Akpene Diatta Hoggar wins Miss Universe Ghana 2018
- Miss Akpene Diatta Hoggar has won Miss Universe Ghana 2018’s beauty pageant
- The contest was held at the Labadi Beach Hotel
- It was a tightly-contested pageant consisting 10 ladies from across the country
Miss Akpene Diata Hoggar, the representative from the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana, was left joyous after she was announced winner of the 2018 edition of the Miss Universe Ghana pageant.
Akpene Diata Hoggar who is a model, blogger and an entrepreneur also aspires to become a global change agent.
She was part of the final ten contestants who survived the various stages to the run up to the final out of the over 200 ladies who started the competition a few weeks ago.
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As part of emerging as the 2018 winner, she will represent Ghana at this year’s Miss Universe international pageant slated for December this year in Thailand.
She has also won herself a new car which is the ultimate prize for the competition.
The runner-up to Akpene Diata Hoggar was Vanessa Tekor Akuetteh, a budding paralegal and a model, mounted the stage on behalf of the Western Region.
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The event was organized by Maltz Promotions, led by Menaye Donkor, who is a former winner of the competition herself and wife of the Ghanaian international footballer Sulley Muntari.
The final of the pageant took place at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.
Among the many celebs who graced the occasion were Zynell Zuh, Nikki Samonas, Nana Aba Anamoah and Shirley Frimpong-Manso.
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