Ghana to participate in Mr World finals

Beginning June this year, Ghana will send a representative to the Mr World male beauty pageant.

Exclusive Events Ghana Limited, local franchisee holders, and representatives of the Mr World office in Ghana, which is a division of the Miss World organization, today announced it has been granted the rare privilege of organizing the event in Ghana.

To kick off what would be a yearly activity, auditions will be held in Accra on April 26 after which series of elimination events including photo-shoots, and Corporate Social Responsibility pitching among others would determine a winner.

A formal announcement of the winner of Mr World Ghana 2014 would be made on May 7.

This year’s winner will tentatively leave Accra on May ending ahead of the June 15 world finals in London.

Inna Maryam Patty, CEO, Exclusive Events Ghana says, “We are excited at the opportunity to once again pioneer and lead a novelty.

“We are inspired by the trust reposed in us by the Mr World organization, and very hopeful of not only pulling a successful maiden edition but choosing a worthy winner to complement our recent feat at the Miss World stage.”

Audition forms she says are selling for GHS 50 at the Labone offices of Exclusive Events.

Contestants must be between the ages of 17 to 27, and Ghanaian. He must be able to speak at least one local language, and must have attained an appreciable level of education.

Would-be-applicants must also be willing to do community/corporate social responsibility work during their reign.

Prizes for the maiden edition would be announced at a subsequent date, Exclusive Events Ghana Limited has said.