Gree(n)tings everyone!!!
I hope you and yours are doing well. I'm doing well, thanks be to God! On June 13th, I attended the inaugural annual Miss Culture Intercontinental 2015 pageant held in our nation's capital, District of Columbia. This pageant is a Therapeutic Interventions Inc. Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Initiative. The hosts of the pageant were Sierra Leone's Kwame Fitzjohn and Ms. Welma Mashinini Redd from Liberia. This pageant is created for young African women living in the United States. Winner of this pageant goes on to compete at the Miss Intercontinental USA pageant this August, preliminary to the international Miss Intercontinental pageant later this year.
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson and Ms. Fatmata Koroma (Director of Miss Culture Intercontinental) |
Fatmata Koroma is the Director of the Miss Culture Intercontinental pageant. She is the Founder and CEO of Therapeutic Interventions Inc., a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that provides communities with information on health, and strategies to enhance their quality of life. She is also Chair/co-Founder of Kushe’ Magazine.
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| Voice of America's David Buakei Vandy and Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Pre-show host David Buakei Vandy, Singer Adele Clarice, and Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Country Director of the Miss Intercontinental USA pageant Michael Lewis McBride and Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
The chosen charity of this pageant is Melqosh Mission International, an organization that provides aid to marginalized children and orphans as a result of the former civil war and Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, West Africa. In preparation for the pageant, the ladies raised money for the cause and serve as goodwill ambassador for the organization. The ladies competed in introduction in African attire, swimwear, talent, and evening gown. There were also various musical performances from African nations and Jamaica.
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| Mr. Sully Hamid, Dr. John Sandy, and Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson and designer of Konjo Models |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Africa USA finalist Ruhama Haile and Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
As a reigning and visiting queen, I had the opportunity to crown some of the ladies along with Miss Africa USA finalist Ruhama Hayle. Fourth and third runner-up titles were awarded to Cameroon's Azeh Check and Agnes Atem, respectively. The second runner-up title was awarded to Ethiopia's Juliana Wolde, first runner-up was awarded to Sierra Leone's Miatta Mamie Sandy, and winner of Miss Culture Intercontinental 2015 is Sandra Lucy Asomugha from Nigeria. Other awards presented include: Miss Charity, Goodwill Ambassador, Director's Award, People's Choice, and Congeniality.
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson Crowning Miss Culture Intercontinental People's Choice Winner Louisa Amokomayen from Central African Republic |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson Crowning Miss Culture Intercontinental Photogenic Winner Juliana Wolde from Ethiopia |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson Crowning Miss Culture Intercontinental Congeniality Winner Michelle Njehoya from Central African Republic |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson Crowning Miss Culture Intercontinental First Runner Up Miatta Sandy from Sierra Leone |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson Crowning Miss Culture Intercontinental First Runner Up Miatta Sandy from Sierra Leone |
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| Miss Culture Intercontinental 2015 First Runner Up Miatta Sandy and Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
There she is...our Miss Culture Intercontinental First Runner Up! I am so proud of this dynamic, beautiful lady. She represented our Sierra Leone boldly and beautifully at the event, and made me so proud to be a Sierra Leonean woman. She had me screaming throughout the night in support, and could care less if I was breaking some queen etiquette rules. I met this awesome lady a couple years ago and I'm proud to know her and call her a friend. Besides earning the first runner-up position, Miatta was crowned Goodwill Ambassador for the pageant's chosen charity and co-winner for platform presentation. Mimi is a phenomenal woman and I can not wait to see where the Lord takes her. She knows I forever love her, and by God's grace I'll be there to keep cheering her on in her future endeavors.
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson and Miss Culture Intercontinental 2015 Sandra Lucy Asomugha |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson and Miss Culture Intercontinental 2015 Sandra Asomugha |
Congratulations to all the other girls and newly crowned Miss Culture Intercontinental 2015 Sandra Lucy Asomugha! Congratulations to Fatmata Koroma and her team for producing a wonderful event in its premier year.
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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