How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant

How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant

Away from militancy and agitation, Otunba Dr Gani Adams organizes beauty pageant.

How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant

In the last 13 years, the national coordinator, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) Otunba Gani Adams, has been in the forefront of promoting the Yoruba and African culture through his various cultural advocacy initiatives spreading the gospel even beyond the shores of Nigeria.

How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
Contestants dancing in olokun outfit

One of such is the Olokun Festival foundation, where he serves as the Chief Promoter. Recently, another edition of the annual Olokun festival was held and among the activities lined up for the celebration is the Miss Olokun Beauty Pageant, where a lineup of 14 beauties contested for the coveted Miss Olokun crown.

How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
5 finalists

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Being a cultural themed beauty pageant and that olokun means the goddess of water, contestants first traditional olokun outfit all dressed in white.They later appear in lovely evening gowns.

How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
Winner with other queens present

At the end of a keenly contested pageant where brain, beauty and the knowledge of our culture were tested, beautiful 20-year-old Miss Onayemi Olamde, a student of Babcock University, Ogun state beats others to win the crown.

How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
1st Runner up, Miss Oduneye Olamide

Miss Oduneye Olamide is the first runner up while Miss Foluso Amos is the second runner up.

How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
2nd runner up, Miss Folusho Amos

Making the list of judges are Nollywood actress Kemi Afolabi, seasoned journalist Segun Ajiboye, Pastor Sola, Seun Aransiola and former face of Delta soap, Abigail Joy also known as Pink Lady.

How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
winner Miss Olokun 2015, Onayemi Olamide with Otunba Gani Adams

The night was spiced up by many hip hop artists include Doyinsola, Pepenazi, Mijin, TM Naija, among others while gospel singer, Lanre Teriba popularly known as Atorise closed the event with sensational gospel lyrics.

How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
Panel of judges

Guests at the event include Otunba Gani Adams and his beautiful wife, Erelu Mojisola Adams, BON award organizer, Seun Oloketuyi; Next Movie Star coordinator, Sola Fajobi; Muyiwa Osinaike, Yomi Fash-Lanso, Lambert Dike, with love from Brazil is Naryha who bears the Yoruba name Ifatoun, Eze Ndigbo of Ojo, Actors Guild of Nigeria Lagos state chairman, Don Pedro, Victor Mobolaji and others.

See more photos below:

How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
With love from Brazil, Narha Ifatoun
How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
Eze Ndigbo of ojo, Lagos
How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
Nollywood actor, Yomi Fash-Lanso
How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
L-R: Otunba Gani Adams, Atorise, Sola Fajobi, Femi Davies
How Undergraduate Won Miss Olokun 2015 Beauty Pageant
Erelu Mojisola Adams

 

 

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