Organizers of Miss Europe Continental Ghana, Jsite Management Agency have illegally announced Alice Obodia as the Queen of the beauty contest.
The Beauty contest held on August 31 at the Mikkado Conference Hall saw Ms Dahamani Tung-Teiya crowned Queen of the 2019 edition.
Rosemond Anum and Maxine Nana Adwoa Amoako picked up the 1st and 2nd Runners Up.
However, the CEO of Jsite Management Agency, Joel Armah revealed to the reigning queen, Ms Dahamani Tung-Teiya that if she is unable to fund her trip to Europe to represent Ghana in November, he will crown a different lady as Queen to perform that task.
Speaking with award-winning Entertainment Talk show host, Kojo Preko Dankwa on Kasapa Entertainment, the Queen disclosed that the CEO terminated their contracts without any tangible reason.
A press statement sighted by Kasapafmonline.com indicates that the decision to crown another lady outside the competition was agreed by the committee because the winner was unable to fund her trip to Italy for the Grand finale contrary to the first contract signed by the contestants.
According to the statement by the Agency, Ms Dahamani Tung-Teiya was asked to sponsor her own trip to Italy due to lack of sponsorship and not necessarily use her own money to pay for the ticket.
The winners told Kojo Preko Dankwa that prior to the grand finale of the competition contracts was presented to them to sign with all benefits captured including the ticket to Italy and Nigeria.
The CEO of the Agency presented new contracts to the three weeks after they were adjudged winners of the competition with the benefits revised.
Organizers unfulfilled commitment in the first contract presented to all potential winners of the competition state that;
- Contestants enjoy products and services from sponsors
- Contestants are given necessary grooming resources to make them competent for the crown
- Final 5 will be given gowns for their speech
- Titleholders will be given sashes and crowns for each position
- Winners crown will be taken from them after grand final and will be given to them as at when needed for an event or shoot.
- Winner will be taken to Italy for the Grand finale with WELL PAID trip and ACCOMMODATION
- Winner will be assigned Chaperon to take responsibilities of her in Europe or Italy
The winners narrated their unpleasant experiences when they were forced to sell coupons for the organizers at the Accra Mall and at other locations, they also took photoshoots and paid for their own costumes, venues for the shoots all for points to win the ultimate crown.
In their bid to quiz organizers on why the contract has been amended, the CEO of Jsite Management Agency, Joel Armah stripped them of their title and illegally crowned Alice Nar Obodia as the Queen of the 2019 Miss Europe Continental Ghana beauty contest and to represent Ghana in Italy [Naples] in November this year.
Beyond the experiences shared by the Miss Europe Continental Ghana Beauty Queens, every reasonable individual would agree that, asking young vulnerable women to move about selling coupons from one place to the other in a country where sexual harassment is high, clearly suggests one thing that money has always been placed ahead of the interest of these young girls by those requiring them to do so.
It is obvious that Joel Armah exploits these young women her organisation crowns Miss Europe Continental Ghana for his personal gains.
Miss Europe Continental Ghana 2019 was launched on 4th May 2019.
“My name is Teiya, winner of the just ended Miss Europe Continental Ghana 2019. Entering the competition we were promised that the winner will be taken to Europe fully funded, to represent Ghana in the world finals.. After every hard work the competition came to a successful end and I emerged winner.
3 weeks ago the organizers presented a contract to my runner ups and I and in the contract everything was different from what they promised.
The last straw that broke the Camels back was when they stated that I need to fund ( buy my own tickets) to Italy and back.
I disagreed and point out to them that we were promised that the winner will be fully funded to Italy and for that reason I can’t buy my own tickets.. the CEO then told me that if I’m not ready to fund my own tickets, “he’ll get a lady who is ready to fund her tickets and will represent Ghana.
Sincerely I thought that statement was just out of confusion but to my dismay this evening a contestant saw a video of a strange girl introducing herself as miss Europe continental Ghana and wearing my crown.
I feel soo hurt and cheated and for this reason, me and my runner ups need justice. We humbly plead.” 2019 Queen of Miss Europe Continental Ghana