Raphaelina is Miss Teen Tourism Ghana 2023

16-year-old student of Datus International School, Raphaelina Naana Asare has emerged Miss Teen Tourism Ghana 2023, after outwitting other intelligent contestants for the coveted crown.

The event which took place last Saturday, June 24, at the La Palm Royal Hotel saw confident, intelligent, and beautiful young ladies compete for the Miss Teen Tourism Ghana crown.

The winner would lead the other three contestants for the upcoming Miss Teen Tourism World contest, slated to take place from August 1-20, in Ghana.

At the end of the competition, which started with exams, followed by presentations and rounds of questions from a panel of jury, Raphaelina stood tall amongst other contestants.

Petra Ama Agyeiwaa Kumi, claimed the title of Miss Teen Tourism Earth Ghana 2023 as the first runner-up, while Junia Del and Keziah Barnes were awarded the titles of Miss Teen Tourism International Ghana 2023 and Miss Teen Tourism Globe 2023, respectively, as the second and third runners-up.

Ghana is presenting four candidates as team Ghana, who would be flanked by Miss Teen Tourism UK, and Miss Teen Tourism Lebanon both live in Ghana.

Speaking to thespectatoronline.com, the brain behind the event, Stacey Amoateng expressed her appreciation to everyone who played a role in making the event a success.

She said the candidates are intelligent, adding that there would be a lot of work in the area of grooming ahead of the contest.

Mrs. Amoateng elaborated on the decision to present more than one candidate, drawing inspiration from South Africa’s strategic approach in the previous edition.

She emphasized the importance of maximizing Ghana’s chances of success by learning from South Africa’s triumph, where they presented multiple candidates and secured multiple titles.

Deputy Head of Corporate Affairs at Ghana Tourism Authority, Kofi Atta Kakra Kusi, also expressed his outfit’s readiness to assist the organisers and contestants to win the ultimate for Ghana.

He was optimistic the quality of the candidates chosen was an assurance Ghana would come out of the contest with something worth celebrating and wished everyone well in their endeavours.

Mrs. Mawuena Trebarh, a communications strategist; Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong, a media consultant; Kofi Kakra Kusi, Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority; Kofi Duah, an entertainment journalist with Graphic Showbiz; Giesella, a model and beauty queen; Sefa, a talented musician; and Calista Amoateng, the reigning Miss Teen Tourism World 2022 were the jury for the contest.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme