A student of University
of Port Harcourt, (UNIPORT), Stella Ebelechukwu, 22 has won the 12th edition of
the Miss Niger Delta beauty pageant show which held at Grace Place Event
Centre, Evo Road, GRA, Port Harcourt. She is also the new ambassador for Peace and
Development for 2012/2013.
She defeated 20 other contestants from Niger Delta
to win the crown. Other runners-up include Miss Iluma Becky Favour (Model for
Change) from Bayelsa State, Miss Maxwell Orusoso Rita ( Face of Beauty and
Ambassador for Cellfood Nigeria) from Rivers State, Miss Bassey Sandra Okon
(Symbol of Talent) from Akwa Ibom State and Miss Princess Briggs ( Pride of
Niger Delta) from Rivers State.
The pageant show was a world class event that was
glamorous, spiced up with music, dance, professional displays. The new queen
will work with her fellow beauty queens to promote peace, socio-cultural
integration, youth talent development and awareness on empowerment and health
related issues in Niger Delta. President of Miss Niger Delta Organisation,
Prince Sodin, said; “ The show has been on for 12 years with sponsorship from
development agencies like Niger Delta Development Commission ( NDDC), the
Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, the Office of the Special Adviser on Niger
Delta/ Amnesty and the state government and multinationals operating in the
Niger Delta region.
“ The Miss Niger Delta initiative is one project
with a purpose, serving as a platform where talented female youths of the Niger
Delta are discovered, trained and encouraged to develop their God given talent
as a means of self-empowerment. These female youths are being trained to
channel their energy in the right direction as role models of change and as
young Ambassadors of Peace and Development in the Niger Delta.” He said.
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