UK’s Largest Ethnic Pageant tells Nigeria’s President, Jonathan:
‘Bring Back our Girls’…Says Miss Black Africa UK
*African Models Unite, Demand Quick Rescue of Kidnapped Under-age Chibouk Girls
*United African Models from Tanzania, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Ethiopia, Sudan, Cameroon, South Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, DR of Congo & Angola
*30 Girls to compete for Miss Black Africa UK 2014 on Oct 4, 2014 @Royal Regency Hall, London
BY SAMSON SHOAGA/MANAGING EDITOR, IN THE UK
HOPE comes alive for the 250 female students of Chibouk kidnapped by blood-thirsty Boko Haram in North-East, Nigeria, as ‘song’ for their freedom re-echoes in the Queens enclave among top models from various countries in Africa, urgently demanding the release of these ‘captured girls’ from the clutch of their captors-led by Abubakar Shehu.
As the global demand for the missing Chibouk girls begins to wane, finalists of the UK’s largest ethnic pageant, Miss Black Africa UK are calling for something to be done about the abducted girls.
The finalists posed for a #bringbackourgirls photo shoot to make a stance recently. The girls, united in purpose, hail from Tanzania, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Ethiopia, Sudan, Cameroon, South Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, DR of Congo and Angola.
Miss Black Africa Director, Dele Onabowu explained that “Miss Black Africa prides itself in being more than just a beauty pageant. It is mandatory that the queens carry out charity projects worldwide. We advocate for women’s rights and strive to alleviate the plight of the less privileged”.
The Miss Black Africa team visited Nigeria in March 2014 for a charity project that lasted for three weeks. They refurbished a dilapidated classroom and converted it into a children’s Library at Central School 7 Okohia, Imo State, Nigeria.
This year, 30 girls will compete to be Miss Black Africa UK 2014 on the 4th of October 2014 at the Royal Regency Hall, London.
The Official photos of the 2014 finalists will be released soon.
