Miss African Spirit 2011 – Celebrating African Culture, Beauty and Art

June 20, 2011 - PRLog -- The 2nd annual Miss African Spirit pageant takes place this week on the 25th June 2011 in Milton Keynes. Part of the pageant’s appeal - and the reason why it has already proven very popular and set itself apart from all other pageants - is that there are no size, height or weight restrictions on the part of the contestants.  There is also no swimwear round. In this day and age where pageants are glorified fashion shows, where it seems slimmer, ‘size zero’ models are the order of the day, the Miss African Spirit has challenged that perspective and has proven that indeed size does not matter.

Building from last year’s successful inaugural event in which Zimbabwean Nonhlanhla Togwe was crowned as the overall winner, this year’s pageant sees 25 beauties who have settled in the UK, representing 11 African countries in Senior (18-30’s) and Junior (14-17’s) categories.  The countries represented this year include Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Angola, Nigeria, Zambia, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and Namibia.

A line up of performers at the event includes Woburn resident, 9 year old Lydia Singer who won the Miss African Spirit “Rising Stars Talent Contest” earlier this year and 2nd Princess from last year’s pageant Katongo Temba.
Along with the usual judging criteria including stage presence and self-presentation, contestants are judged on their charity intentions and as part of the contest are asked to submit a proposal for their charity fundraising if they should win the contest.  Pageant Director Michelle Adams says, “Just as Miss African Spirit 2010 did, the new title holder will choose a charity which she will support during her reign as Miss African Spirit 2011. We want to ensure that the winner of this pageant has already put some thought into her charity efforts, that her plans are reasonable, practical and logical”.

Included in the judging panel this year is Karen Stally, a Zimbabwean singer-songwriter who held the title of Miss Zimbabwe previously.  Also included is Jayne Taylor, reigning Mrs Universe England, and local entrepreneur Anfor Farooque, who owns Park Lane at the Hub.  Special guest appearances will be made by current Miss Teen Galaxy UK Gabriella Gatehouse, and Face of Elegant Cristal, local beauty Ayesha Khanom, amongst others.

Take a sneak peak at the Finalists on the catwalk at a recent contestant-only event http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfZyULNom_Y.  Watch Miss African Spirit 2011 this Saturday at Ramada Encore Hotel, 312 Midsummer Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes. Doors open at 6:30pm and tickets are available online in advance for £10, and £15 at the door.  The show starts promptly at 7:00pm.



Miss African Spirit 2010 information as follows:
Date:                           Saturday 25th June 2011

Venue:                        Ramada Encore Hotel, 312 Midsummer Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes

Time:                          6:30 pm till late

Tickets:                      £10 in advance online from http://mas11.eventbrite.com/, or £15 at the door

Media Contact:          info@missafricanspirit.co.uk

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Miss African Spirit is a UK beauty pageant whose goal of the pageant is to instil a sense of pride in women of African heritage by promoting their culture and identity within the wider community, & provide a positive image with which to identify.