Miss Ghana UK 2009 - Contestants

Miss Ghana UK 2009 - Contestants

		Name: Ellen King Age: 23 Location: Angel / lslington Background: Cape Coast, Central Region Occupation: Final year student in sports physiotherapy student Experiences / Hobbies: coaching children's basketball in summer school, dancing, singing baby sitting. Part-time, career for the elderly Ambition: To become a singer, songwriter, actress.
Why do you want to be Miss Ghana UK : I am a well grounded young woman with the 'can do' attitude. My personal crusade is to champion the course of vulnerable children to curb child molestation in Ghana and hopefully Africa.
		Name: Henrietta Asomontsi Age: 20 Location: Portsmouth Background: Ewe Occupation: Student (South Downs College) Experiences / Hobbies: Singing, Shopping and Dancing Ambition: To be a Solicitor or Barrister in the future
Why do you want to be Miss Ghana UK : To help promote awareness of Breast Cancer and to encourage and motivate all women to go for the Breast Cancer screening because it’s killing women.
		Name: Angela Ama Aso Nsiah Age: 25 Location: Sunbury Background: Ashanti Occupation: Qualified Beauty Therapist Experiences / Hobbies: Reading and I love anything to do with fashion Ambition: To educate people about Sexual Health
Why do you want to be Miss Ghana UK : My aim is to spread the word that HIV is real and use my qualification to raise money toward my cause.
		Name: Josephine Quartey Age: 21 Location: Croydon, South London Background: GA- Greater Accra Occupation: Student at the university College of Birmingham, Studying Culinary Arts and Management Experiences / Hobbies: I love Cooking and Swimming. I also have a charity that organises Christmas Parties for the Osu Children’s Home which I started last year Ambition: To open my own Restaurant in Ghana
Why do you want to be Miss Ghana UK : I want to be Miss Ghana UK because I believe that it can help me spread the message about my charity activities.
		Name: Melissa Ifeoma Esinam Obosi Age: 22 Location: North London Background: Ewe/Igbo Occupation: Student studying my Masters in International Relations at the University of Keele Experiences / Hobbies: I enjoy reading, running and dancing. I am involved in various charity campaigns such as Cancer Research UK and the Osu orphanage in Ghana Ambition: To work with development programmes such as the government based programme named- Department of International Development (DFID) I hope to continue my charity work in Ghana in the next twelve months
Why do you want to be Miss Ghana UK : The title of Miss Ghana UK would be the vital stepping stone as I pursue my ambitions in working with overseas development campaigns. I hope to make an active contribution to Ghanaians in the U.K. and in Ghana with regards to education and life skills. I feel that both are equally important as they empower oneself giving a sense of self reliance.
		Name: Margaret Osei-Bonsu Age: 19 Location: South West London Background: Asanti Occupation: Student, At University for the Creative Arts (BA Honours in Fashion Marketing and Management) Experiences / Hobbies: Reading magazines and articles which are related to my course topic and travelling Ambition: I hope to be fashion buyer for a retail company preferably to work for the Arcadia Group. I hope to achieve this within the next three years, through doing internships and workshops which are mirror my career path I wish to attain
Why do you want to be Miss Ghana UK : I want to be Miss Ghana UK 2009 as I would like the younger youth of today to be aware of the historical culture, which lies in the soil of our mother land. I feel many of us say we’re Ghanaians without knowing the true history and how we became the independent country we are today. In order to make a change to the future we must have knowledge of the past and that is what I hope to achieve if I am crowned Miss Ghana UK 2009.
		Name: Alberta Teiko Asare-Agyiri Age: 23 Location: East London Background: Akropong, Akwiapin Occupation: Student at Glasgow School of Art Studying Part 2 masters in architecture Experiences / Hobbies: I like promoting for charity events and teaching the youth arts craft and dance. I like travel around Europe and parts of the US to increase my knowledge in different cultures and their architecture Ambition: I will be running my own marketing company as well as establishing myself as a Commercial Architect
Why do you want to be Miss Ghana UK : Miss Ghana UK is not just a role model to her just her family and friends. To me she is a leader and a support to her peers. I, Alberta Teiko Asare-Agyiri am a representative of many communities, from my local home of Waltham forest to my native home of Ghana. I am using this competition as a platform to promote a profession that I am passionate about, Architecture. Working in an architectural company both in the UK and Ghana, it is apparent that Ghanaian architects do not have the same nationwide impact unlike their UK Partners; This is because of the lack of knowledge of local materials, its availability, but mainly the lack of use of architects in the construction industry. This pageant will me bring a step closer to work with representatives of the Ghana Institute of Architects to address these and several issues related to the construction industry, and to bring new ideas to promote Ghanaian architects.
		Name: Felicity Anan Age: 25 Location: London Background: Ashanti / Fanti Occupation: Airline Customer Service Agent Experiences / Hobbies: My Hobbies are playing the piano/Modelling I have been a close and keen supporter of The Akwadum Christian Village Orphanage and also help with their fund raising Ambition: My ambition is to be a happy successful and established woman with my own business
Why do you want to be Miss Ghana UK : I should be Miss Ghana UK 2009 because it would be such an honour and I have the confidence to carry out the role. I’ve always wanted to do something both exciting end challenging that would also help propel me into what I want to achieve in the future. I believe that winning the crown would inevitably do this.
		Name: Sharon Sarpong Age: 22 Location: North London Background: Ashanti Occupation: Student Experiences / Hobbies: I love being an active member of teams, especially ones which enable me to give back to my community. I spend a lot of my spare time with the KKT – a church group of which I am a member. We take part in various activities in the community including giving food and spending time with the homeless every Friday. I also enjoy dancing, reading, the theatre and socialising with friends and family Ambition: Since I was a little girl I always dreamt of being a Tour Designer. The idea of travelling the world and experiencing all it has to offer and sharing these experiences with others has always appealed to me
Why do you want to be Miss Ghana UK : I want to be Miss Ghana UK 2009 because I see this as an unrivalled opportunity to represent the beautiful, intelligent and elegant women of my country. I am extremely proud of my heritage and it would be both a huge honour and personal achievement to be crowned Miss Ghana UK 2009. Our culture is extremely rich and rewarding and I see this as an opportunity to promote this positivity within my Ghanaian community here in the UK, in Ghana and beyond. Being Miss Ghana UK is not just a title – it’s a responsibility to be a role model for others. I hope and pray that I get the opportunity to prove what I can do.
		Name: Henrietta Nyarko Ampofo Age: 24 Location: East London Background: Ashanti Occupation: I am a qualified Biomedical Scientist Experiences / Hobbies: Cooking, Reading, singing, acting, modelling, cleaning... Ambition: To be a wonderful role model for youths and to aid in supporting young women with self esteem issues.
Why do you want to be Miss Ghana UK : I believe Miss Ghana UK must lack selfishness, bad attitude, pride and rather comprise class, glamour, sophistication and true professionalism. She must have the spirit of humility, love and care and also epitomise real beauty and true culture. I Miss Henrietta Nyarko Ampofo epitomises all of d above and as such I believe to be crown Miss Ghana UK 2009. I am very determined and ambitious and work tirelessly towards achieving the goals set for myself. I recently gained a BSc honour and believe I will be of good support to the sickle cell anaemia unit in Ghana.


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