Okosuns’ Daughter, Ethel, Drags 60 Queens To Lagos

Ethel Okosuns, daughter of late iconic musician, Sunny Okosun and former Miss Earth 2005, will in November bring about 60 beauty queens from across the globe to Lagos, Nigeria for the grand finale of the Exquisite Face of the World pageant.Ethel, who is the Nigerian Project Director for the pageant, announced this on Sunday, 15 September during a cocktail event at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, with some of the beauty queens that include Miss Kenya, Miss Russia and Miss Ghana in attendance.

She said the essence of hosting the pageant in Nigeria is to create an avenue to project a positive image of Nigeria and the African continent as a whole to the world. The pageant, she stressed, will open doors to investment opportunities and boost the tourism drive of this great nation.

“The core objective is the promotion of cultural integration, racial equality, global peace and co existence,” said Ethel.Meri Asatiani, former Miss Russia and Miss Tourism World, expressed her excitement on the pageant holding in Nigeria for the first time ever.

“I am really excited to be a part of the first ever Exquisite Face of the World pageant in Nigeria. This is a very beautiful country with welcoming people. There is so much to learn about this country, from the food to the different cultures and I know this year’s contestants will feel the same,” the queen said.

Since its inception in Accra, Ghana, 2006 and the pageant holding for four years successively with the support of former President John Kuffour, the pageant has developed to become one of the biggest beauty pageants to reckon with on the continent.