19-year-old undergraduate wins MBGA 2015 pageant

19-year-old undergraduate wins MBGA 2015 pageant

19-year-old undergraduate wins MBGA 2015 pageant

Miss Debbie Douglas, 19-year-old Political Science
student of Nasarawa State University, has won
the 2015 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in
Abuja (MBGA) beauty pageant.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the Cross River State born
beauty queen beat 31 other contestants
on Sunday to emerge the new FCT
Queen.
This year’s edition of the MBGA pageant,
which started in 2001 and organised by
Dolce Entertainment Ltd, marked the
15th anniversary of the annual event.
NAN report that the contest is organised
annually to discover and develop beauty
queens in the FCT.
Mr Ejiro Okpihwo, Chief Executive, Dolce
Entertainment, said that the MBGA
pageant serve as platform to empower
young Nigerian ladies from different
background.
He added that it also helped to create
employment opportunities for many
people in the entertainment industry.
Okpihwo said that the MBGA was now a
popular brand in pageantry business in
Nigeria and beyond, adding that it had
created several opportunities for
previous contestants and winners.
“In the past 10 years, we have given out
over 10 cars to winners consistently and
empowered them to carry out pet
projects that have impacted the
community positively”, he said.
Douglas, the new beauty Queen, was
presented with a brand new Pontiac car
and undisclosed cash award.
She spoke amidst tears of joy on what
she intended to do during her reign as
the FCT beauty queen in the next 12
months.
“It was really tough contesting for one
crown with 31 persons. I am thrilled that
I emerged the winner.
“I thank God for his grace and the
organiser for giving me the opportunity
to participate in this contest.
“I will use my office to preach peace and
tolerance among Nigerians and will also
be involved in leadership mentoring for
teenagers, as leaders of tomorrow.
“I will work as an ambassador of peace
and positive change agent in the life of
young people,” she said.
Douglas noted that combining the
responsibilities of her new office with
the demands of studies as a 300 level
student in the university would be
tasking.
She however expressed optimism that
with her passion and hard work, she
would succeed in the task ahead.
The first to the fifth runners up of the
pageant, were named MBGA’s
ambassadors and models for 2015.
Some upcoming and established Nigerian
music artistes and comedians performed
at the event which was held at the
congress hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel.