Wives of governors from
three states in the North
West, North Central and
South South geo political
zones of Nigeria are some of
the personalities penciled
to grace the first ever 1st
Ladies Pageant and Reality
Show that had already
flagged off in Port
Harcourt, the Rivers State
capital on Thursday. The all
ladies affair which is being
powered by Royal Salt and
Base Water Limited, would
pitch 37 contestants drawn
from the 36 states of the
federation including Abuja
whose ages would be between
18 to 35, as home mates.
The participants must not be
married or pregnant.
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The house mates would slug it out
for 7 weeks in a location in Lagos
where they are expected to play host
to the wives of the three state
Governors.
Briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt on
Wednesday, the Managing Director of
X Media Communications Limited, Mr.
Tunde Lawrenson said the lady who
emerges overall winner of the
pageant and reality show would
cruise home with a Mitsubishi Jeep
in addition to a cash reward of N4
million, with the first runner up
caring away a Picanta Car plus N1
million cash. He also added that
the 2nd runner up would smile home
with half a million Naira.
Mr. Lawrenson whose company is the
media partner to the show sponsors,
further disclosed that the 3rd
runner up would be rewarded with
lots of professional contracts while
the winner, first runner up as well
as the 2nd runner up would represent
Nigeria at an international pageant
billed for the last quarter of the
year.
He also announced that winners up to
the 10th position would become Brand
Ambassadors.
Mr. Lawrenson further disclosed that
the audition which is ongoing in the
Rivers State capital, would follow
suit in the other states, including
Abuja, and expressed the hope that
state representatives who emerge
from the auditions would proceed to
Lagos where they would kick off the
pageant as house mates.
Expatiating on the show, Mr.
Lawrenson emphasized that the show
was not a beauty pageant in the
strict sense, pointing out that the
least pretty lady may eventually
emerge the overall winner.
“The First Lady pageant is not a
beauty contest but a test of
entrepreneurial skill in the woman.
We are trying to engender the
entrepreneurial spirit in the
Nigerian lady. We want to create
more of the ladies of substance and
champions of industry like the
Okonjo-Iwualas, Oby Ezekwesili and
Dora Akunyili to mention but few” he
said.
He said the project is all about
empowering the ladies so they can
compete favourably in the society,
adding that the show would bring
ladies of ages 18-35 together in the
same house for weeks, where they
would be saddled with different
tasks in business and
entrepreneurialship.
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