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Erica Nego | |
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Born | 1984 (age 34–35) Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Nationality | American Ghanaian |
Other names | Yayra Nego |
Citizenship | America and Ghana |
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Erica Yayra Nego (born c. 1984 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American-Ghanaian beauty queen, model and businesswoman, elected Miss Universe Ghana in 2011 and Miss Minnesota USA in 2009.[1] Nego is also the co-founder of Style & Grace, a Minneapolis-based etiquette academy.[2][3]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Pageants
3 In popular culture
4 References
Early life
At the age of 12 Nego was signed to Ford Modeling Agency. She is of Ghanaian, German and Persian ancestry.[4]
Pageants
As Miss Minnesota USA 2009, Nego competed at Miss USA 2009 placing in the top 15 at the competition.[1] She also competed at Miss Universe 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.[5]
In popular culture
The play School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh was inspired by the 2011 Miss Universe Ghana competition in which Nego participated, and the controversy around colorism that this contest sparked.[6]
References
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^ "Mind Your Manners: Holiday Etiquette Tips". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
^ "10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ERICA NEGO - SecureNigeria365". SecureNigeria365. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
^ "Yayra Nego is Miss Universe Ghana". Modern Ghana. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
^ "Sao Paulo, Brazil to Host the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Pageant Live on NBC". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
^ Chris Hewitt (March 13, 2019). "Inspired by Minnesota beauty queen, Jungle Theater's 'School Girls' questions colorism". StarTribune. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
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