Agbe-n-a-a-a! Adoley is 'Ghana's Most Beautiful'

Saturday, June 21, 2008 (The Mirror Pg 46)

By Rebecca Kwei
The die is cast. Adoley, the contestant from the Greater Accra Region is TV3’s “Ghana’s Most Beautiful” queen. She beat three other competitors at the grand finals last Sunday.
Although all four finalists had performed creditably during the weeks that the pageant was held, Fanny and Eyram were the most tipped to win when the number was pruned to four.
The finals which was held at the National Theatre, opened with a traditional dance performed by the National Dance Company.
First to come on stage was Fanny. Looking graceful and confident, she said she decided to participate in the pageant to prove to women that “marriage and having children was not the end of life.”
Saying she would promote culture, she did not state clearly what exactly she would do and her answers to questions from the judges was not too impressive.
Adoley had the disabled at heart and said she would establish fan clubs in Junior and Senior High Schools for the youth to appreciate disabled people.
Eyram was also not too impressive with how she was going to tackle her sanitation project.
Coming from the Northern Region, Ruweida used the opportunity to appeal to the people in north to give peace a chance. She mentioned the eradication of guinea worm in the northern regions as what she would embark on when she won. She did well in answering her questions although she messed up a little when she was asked to recite the national pledge.
The high point for the evening was when the contestants paired — Fanny with Adoley and Eyram with Ruweida — to portray that Ghanaians are one people with a common destiny.
The event was interspersed with modelling by the contestants and music from Elivava, Joe of Mentor 2, Obour and the National Dance Company.
For coming tops, Adoley got a Tata Indigo car and a Tata Safari which she would use as a ceremonial car during her term as queen. She also received GH¢3000.
The second position went to Eyram and she had GH¢6000 and an additional GH¢ 500 for the Best Skin award while Fanny who placed third had GH¢4000 and Ruweida walked away with GH¢2000.
All the contestants received a mobile phone each from Onetouch plus other prizes from sponsors.