Beautiful doctor in training

Saturday, November 22, 2008 (The Mirror Pg 54)

By Rebecca Kwei
When 20 year-old medical student, Tamara Aku Dzormeku, gave her speech on being a role model, she gave a good account of herself and many in the audience highly tipped her to take the coveted Miss Malaika crown.
Although, she had performed well throughout the competition, it was on the night that she ‘really shone’ and became a star. She took over from Laurie Lawson, also a medical student.
Tamara looked confident on stage beaming and also spoke eloquently. It was no wonder she also won the Miss Eloquence award.
For emerging Miss Malaika Ghana 2008, Tamara received a brand new KIA Cerato saloon car plus GH¢2,400 and sponsors products.
Christabel Ekeh came second and took home GH800 and sponsors products while Yvonne Eyram Kofigah came third and was rewarded with GH¢500 and sponsors products.
The show started with the delegates appearing in well coordinated steps wearing beautiful black dresses spruce up with accessories.
After this, the contestants each gave a speech on various subjects. The talent segment followed and Erika Thompson was adjudged the best.
It was the question and answer segment that really separated the ‘wheat from the chaff’ as some of the contestants messed up in answering the questions they picked themselves from the judges.
Those who made it to the final five were Tamara, Christine, Yvonne, Rachael and Christabel. These were further pruned to three made up of Tamara, Christabel and Yvonne who had to answer the same question on ‘what the most important ingredient needed for peaceful elections’ in order to determine the winner.
Okyeame Kwame, R2Bees, Adina, Tinny and Sidney spiced up the show with their performances.
Powered by Charterhouse, the Miss Malaika beauty pageant was sponsored by UT Financial Services, Travel Bureau, Lux, Vimto, Gino, Forever Easy, MTN, KIA, UB, Allure, Lux and Darling.