Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Sunday, was agog as 37 contestants, drawn from the 36 States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital, and Abuja, stormed the otherwise sleepy state for this year’s edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) Pageant.
Scheduled to hold at the 5, 000-seat capacity Calabar International Convention Centre (CICC), the organisers of the event, Silverbird Group, have promised the best ever.
In a carnival-like atmosphere, Cross River residents stormed the Margaret Ekpo International Airport to receive the bevy of beauty.
Speaking to newsmen shortly on arrival at the airport, Manager Entertainment, Silverbird Group, Mr. Alozie Uzoukwu said: “The most beautiful and cleanest state in Nigeria, is hosting this year’s Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) pageant. I promise you a world-class package that will depict real entertainment.”
As part of activities to ensure that the queens are fully acclimatized, the Cross River State Government organised a cocktail dinner, in which the girls were serenaded to scintillating mixture of drinks, music and dance.
The event which took place at the Tinapa Lakeside Hotel, Tinapa, Calabar, had in attendance the Cross River State deputy governor, Professor Ivara Esu, who represented Governor Ben Ayade, Vice President of Silverbird Group, Guy Murray-Bruce as well as top government functionaries.
Governor Ayade, who was represented by his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu, described the MBGN as a worthy venture in which the state was proud to collaborate with.
Acknowledging the international status of the pageant Governor Ayade said: “The Most Beautiful Girls in Nigeria pageant has come to be a major international and national event which is why the state is collaborating the group to take full advantage of to showcase its enormous tourism offerings.”
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