Miss Earth Beauty Pageant Takes Off

This year’s Miss Earth beauty pageant is set to take off with a big bang this weekend.

Being organized by the Miss Earth Organisation, the pageant, under the theme, ‘Beauties for A Cause’, takes off this weekend with scouting in about 25 tertiary institutions in Ghana.

The scouting, to be done in both the northern and the southern sectors, through rigorous pre-selection exercises, will culminate in the selection of the lucky 16 to have the special experience only privy to Miss Earth Ghana delegates.

This weekend, the southern sector’s pre-selection will be held at the conference room of the Ghana Wild life Society, while the northern sector’s pre-selection will be held at Miklin Hotel, Kumasi on March 9.
According to the Executive Directors of the Miss Earth Ghana Organistion, Edwin Lutterodt Azu and Kwame Osei Sarfo, the 16 finalists would be camped for four weeks to undergo a number of activities including tree planting, environmental education, beach resource/sanitation, management activities, eco fashion shows and themed photo-shoots.

These activities will take place in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Northern and Central regions of Ghana. The organizers indicated that all 16 finalists would go through a series of voting and pre-judging scorings, leading to the grand finale.

The Public Relations Officer of the pageant, Seth Kwame Nyarko, also noted that the pageant would culminate in a scintillating grand finale, offering patrons a world-class entertainment while helping save Mother Earth.

The final show will see delegates make a three-minute presentation on a pressing environmental issue. This year’s ultimate winner takes home an official car, cash and other prizes worth GH¢10,000.00, wardrobe for a year, and will participate in the Miss Earth international event.

The first runner-up(Miss Earth Air) will receive cash and other prizes worth GH¢5,000.00, wardrobe for six months and participate in an international event, while the second runner-up (Miss Earth Water) takes home cash and other prizes worth GH¢3,000.00, wardrobe for three months and participate in an international event.

The third runner-up (Miss Earth fire) will also receive cash and other prizes worth GH¢1000.00 and fabrics from sponsors There will be special awards which will go with some cash prizes.

They include Miss Earth Walk- GH¢500.00, Miss Earth Project- GH¢500.00, Miss Earth Talent- GH¢500.00, Delegates Creativity- GH¢500.00, Miss Earth Eloquent- GH¢500.00, Miss Earth Face- GH¢500.00 and Miss Earth Poise and Attitude- GH¢500.00.

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