Chidinma Okeke Is Miss Anambra 2015

Chidinma Okeke Is Miss Anambra 2015

Chidinma Okeke Is Miss Anambra 2015

The Marble Arch Hotel, Awka, Anambra
State capital, was the place to be last
weekend, as the Anambra Broadacsting
Service (ABS) staged the much-
anticipated Miss Anambra Beauty
Pageant 2015. Aimed at showcasing
beauty and brains, the end of the keenly
contested event featured 21 pretty ladies,
who battled for the crown, after going
through the rigorous screening process.
At last, Chidinma Okeke, who
represented Orumba North Local
Government, emerged winner and was
presented with the star prize of 1 million
Naira, brand new Kia Rio, free unlimited
business class travel for her and her
chaperon to any city in Nigeria serviced
by Air Peace, free 1 year medical care
courtesy of Rise Clinics and other prizes.
While Miss Tyra Obiadi, who
represented Njikoka Local Government
Area, was 1st runner up, Amaka
Amamchukwu, who represented Anaocha
Local Government, emerged 2nd runner
up in the well-organised contest that
brought together guests from different
part of the state and beyond.
Though a beauty pageant, the evening
was spiced with comedy and musical
performances from the likes of Obiwon,
DJinee, Slow Dogg, 2 Can Talk and other
acts, who got slot to entertain the
audience till the early hours of the
following day. With the level of turn out
at the event, one can confidently say that
night life has finally returned.
Speaking at the event, the Creative
Director of the Miss Anambra pageant
and head judge on the night Miss
Nwando Okwuosa (Miss Nigeria 2003),
said this year’s competition was keenly
contested as many beautiful and
intelligent girls entered for the show.
“In the end, we the judges picked Miss
Chidinma Okeke for her grace, poise,
elegance, beauty and intelligence,” she
said.
Others, who made up the judging panel,
are Omotu Celia Bissong (MBGN 2003
and cast member of Desperate
Housewives Africa and Tinsel), Beat FM
OAP Olisa Adibua and Fashion
Consultant Ifeanyi Okonkwo made up
the judging panel.
According to Uche Nworah, MD/CEO of
the Anambra Broadcasting Service, the
pageant has grown in stature, as
reputable brands such as Kia Motors, Air
Peace, Rockland Real Estate, Rise Clincs,
M-P Infrastructure Ltd, New Crystal
Communications Ltd, Let’s Partner With
You Ltd etc have signed long term
sponsorship deals with the organization.
“Let me use this opportunity to thank
Ndi Anambra for turning out en masse
to witness the occasion. What I can
promise you is that next year’s edition
will even be bigger and better and we
hope that that other brands will come on
board.”
Last year, the management of the
Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS)
conceived a beauty pageant tagged Miss
Independence, which saw Chizoba Ejike,
emerge as winner. Following the level of
success recorded by the project, the
pageant was elevated to Miss Anambra
Beauty Pageant, with commitment to the
development of Anambra Women.
This is part of our commitment to the
development of Anambra women; Miss
Anambra in a beauty pageant aimed at
showcasing beauty and brains. The
pageant would usher in a new
experience in the world of pageantry in
Anambra, as well as honour outstanding
women. Organising this event and other
similar events is in line with the
mandate of the Anambra Broadcasting
Service (ABS) and its objectives of
informing, educating and entertaining
our audience. It is also a manifestation
of our repositioning from being a
broadcast organisation to a media and
entertainment brand, Nworah said.
He therefore thanked Governor Willie
Obiano for providing enabling
environment for social and
entertainment activities, such as the
beauty pageant, to take place in the
state.
Anambra State under the watch of
Obiano has continued to record progress
across all the sectors. Having provided
an enabling environment for businesses
to thrive through robust and sustainable
policies especially in the area of security
and protection of lives and property,
nightlife has returned in the state. Ndi
Anambra living outside the state, who
usually come back home for family
events during weekends and those living
in Anambra State are once again
savouring the social scene in the state.
Before now, you hardly hear of social
events in the state due to security
challenges. But with what the current
administration has done to secure the
state, it is now possible for people to
come out and attend social events
without fear, he said.

MD/CEO of ABS Uche Nworah (second
left) and Miss Nwando Okwuosa (right)
join the Kia Motors Team to present
dummy key of Kia Rio to the new Queen.