Willi Roi speaks on beauty pageants in the country. Beauty pageants organized in the country are under intense scrutiny. Moreover, this scrutiny stems from the treatment of the girls in it. Also, there are harsh criticisms by concerned Ghanaians over their organization.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, a few days ago Winner of Miss Ghana 2017, Miss Margaret Dery came out to condemn organisers of the Miss Ghana Pageant. She described it as the worst event she ever participated in.<\/p>\n
Now, Willie Roi, the manager of Zylofon Arts Club adds his voice to how these Beauty Pageants are organized.<\/p>\n
He made these statements in an interview on Hitz Fm. He expressed his dissatisfaction with how these events are organized. Moreover, he described them as the modern-day slave trade.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeauty Pageant show is like slave trade now. I think the organizers of the beauty pageant shows are using beauty queens to set us up.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In other news, Winner of 2017 Miss Ghana Beauty Pageant, Miss Margaret Dery resigned as current Beauty Queen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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