2025 GMB 1st Runner-Up: Asakia Hawawu Hanan, Role Model for the Youth in the Upper East Region
- 2025 Ghana's Most Beautiful first runner-up Asakia Hawawu Hanan, popularly known as Asakia, gave the winner a tough competition
- The October-born beauty has become a rising influencer in her region after her impressive performances in the annual contest in Ghana
- Social media users applauded Asakia for inspiring girls in her area to chase their dreams and to also accept failure as a learning curve
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The 2025 Ghana's Most Beautiful (GMB) first runner-up, Asakia Hawawu Hanan, popularly known as Asakia, was close to being crowned the winner.
The Upper East representative, with her flawless beauty, ultimately lost out on the prestigious crown, cash, and car to Etornam from the Volta Region.
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2025 GMB first runner-up Asakia’s GMB journey
Asakia was fully prepared for any challenge in the 2025 Ghana's Most Beautiful competition, which earned her positive reviews from the judges.
She was inducted into the 'GMB Hall-of-Fame Performances' during the funeral celebration night.
Source: Instagram
Her performance, which depicted funeral rites from the Upper East Region, was applauded by one of the judges.
Despite her strong performances and multiple awards, some reports noted that her vote count remained a challenge.
The Instagram photos she shared are below:
2025 GMB runner-up Asakia's personal background
Asakia, who hails from Sumbrungu and was born on October 20, 2002 which means she celebrated her milestone with a new age.
She was reportedly born to Asakia Mohammed from Sumbrungu and Sherifa Apambilla from Zebilla in the Bawku District.
The beauty queen is the founder of the Asakia Foundation, which supplies educational materials to students while promoting quality education and skills training.
The Instagram photo is below:
2025 GMB runner-up: Asakia's educational background
Asakia attended Nadeng-Zein Academy before enrolling at T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School in Kumasi, where she studied from 2017 to 2020.
The outspoken beauty queen earned her first degree at Christian Service University College, majoring in communication.
Asakia, who is the daughter of a former teacher at Bolgatanga Girls’ Senior High School (BOGISS), was among the smartest students in her class.
The Instagram video is below:
2025 GMB first runner-Up Asakia's pageantry record
Before auditioning for Ghana's Most Beautiful, Asakia competed in various pageants, but didn't qualify in her first attempt at GMB in 2024.
In 2021, she was named the Face of Christian Service at Christian Service University College and won the People’s Choice Award.
In 2023, she also won the Most Eloquent Contestant title in a competition organised by the National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS).
She has previously held the titles of Miss Upper East Ghana, Miss Tourism and Overall Best Performance (Debate & Justify Your Inclusion) in the same pageant.
The Instagram photos are below:
Volta Region's Etornam wins 2025 GMB
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported on Isabella Etornam Gagblezu, who won the 2025 GMB pageant ahead of her competitors.
The Volta Regional representative in the pageant proved beyond doubt that she was the perfect queen to wear the crown.
YEN.com.gh compiled five interesting facts about the new queen, including her educational background and her real age.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
