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Miss Isabella Ayuk,Winner, the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, 2012

Miss Isabella Ayuk,Winner, the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, 2012

Miss Isabella Ayuk (25) has emerged the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN), 2012.

Isabella beat 31 contestants on Saturday night at the 25th edition of the pageant organised by the Silverbird Group.

The event was held at the Best Western Homeville Hotel in Benin, the Edo State capital.

The new queen, who succeeds Sylvia Nduka, went home with a Toyota Corolla car donated by the Edo State Government; N3 million and a Cartier wrist watch worth N1 million.

Isabella will represent Nigeria at the Miss World pageant in August.

The 1st runner up, Miss Damiete Charles Grandville, went home with N1.5 million.

She will represent Nigeria at the Miss Universe pageant.

The second runner-up, who got a N1 million prize, will represent Nigeria at the Miss Tourism International pageant.

The event was attended by the Edo State Commissioner of Culture and Tourism, Ms Elizabeth Jemitola, and other officials of the state government.

Guests were entertained by music artistes Tuface Idibia, Banky W and Chudy K.

In her valedictory speech, Sylvia said she will never forget her trip to the Miss World pageant in London. She said: “It made me appreciate the value of being a woman more.”

Sylvia described her tenure as “a year of fulfillment, not just as a beauty queen, but as a woman who has been a role model to other women”.

She said: “I was involved in some charitable works, one of which afforded me the opportunity to visit and contribute to the well being of children at an orphanage in Jalingo, Taraba State, and the home for the physically in Anambra State.”

 

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