Avor (2nd left) in a pose with Mrs Afua Asantewaa Aduonum (3rd left), Nyamekye and Afowaa
Twenty-One-Year old student of Accra Technical University, Francisca Avorgbedor, also known as Avor, has been crowned winner of this year’s edition of the annual ‘Pose for Africa’ TV reality show held at the 2927 Event Centre, Tesano, in Accra last Friday.
She beat off stiff competition from Nyamekye (Rebecca Ntsiful) and Afowaa (Jennifer) in the well-organised event which attracted hundreds of patrons.
Pose for Africa reality show is aimed at empowering, grooming and redefining aspiring female models in Africa by creating a life-changing opportunity for the ladies.
It was also designed to stir up the passion and interest of modelling in Ghana, which over the years has dwindled to negligible level.
Avor, after weeks of competitive contest, stood out among her fellow contestants as she won herself a trip to a fashion show in Milan, a modelling contract as well as a special cash prize.
For her prize, Avor received an all-expenses-paid travel package to participate in an international runway event later in the year, as well as a frame of her best shot.
Nyamekye and Afowaa followed as Silver and Bronze Models in second and third positions respectively.
The winner expressed great joy saying, “I am so excited about this, and I thank the organisers of the event for the platform. It exposed me to a lot of things hitherto considered as a challenge. I am a better person now than before in many aspects.”
CEO of ASKOF Productions, organisers of the event, Mrs. Afua Asantewaa Aduonum, summarised her impressions in simple terms: “It’s been fulfilling, my joy stems from the fact that we have achieved our objective of giving the eight contestants the platform to express themselves.”