Julia Morley (left), Venessa Ponce De Leon
Julia Morley, the chairperson of Miss World, has been honoured in Ghana with a chieftaincy title as a queen mother for Bosomtwi Traditional Area in the Western Region.
The honour is for her decades of service to vulnerable people all over the world.
Maame Esi Akomaso Nkosuohema I was conferred on her at a ceremony in Huni Valley on Friday.
This was during the commissioning of a10-acre land for the construction of a Miss Ghana orphanage and skills development centre.
It was witnessed by many personalities, including Miss World 2018 Vanessa Ponce de Leon, who travelled to Ghana with Julia Morley as part of Miss Ghana 2019 finale and Miss Ghana Foundation charity events.
Also present were Inna Patty (CEO of Miss Ghana Organisation & Exclusive Events Ghana), Nana Ama Benson (Miss Ghana 2018) and a host of others.
Julia Morley took over the reins as CEO in 2000 after the passing away of her husband Eric Morley, who created the pageant.
Since then, she’s flipped the format of the show on its head. Now, there is a talent show, sports competition and greatest of it all ? the beauty with a purpose contest.
She has since used the platform to empower young woman to support society in various ways.
Julia, who will be turning 80 in October 2019, has been to Ghana a number of occasions to support the Miss Ghana Foundation.
Her return this year is to, among other charity events, help formally launch a 10-acre land that was donated by Inna Mariam Patty to help build a female hostel.
Today, the only functioning child protection centre is located on that land at the Don Bosco Child Protection Centre.
Julia Morley has pledged $10,000 to support Don Bosco and the money is from Beauty With A Purpose Charity. Together with the Miss World team, she visited children suffering scoliosis at the Foundation of Orthopaedics & Complex Spine (FOCOS) Hospital in Accra on Friday.