The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has offered N5 million to the first 1,000 aspiring aspirants of the forthcoming second edition of Queen Moremi b
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has offered N5 million to the first 1,000 aspiring aspirants of the forthcoming second edition of Queen Moremi beauty contest slated for October. According to the Ambassador of Queen Moremi of Ile-Ife, Princess Ronke Ademiluyi, that amount was to offset the registration of the aspirant as well as to encourage more young ladies who may not have the financial means to participate in the contest to do so.
Ronke Ademiluyi
Ronke Ademiluyi who is the founder of Africa Fashion Week Nigeria/London, as well as Cat walk Africa, said that the idea behind organising the Queen Moremi beauty contest by the Ooni, was a recreation of the legacy of the revered and legendary Queen More I Ajasoro and so the contest would enable young ladies get prepared for the future, reawaken their cultural identity and imbibe decent morals in them. She noted that the vision of the Ooni, was to bring back those unique values associated with the Queen, through the cultural pageant.
“As a cultural promoter and ambassador to Queen Moremi, I encourage young girls to embrace decent and culturally edifying outfits and brands. A lot of morals have been lost, the new generation of women don’t have much values for themselves and the Moremi project is trying to instill back those values. Values such as selflessness, courage and discipline, which Queen Moremi Ajasoro exhibited in her lifetime,” she said.
The Queen Moremi beauty contest is open to young ladies from ages 18 years to 25 years, of which at least one of their parents must be of Yoruba lineage from Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti, Lagos, Ondo, Kwara and Kogi states. The winner of the contest would become the cultural ambassador to the Ooni of Ife, in addition to getting gifts such as a car, wardrobe allowance among other gifts.
