Oge Emerges UBEMSA Queen

AS soon as the seven contestants made their first appearance on stage,
many predicted a tough contest. But on a closer look, those with eyes
for beauty narrowed the competition to some very outstanding
contenders. Indeed, their permutation made a lot of sense and if you
were neck deep into the business of 'women', hardly will you contest
their permutation. Notwithstanding, the judges always have the final
say..

Hosted by the University of Benin Medical Students Association
(UBEMSA), the beauty pageant, which was held last week at the
multipurpose hall of the Women's Health and Action Research Centre
(WHARC), Benin City started when the seven contestants appeared in
traditional outfit. As the girls steeped out in their outfits, their
gait attracted applause from the audience. The judges took note as the
audience cheered them.

Indeed, the traditional attire was a true celebration of the Nigerian
fashion and style. From the fabulous Igbo outfit to gorgeous Yoruba
attire, native Hausa-Fulani fabric and traditional Rivers and Edo
attire, it was a rich display of Nigerian culture.

Though, the girls were all smiles as they made their way on stage,
some of them were obviously not comfortable in their outfit.

Imagine what an Igbo lady dressed in Hausa-Fulani attire looked like.
Be that as it may, it was a good introduction to the cultural
diversity of Nigeria.

Thereafter, they appeared in casual dressing and dinner gowns
The contestants were assessed based on their mode of dressing, history
of some Nigerian ethnic group, current affairs and academic questions.
They were also asked to tell the audience why they want to win the
crown and finally told to dance before the audience.

Done with the parade, awards were presented to lecturers and students
with outstanding performance in the college of Medicine. Dr. V. Adams
of Community Medicine department, Dr. C. Annoye of Medical
Biochemistry and Prof. Ray Ozolua of Clinical Pharmacology and
Therapeutics departments were given awards as best lecturers.

Pius Ojemolon was awarded the most outstanding medical student by the
National Vice president (External Affairs), Louis Aikorioge got an
award of the Nigerian Medical Students Association (NiMSA) for
breaking a 16-year record of having distinctions in the third
professional Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in
Pathology and Clinical Pharmacology held earlier this year in the
university.

Welcoming participants, Samuel Nwaobi, President of UBEMSA stated that
the event was part of activities to mark the association's 28th health
week.

"Many people consider medical students to be too preoccupied with
books and not have space for fun. We deemed it fit to create time out
of our busy schedule to hold this dinner. We included a beauty pageant
to harness the beauty in our students and show to the world that
beyond the big textbooks we read, we are multi talented."

Contestant No 3 (Agatha Odamen) emerged 2nd runner up winning a
microwave, contestant No 7 (Ifueko Uhunwango) the 1st runner went home
with a Q10 blackberry, while contestant No 1 (Oge Nwokoye) emerged the
queen.

The 19 year-old Oge is a 300 level student of Medicine and Surgery.
Aside from the LG flat screen plasma television, she got she will
represent the School of Medicine at the Miss University of Benin
(UNIBEN) and the Miss NiMSA beauty pageant.

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