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Erica Nego
Erica Nego press conference .jpg
Born1984 (age 34–35)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Nationality
American United States Ghanaian Ghana
Other namesYayra Nego
Citizenship
America and Ghana
Known for

  • Miss Universe 2011


  • Miss Universe Ghana 2011


  • Miss USA 2009 Top 15


  • Miss Minnesota USA 2009

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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  2. ^ "Mind Your Manners: Holiday Etiquette Tips". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-07-19.


  3. ^ "10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ERICA NEGO - SecureNigeria365". SecureNigeria365. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2018-07-19.


  4. ^ "Yayra Nego is Miss Universe Ghana". Modern Ghana. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-19.


  5. ^ "Sao Paulo, Brazil to Host the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Pageant Live on NBC". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.


  6. ^ 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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