{"id":1914,"date":"2021-05-28T06:45:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T06:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2021-05-28T06:45:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T06:45:20","slug":"exposed-how-a-nigerian-conned-models-all-over-africa-millions-of-shillings-in-a-fake-beauty-contest-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=1914","title":{"rendered":"Exposed: How models were conned millions during the Miss Pan African Beauty queen contest in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Mary Kathini Ngula <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nairobi <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Miss Pan African pageant has been a letdown or else a\nscam for the last few year\u2019s worst of all this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-1024x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-1024x126.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-768x95.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-696x86.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036-1068x132.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0036.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pageant was hosted in Ghana this year bringing together models\nqueens from different countries all over Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Afrilife Medical Centre Kakamega\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8UmQPge4qNU?start=11&#038;feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The participants however were not randomly chosen. They had\nto work their way and compete against each other to be enrolled for the pageant.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They participated in activities such as making short\nintroductory clips, getting votes from their friends and even getting\nsponsorship for the pageant fee and transportation, which the pageant organizer\ndid not provide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/file7c1duqx1ct41hjvhxgr2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/file7c1duqx1ct41hjvhxgr2.jpg 573w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/file7c1duqx1ct41hjvhxgr2-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Christabel Azangalala -   Kenyan International model<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first voting link, which was not free, had a problem.\nThe organizer then made another link with a free vote each day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Christabel Azangalala\nis a Kenyan model who participated in the beauty pageant and was conned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;She kept pushing and in the end of the second\nphase of the pageant, she emerged a winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azangalala and Akinyi Grace were the two participants chosen\nfrom Kenya who went to Ghana in March this year for the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shell Petrol Station (Western Kenya )\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LauU0x_5WQ8?start=7&#038;feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;In an interview with <em>The County Splash<\/em>, Azangalala said that\nshe booked a one-way flight to Ghana through the Kenya Airways early before the\narrival date since she had other errands to run ones in Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn arrival, I called the organizer Trendy Emerevu Isaac Ediziki who picked her up. The first thing they asked me was my pageant fee which was $800 (Sh86, 400),\u201d Azangalala said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0041-825x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0041-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0041-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0041-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0041-696x864.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0041.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Joyce Josephine Tuner - a model from Sierra Leone<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afterwards he checked her to His Majesty&#8217;s Hotel  in Accra Ghana where Grace Akinyi who had arrived earlier was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><code> \"We all thought we would be staying in the hotel but we were shocked  when we were moved to a three bedroom apartment in Kaswa village which  was a remote place outside Ghana,\" Azangalala said. <\/code><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azangalala says that the organizer, Trendy did not have a\nteam. He was the Manager, Founder, social media personnel and the Director; he\nhad no one to help him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;This was Azangalala\u2019s\nfirst day in Ghana for the pageant. Her and Akinyi were given supper and later\non introduced to Frank their trainer who was a Ghanian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 15<sup>th<\/sup>, the arrival date of all the other\nparticipants was the second day for Christabel and Akinyi. Caroline Nunu (Miss\nGhana) was the first to arrive and gave Christabel and Akinyi a tour around the\nhotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Later on in the afternoon,\nGigi Munyor (Miss Zimbabwe) and Joyce Tunor (Miss Sierra Leone) arrived too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0037-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0037-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0037-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0037-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0037.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Doris Samoah Asare - a Ghanian model but was forced to represent South Sudan by the botched event organizers during the contest<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azangalala and the other pageants were shocked when the\norganizer said they were moving out of the hotel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> <strong><code>\u201c The organizer kept lying to us that we were still in Ghana but  Caroline Nunu (Miss Ghana) had already informed us that they were no  longer in Ghana. The three bedroom apartment was not even a rented  premises but it belonged to a friend of the organizer,\u201d  said Azangalala<\/code><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We all thought we would be staying in the hotel but we were shocked when we were moved to a three bedroom apartment in Kaswa village which was a remote place outside Ghana,&#8221; Azangalala said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;She added : \u201c The organizer\nkept lying to us that we were still in Ghana but Caroline Nunu (Miss Ghana) had\nalready informed us that they were no longer in Ghana. The three bedroom\napartment was not even a rented premises but it belonged to a friend of the\norganizer,\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On arrival at the apartment, they found three other men\nstaying there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><code> &nbsp;\u201cWe were even forced to use our own money to buy food. They even had us  do the dishes and clean the house after supper each day,\" Azangalala  said.  <\/code><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Not only did they\nfeel insecure but also the accommodation was not ideal. Each room had one\nmattress on the floor. The ladies were allowed to occupy two rooms. After\nsettling in, they had supper and slept. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/file7c1duqs9n7aphdo9gqt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/file7c1duqs9n7aphdo9gqt.jpg 561w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/file7c1duqs9n7aphdo9gqt-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Christabel Azangalala- a Kenyan International Model<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 16, the third day they woke up and did not even get\nbreakfast and went out for training till noon. They had lunch and supper and\nretired to bed. This was the same routine on March 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cWe were even forced to use our own money to buy food. They even had us do the dishes and clean the house after supper each day,&#8221; Azangalala said. Blessing (Miss Nigeria) arrived the same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 18, the trainees did their morning workout and were\nlater ferried to Hotel Trafix in Ghana which was paid for by the sponsors. They\nwere offered free food and went back to the apartment when five other girls\nwere brought in to represent other countries, which did not send participants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0042.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0042.jpg 720w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0042-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0042-696x870.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Anita Agbo - a Ghanian model who represented Togo<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accommodation went from bad to worse. They were forced\nto share one mattress among four people. Some were even forced to sleep on the\nfloor including Franck the trainee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037-696x984.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210420-WA0037.jpg 905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were taken out told to take pictures with kids they did not know and taken back to the house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azangalala claims that the pictures they took are now being posted on their social media pages with captions that they are helping the kids through charitable programs.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Come 19 March, all the participants were taken to a\nguesthouse in Accra. The pageant was supposed to take place this day but they\npostponed it to the next day. Azangalala says they were not given anything to\neat until 3pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0043.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0043.jpg 720w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0043-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0043-696x683.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption><code><strong>Grace Akinyi - a model from Kenya<\/strong><\/code><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When they complained the organizer in his own words said\n\u201cqueens don&#8217;t complain and talk too much&#8221; Frank tried standing up to the\norganizer because he knew that they had paid participation fee and were\nsupposed to be treated better but the organizer Trendy did not listen to his\npleas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><code> \u201cWe did not receive our prizes till now, on asking, he promised to give  the prizes within 5months without a contract and to worsen the  situation, the previous winner has not been fully given her prize and it  has been 2 years down the line,\u201d said Azangalala.  <\/code><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 20 March was the competition day. The event was hosted at\nGold Coast Lounge Bar and Restaurant in Accra Ghana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG-20210327-WA0046-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG-20210327-WA0046-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG-20210327-WA0046-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG-20210327-WA0046-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG-20210327-WA0046-696x261.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG-20210327-WA0046-1068x401.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG-20210327-WA0046.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The competition day had its fair share of disappointments as\nthe pageants did their own make up, while others used the trainer. To make it\nworse some of the ladies almost went without their make up on the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite all these drama, a Zimbabwean took the crown; Kenya\nsecured a spot as the first runners up while Sierra Leone took second runners\nup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe did not receive our prizes till now, on asking, he\npromised to give the prizes within 5months without a contract and to worsen the\nsituation, the previous winner has not been fully given her prize and it has\nbeen 2 years down the line,\u201d said Azangalala. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0040-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0040-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0040-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0040-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0040.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Buenokie Puplampu - a Ghanian model who represented Lesotho<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added: \u201cAfter the event we were left on our own without a place to sleep and in a foreign country, luckily the organizer was convinced to take us back so that we could leave the next day. I was lucky not to fall prey during the pageant, the organizer wanted to borrow from me around Sh21, 600 to clear some debts but I did not give him,&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To top it all up, the Ghanaians were not spared either as they were also scammed by the Nigerian fellow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nigerian allegedly told the Ghanaians that he was single handedly taking care of everything and that the pageants didn\u2019t pay even a cent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0039-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0039-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0039-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0039-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0039.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Agbovi Victoria Kafui - a model from Ghana but represented Niger<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ghanaians felt sorry for the guy and offered a helping hand to a brother by transporting the pageants, taking them to hotels and catering for food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At times I think if it weren\u2019t for these Ghanaians we would never have left the house in Kaswa and the event would never have happened at all. The media coverage was also done by the Ghanaians who to us were a gift from heaven.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ghanaians finally found out that we had paid a lot of money to cater for everything during our interactions and they got so upset as they felt they had been taken for a ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The Ghanaians decided not to release any of the pictures they took until they had been paid in full. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0038.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0038.jpg 750w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0038-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-20210525-WA0038-696x870.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption><strong><code>Edith Bangura - a Ghanian model but represented Sierra Leone<\/code><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I managed to secure a place to stay for the remainder of my time at one of my sponsor\u2019s friend\u2019s place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before I left, the Nigerian was almost beaten up by angry Taxi Ghanaians who he had also scammed until he coughed up money and paid them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is such a let down when people\u2019s hard work is taken for granted by a few individuals who feel like they can get away with anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">End<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mary Kathini Ngula Nairobi The Miss Pan African pageant has been a letdown or else a scam for the last few year\u2019s worst of all this year. 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