegates have undergone a series of pre-camp activities and are poised for environmental preservation activities, which started on Monday, June 25 with tree planting exercises and followed with sanitation activities and environmental talks at selected schools. The unique pageant sees the delegates grouped in 4 elements of the Earth – that is Land, Water, Air – and Fire with each group given an earth preservation task such as sanitizing and beautifying Ghana’s beaches and tree planting exercises amongst others. These environmental activities will be interspersed with very exciting activities and interventions including Eco-Fashion shows and themed photo shoots. Delegates will replicate these activities in Tamale, Kumasi, Tarkwa and Elmina. All the activities of the delegates would be filmed and relayed to the viewing audience in captivating diaries, that would help sustain the interest of the general public in the pageant as well as promote brand of sponsors. Each week would be closed with a thrilling debate, big on Eco- entertainment. Delegates would be pruned down to 10, through a combination of votes by the general public and scoring by judges. The pageant would culminate in a scintillating Grand Finale, offering patrons world class entertainment while helping Save Mother Earth. The final show will see delegates make a 3-minute presentation on a pressing environmental issue. The winner will champion an environmental awareness programme for a year. Causes championed in the Top-3 presentations will also be implemented by the partnering Government Agencies and other corporate bodies dedicated and passionate about reclaiming our degrading environment. Project Director, Mrs Nkechi Onuoha comments: “At Miss Earth Ghana, We believe that environmental education should be given top priority if this national clamor for environmental preservation must yield maximum results, and so we urge our president, ministers, commissioners, ambassadors, corporate executives and parents, to help blend environmental courses into schools’ curriculum.” “We believe that it should be everyone’s agenda to make the earth smile again. When the Earth smiles we will smile, so the clamor goes. Let us keep our environment clean, sow a tree and nurture it, it will grow to save your life,” she added. Every year on the international front, Miss Earth attracts participants from over 90 countries. The winner of Miss Earth serves as the Ambassador to environmental protection campaigns worldwide. MBN and Events Galore are joining forces with the franchise holders – 1st Royal Events to organize for the first time and annually afterward, Miss Earth Ghana. The winner will represent Ghana at the world finals of Miss Earth. The winner of Miss Earth Ghana will also win an official car, GH₡ 10,000.00, and wardrobe for one year. 1st runner up(Miss Earth Air), would work towards the sanitization of our air and win a home theatre set, GH₡ 5,000.00 cash, wardrobe for six months and a participation in an International event. The 2nd runner up(Miss Earth water) would work towards solving the issues affecting waters and take home a 32” plasma TV, GH₡ 3,000.00, wardrobe for three months and an international event participation. The 3rd runner up(Miss Earth fire) Would work towards the protection of lands, aforestation, and related issues. She will win a refrigerator, GH₡ 1000.00, and fabrics from sponsors. Other special awards would include Miss Earth Walk – GH₡ 500.00, Miss Earth Project – GH₡ 500.00, Miss Earth Congeniality – GH₡ 500.00, Miss National Costume – GH₡ 500.00, Miss Earth Eloquence – GH₡ 500.00 , Miss Earth Face – GH₡ 500.00, and Miss Earth Poise and attitude – GH₡ 500.00. Documentaries on Miss Earth International have commenced already on TV3 every Saturday at 11:30am and will continue till 21st July, 2012 – the grand finale. Miss Earth Ghana is sponsored by ACI Construction, Somotex Ghana Ltd (LG Somovision), Primus Africa, Schwarzkopf; and supported by Ministries of Environment, Science and Technology, Land and Natural Resources, the Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana Wildlife Division and Society the Dept. of Parks and Gardens. The public can vote for their favourite delegate by sending their code name to 1433 on Airtel and 1413 on all other networks.
| GROUP | DELEGATE NAME | SHORT CODE NAME |
| WATER | EVELYN ABENA APPIAH | EVE |
| ESTHER NANA YAA AMONI | YAA | |
| RHODA BROWN WOOD | RHODA | |
| ABENA DICKSON | ABENA | |
| AIR | CHAANA ABDUL-RAZAK | CHAANA |
| MAAME YAA KYEKYE TETE | KYEKYE | |
| RAMA OSMAN | RAMS | |
| SEKINA ABDULAI | KINA | |
| SELINA ANTWI | SELINA | |
| FIRE | ROBERTA A. AACQUAHFUL | AKWELEY |
| FELICIA GYAPONG | FELICIA | |
| MARTHA MENSAH ADAE | MARTHA | |
| PORTIA SENYA YAYRA | PORTIA | |
| NORAH ACQUAH | NORA | |
| LAND | IRENE AKENDITA AMORO | IRENE |
| ASEYE ELEBLU | ASEYE | |
| FAROUZA BAWAH | FAROUZA | |
| IMACULATE SIDDICK | IMAN | |
| ADJOA DENSU | ADJOA |
