The
current Miss Nollywood Nigeria, former Face of Niger Delta and an upcoming
actress, Miss Gwendolyn Elohor Okutele said conetsting for a beauty pageant was a dream she had as a child.
In her words: "When I was growing up, after watching Miss World in 1994, I
told my father that someday, I would like to be a beauty queen because I really
admired the contestants – the way they cat walked and were interviewed. So he advised
me to wait until I grow up.
"Sometime in
2008, he reminded me what I said (that I wanted to be a beauty queen) and asked
me to give it try. So I contested for Miss Galaxy (Damsel) in Lagos in which I
did not win but won the Amity Award as a friendly contestant. I was angry and
felt that I was not pretty or intelligent enough. But it didn’t stop me from
believing in myself."
The Adagbrassa-Amukpe,
Sapele Local government Area, Delta State born actress, the only child of her parents whose father is a sailor and mother
is a trader added that: "In 2013, I
was in school when a friend of mine called and informed me that forms for the
Face of Niger Delta pageant were being sold but I told him that I was not
interested because of the issues I had when I contested for Miss Galaxy
(Damsel). He told me that the face of Niger Delta has nothing to do with one’s
height, size or weight but just one’s beauty, brain and pictures. “Let your
pictures speak for you,” he said. So I decided to give it a try. He bought the
form for me because I told him that I was not going to buy the form. I went for
the contest, they did the online voting and so on, and as God would have it, I
won the Face of Niger Delta 2013/14. When my reign was getting to an end,
another opportunity came for me to contest for Miss Nollywood Nigeria which was
oragnised by Bk Global Movies through Mr. Barakumo Odede who is based in
Bayelsa State.
"When I heard about it, I got interested in it
because of the brand – Nollywood. I know Nollywood is the second or the third
best film industry in the world today. I saw it as a very big opportunity for
me because I have always wanted to go into acting. I said it was the opportunity
that I have been waiting for. So I bought the form and participated in the contest
and as God would have it, I won."
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