Background
My name is Anna Banner. I am 18 years
old. I am the current Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria. I hail from
Bayelsa State. I am the first girl but last child of my parents.
I had my secondary education in Port
Harcourt last year and in the last Unified Matriculation Examinations, I
scored 214 and was waiting to write post-UME. I applied to read
communications at University of Port Harcourt. I worked partly at an oil
company in Port-Harcourt because I didn’t want to be idle.
Support from parents
I had the support of my parents.
Initially, I did not tell them about the auditions. I thought that I
would not make it to the final. It was only after I scaled through the
audition process that I informed them and they were happy. There were
even at the finals to cheer me on.
Winning the crown
This is my first attempt at a beauty
pageant. I had always wanted to participate in a pageant but I never got
encouragement until a friend advised me to buy the form. I went for
auditions and saw so many beautiful girls. I felt intimidated and did
not even expect to make it to the grand finale. I won due to God’s grace
and not because I was the prettiest or had the loudest applause. It is
not because I am from Bayelsa. My victory was purely on merit.
I remain my old self
I am still Anna Banner; it is just that I
am wearing a crown. Adjusting to my new status has not been easy
because a lot of things are new to me. For instance, I get more calls
from well wishers, my Facebook page has been bombarded by requests but
in all, I am grateful to God. Sometimes, I feel I have been robbed of my
privacy but I know every queen before me experienced same and I am
handling it all.
Pet project
Being a queen is a selfless assignment
and not a ticket to join the world of glamour. The crown has given me a
platform to actualise my dreams which is helping humanity and the best
part it I will be doing it on a larger scale. My area of focus will be
HIV/AIDS.
Role models
As the first female black president in
Africa, I admire Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson for her strength, courage and
resilience. Apart from her, I also have God and my mother as role models
that inspire me.
Dream for Bayelsa State
As a Special Adviser on Culture and
Tourism to my state governor, I will use the MBGN platform to awaken
people to the tourism potential in the state such that it will generate
revenue and also create employment opportunities. By the end of my
reign, I want Bayelsa to have become the Dubai of Nigeria.
Male attention
The men have been there even before I
went for the pageant, so it is not a new thing to me. I just try to stay
focused on other things without getting distracted by the attention I
receive from the opposite sex. I come from a family where my parents
don’t spare the rod and are religious. I have always had a curfew time
and prior to MBGN, I had to be home by 6pm, before then it was 5 pm. Now
it has been relaxed a bit because they realise that my designation
sometimes demand that I am out a little bit later than my curfew. Except
for that, since I became queen, my parents have refused to treat me
differently. I still do house chores and I am sure they will still scold
me if the need arises.
Fashion
I like to look chic and glamorous. I
don’t like wearing high-heel shoes but I don’t have a choice now. When
shopping for shoes, I go for comfortable heels which I can wear for four
or five hours without feeling stressed.
Beauty routine
I drink a lot of water, get enough rest
by sleeping and I never sleep with make-up on because my pores need to
breath. I also eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits. Staying slim
is not a struggle and I eat moderately. But I still visit the gym to
keep fit not necessarily to lose weight. My statistics is 34-26-39 and I
am 5 ft 7.
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