Who will be the new Miss Ghana?

After nearly a year of wearing the Miss Ghana crown, Naa Okailey Shooter will hand it over to a new queen tonight, July 20,  at the State House, Banquet Hall, in Accra.

Twenty beauties are vying for the 2013 Miss Ghana title after eight weeks of grooming, mentoring, skills training and development.

Miss Shooter, who sounded excited when she spoke to Daily Graphic  last Tuesday, wished all the ladies well. She urged the contestants not to display just their beauty but their intelligence as well.

The twenty ladies vying  for the crown are Crystal, Zuleiya, Maame Serwaa, Angela, Golda, Chantell, Anwity, Destiny, Emelda, Michelle, Selasie, Maureen, Safoa, Guisepine, Sylvia, Belinda, Nadia, Matilda, Margaret and Jasmine.

Meanwhile,  Miss World 2012, Wenxia Yu and the Chairwoman of the Miss World organisation, Julia Morley, arrived in Ghana last Monday for a week’s visit.  They have visited the Northern Region in  support   of various Miss Ghana Foundation projects there.

The team paid a courtesy call on the President, John Dramani Mahama last Tuesday and would be at the  Miss Ghana 2013 pageant/Beauty With a Purpose Charity Ball.  Miss World 2012 is expected to be a judge at the Miss Ghana final event  tonight.

The winner is expected to walk away with a brand new car, cash prize, a year’s full-time service with Miss Ghana Foundation, one year accommodation at the Miss Ghana official house donated by Manet Properties among other prizes.

The first runner-up will also have an official car to be used for a year, a year’s full time service with the Miss Ghana Foundation, a year’s accommodation at the Miss Ghana  house and a cash prize.

The second runner-up will  receive an official car to be used for a year, a year’s accommodation at the Miss Ghana house and a cash prize.

Musicians Kwabena Kwabena, Sherifa Gunu and Steve Bedi are  billed to perform at  tonight’s show.


By Gifty Owusu-Amoah, ACCRA
Daily Graphic/graphic.com.gh
Ghana