House of Oduduwa Merge Queen Moremi Ajasoro Pageant 2017 With ODAA Awards In Lagos

By: HighCelebritySquard

In his unyielding zeal for the promotion and propagation of the ancient Yoruba cultural heritage, thye OONI of Ife, Adéyeyè Enitan Ògúnwùsì (Òjàjà II) has donated the sum of five million naira for the free registration for the first one thousand interested contested for the second edition of the Moremi Ajasoro Beauty Pageant which process kicked off in Ile Ife, osun State in October 2017.

The monarch said the amount is to encourage more young ladies who may not have the financial means to participate in the contest to do so “I am therefore, encouraging more young girls to embrace this exceptional opportunity of free registration,”…. As a cultural promoter and ambassador to Queen Moremi, I encourage young girls to embrace decent and culturally edifying outfits and brands.

Continuing his support for the initiative, the monarch said   “A lot of morals have been lost, the new generation of women don’t have much values for themselves and the Moremi project is trying to instill back those values. ” Values as selflessness, courage and discipline, which Queen Moremi Ajasoro exhibited in her lifetime,” she said. She noted that the vision of the Ooni, was to bring back those unique values associated with the Queen, through the cultural pageant.

Princess Ademiluyi, who is also the founder of Africa Fashion Week Nigeria/London, said the traditional pageant is a first of its kind, which will aid to boost culture and tradition, especially among youths.

The idea behind creating the Queen Moremi Ajasoro pageant by the Ooni is a recreation of the Legacy of the referred and legendary Queen Moremi Ajasoro .The contest would enable young ladies of today get prepared for the future, reawaken their cultural identity and imbibe decent morals in them.

The current queen, Blessing Animasahun, is a 600- level Dental-Surgery student of the University of Ibadan. She was crowned by the Ooni of Ife out out 375 contestants in 2016 in Ile Ife. “The contest is open to young ladies from ages 18 years to 25 years, of which at least one of their parents must be of Yoruba lineage from Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti, Lagos,  Ondo, Kwara and Kogi states.

The winner of the contest would become the cultural ambassador to the Ooni of Ife, in addition to the gifts a car, wardrobe allowance among other gifts.

Unlike the maiden edition which held at Ile Ife, this years event is set to be part of the chain of activities of the Outstanding Dignitary Achievements Awards coming up on the 3^rd December 2017 at the Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos.