Statuette of First Miss Ghana unveiled at Hohoe

Hohoe, Mar 6, GNA - The statuette of Miss Ghana 1957, Monica Amekoafia
of blessed memory, has been unveiled at a brief ceremony as part of
the country's Golden Jubilee celebration at Hohoe.
The statuette, erected in front of the Hohoe Post Office, was in
ivory and christened "Miss Monica Amekoafia" or "Miss Ghana." The
statuette depicted Miss Amekoafia as a gem of Ghanaian beauty wearing
a crown with a sash across her right shoulder with an inscription Miss
Ghana.That beauty contest, organized by the Department of Social
Welfare, was held at the Accra Community Centre on March 4, 1957, and
22-year old Miss Amekoafia, from Alavanyo in the erstwhile Trans Volta
Togoland now Volta Region, represented the Greater Accra Region.
Mr John Peter Amewu, the Hohoe District Chief Executive, said the
erection of the statuette was to immortalize the late Miss Ameakoafia
as an instrument of inspiration to the present generation especially
the youth.Mamaga Dewotornyo I, Queen of Gbi Traditional Area,
commended the district assembly for honouring Miss Amekoafia.
06 March 07