Nhyira is Miss Tourism Ghana 2022

• Christabel Nhyira Agyepong (seated), flanked by the judges

and Face of Volta (3rd from right)

 A Native Of Jumapo in the Eastern Region, and third year Public Relations student, Christabel Nhyira Agyepong, 21, was on Friday, September 2, 2022, crowned this year’s Miss Tourism Ghana.

Nhyira whose hobbies are acting, reading, listening to music and watch­ing movies wrested the crown from other 15 contenders after splendid performances throughout the contest.

Speaking to The Spectator after she was crowned, Nhyira said, she was excited for the crown, and that it was a dream come true.

“Help me promote Ghana, as l embark on the SWAG Ghana initia­tive,’S’, speaking the Ghanaian lan­guage, ‘W’, wearing Ghanaian attire, ‘A’ for appreciating the country and ‘G’ stands for growing the country’s resources,” she said.

The 23-year-old Wendy Mwinsun Wanye, Textile Design Technology graduate of Sunyani Technical Univer­sity, who hails from the Upper West Region of Ghana was adjudged first Princess.

At the end, Oti Region’s Yaa Boate­maa Abbey, a graduate of Agricul­tural Technology who specialised in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology at the University for Development Studies (UDS), was also crowned the Second Princess.

The contestants after weeks of en­gaging in various competitions had to battle it out at the National Theatre for the ultimate winner.

They engaged in Talent Show, Specific Tourism, following this the number was cut down from 16 to five for them to answer questions from the judges.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme