ECOWAS Peace Pageant
The ECOWAS Peace Pageant is an annual international beauty pageant established in 2008 for promoting peace and the youth agenda of the ECOWAS Commission to the global community. It is open to delegates from the 15 member-states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS )/Communauté Économique Des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest/Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental (CEDEAO). However, since each country sends two delegates, the pageant membership is 30. The current Ecowas Peace Ambassador is Zirra Banu from Nigeria who was crowned in Port Harcourt on Friday, 14 December 2012. The venue for the pageant is selected by the ECOWAS Peace Pageant organization and the ECOWAS commission based on which country offering optimal support to the organization is chosen. The pageant winner is expected to spend one year to champion the cause for the pageant organisation's official charity, and avail herself for all fund-raising events.
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| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Membership | 30 |
Official language | English, French, Portuguese |
| Website | Official website |
The ECOWAS Peace Pageant is an annual international beauty pageant established in 2008 for promoting peace and the youth agenda of the ECOWAS Commission to the global community.[1] It is open to delegates from the 15 member-states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS )/Communauté Économique Des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest/Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental (CEDEAO). However, since each country sends two delegates, the pageant membership is 30.[2]
The current Ecowas Peace Ambassador is Zirra Banu from Nigeria who was crowned in Port Harcourt on Friday, 14 December 2012.[3][4]
The venue for the pageant is selected by the ECOWAS Peace Pageant organization and the ECOWAS commission based on which country offering optimal support to the organization is chosen.[5]
The pageant winner is expected to spend one year to champion the cause for the pageant organisation's official charity, and avail herself for all fund-raising events.[6]
History
[edit]The Miss ECOWAS Peace Pageant is organised by 702 Productions Ltd.,[7] an Accra-based events management company, under the auspices of the ECOWAS Commission. It is intended to promote peace and the youth agenda of the ECOWAS Commission to the global community.[1]
Titleholders
[edit]| Year | Country | Miss ECOWAS Peace Ambassador | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Cape Verde |
Neves Tania | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 2006 |  Ivory Coast |
Alima Diomandé | Lomé, Togo |
| 2007 |  Senegal |
Aminata Diallo | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 2008 | Senegal |
Fatoumata Diallo Tima | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| 2009 |  Nigeria |
Joy Ngozika Obasi | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| 2010 |  Ghana |
Shirley Nwangere | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| 2011 | Cape Verde |
Vanny Reis | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| 2012 | Nigeria |
Zirra Banu | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ECOWAS Peace Pageant: Beauty with Brains". ECOWAS Peace Pageant Official website. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14.
- ^ "The Event". ECOWAS Peace Pageant Official Website. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01.
- ^ ECOWAS, Commission (4 February 2013). "Nigerian is ECOWAS Peace Ambassador". AllAfrica.com.
- ^ ECOWAS. "Nigerian is Miss ECOWAS Peace Ambassador". Press Release. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ "FAQs: How are the sites chosen". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
- ^ "What is the commitment needed, if I become ECOWAS Peace Ambassador?". ECOWAS Peace Pageant Official website. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
- ^ "Our Events". 702 Productions Ltd. website.[dead link]