Abena Appiah | |
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| Born | Evelyn Abena Akuaba Appiah June 2, 1993 |
| Education | Radford University College Fashion |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Top Model of the World Ghana 2013 Miss Universe Ghana 2014 Queen Beauty Universe 2016 Miss Earth Ghana 2019 Miss Grand USA 2020 Miss Grand International 2020 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Top Model Ghana 2013 (Winner) Top Model of the World 2013 (Unplaced) Miss Universe Ghana 2014 (Winner) Miss Universe 2014 (Unplaced) Queen Beauty Universe 2016 (Winner) Miss World America 2017 (Top 16) Miss Earth Ghana 2019 (Winner) Miss Earth 2019 (Top 20) Miss Grand USA 2020 (Winner) Miss Grand International 2020 (Winner) |
Evelyn Abena Akuaba Appiah (born June 2, 1993) is a Ghanaian–American singer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Queen Beauty Universe 2016 and Miss Grand International 2020.[1][2] She was appointed as Miss Grand USA and became the first Black woman to win the Miss Grand International crown.[3][4] She previously represented Ghana in two of the Big Four international beauty pageants but lost in Miss Universe 2014 and Miss Earth 2019.[5][6]
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- ^ Wilson, Alyssa (April 2, 2021). "Miss Grand International crowns first Black winner". Black News Channel. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Miss USA is first Black contender to win Miss Grand International crown". The Philippine Star. March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Mario Dumaual (March 28, 2021). "Why new Miss Grand International declared: "Philippines mahal kita!'". ABS-CBN Corporation. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "'Palaging may Ghana': New Miss Grand Int'l also joined Miss Earth in 2019". ABS-CBN Corporation. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.