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ECOWAS Peace Pageant
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The ECOWAS Peace Pageant is an annual international beauty pageant established in 2008 for promoting peace and the youth agenda of the ECOWAS Commission to the global community.cite-ref-missecowas-org-1-0[1] It is open to delegates from the 15 member-states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS )/Communauté Économique Des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest/Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental (CEDEAO). However, since each country sends two delegates, the pageant membership is 30.cite-ref-2[2]

The current Ecowas Peace Ambassador is Zirra Banu from Nigeria who was crowned in Port Harcourt on Friday, 14 December 2012.cite-ref-3[3]cite-ref-4[4]

The venue for the pageant is selected by the ECOWAS Peace Pageant organization and the ECOWAS commission based on which country offering optimal support to the organization is chosen.cite-ref-5[5]

The pageant winner is expected to spend one year to champion the cause for the pageant organisation's official charity, and avail herself for all fund-raising events.cite-ref-missecowas-org-faqs-6-0[6]

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History

The Miss ECOWAS Peace Pageant is organised by 702 Productions Ltd.,cite-ref-702productionsltd-com-7-0[7] an Accra-based events management company, under the auspices of the ECOWAS Commission. It is intended to promote peace and the youth agenda of the ECOWAS Commission to the global community.cite-ref-missecowas-org-1-1[1]

Titleholders

| Year | Country | Miss ECOWAS Peace Ambassador | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cape Verde | Neves Tania | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 2006 | Ivory Coast | Alima Diomandé | Lomé, Togo |
| 2007 | Senegal | Aminata Diallo | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 2008 | Senegal | Fatoumata Diallo Tima | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| 2009 | Nigeria | Joy Ngozika Obasi | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| 2010 | Ghana | Shirley Nwangere | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| 2011 | Cape Verde | Vanny Reis | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| 2012 | Nigeria | Zirra Banu | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |

References

cite-note-missecowas-org-11. "ECOWAS Peace Pageant: Beauty with Brains". ECOWAS Peace Pageant Official website. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14.
cite-note-22. "The Event". ECOWAS Peace Pageant Official Website. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01.
cite-note-33. citerefecowas2013ECOWAS, Commission (4 February 2013). "Nigerian is ECOWAS Peace Ambassador". AllAfrica.com.
cite-note-44. citerefecowasECOWAS. "Nigerian is Miss ECOWAS Peace Ambassador". Press Release. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
cite-note-55. "FAQs: How are the sites chosen". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
cite-note-missecowas-org-faqs-66. "What is the commitment needed, if I become ECOWAS Peace Ambassador?". ECOWAS Peace Pageant Official website. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
cite-note-702productionsltd-com-77. "Our Events". 702 Productions Ltd. website.