The auditions for this year’s Miss Ghana@60 competition have been hugely successful across the regions.

However, the Takoradi audition held on August 28 seemed to have tested the firmness of the judges.

What started as a smooth sailing screening at the Best Western Atlantic Hotel, came to a brief halt when a ‘light skinned’ lady appeared before the panel.

From interactions between the said lady and the jury, the lady considered as a potential contestant confirmed that she had actually tampered with the complexion of her natural skin.

Joy New’s Doreen Avio, who is with the team, reports that the young lady [name withheld] offered an explanation for bleaching her skin.

According to the lady, who exhibited much eloquence and confidence at the audition, a cosmetologist introduced her to a cream to help her deal with ‘rashes’ on her face.

This she said, resulted in the ‘lightening’ of her facial skin. She added that the development pushed her to apply the cream to all parts of her body in order to ensure uniformity.

She told the judges that she has stopped using the said cream for a long while now but her dark complexion has not returned.

The lady pleaded with the judges to allow her to contest but her plea was turned down.

In all, five ladies were picked in the Western Region.

Prior to that, six ladies had gotten the approval of the judges in the Volta Region for a chance to contest in the grand audition on September 1.

The level of enthusiasm, alacrity and vim exhibited by the folks at the Volta Region audition for this year’s Miss Ghana was impressive.

Many ladies defied the heavy rains and thronged the Sky Plus Hotel in Ho for a chance to be selected for the final leg of auditions in Accra in September.

Popular actor/producer, Kafui Danku, who is also a former Miss Ghana contestant, led a panel of judges who presided over a very successful audition in the Volta Region. The others were Ivy Emefa Doe, Human Resource Manager for Sky Plus Hotel and Mrs. Saha Kambo-Lamptey, a designer and longstanding donor to the Miss Ghana pageant.

At the end of the session, six (6) lucky ladies were selected to join those already chosen in the other regions, with those in Takoradi and Cape Coast also happening in the course of the week.

The 10-region audition is expected to come to a close in Accra, at the Holiday Inn, on September 1, 2017 where six (6) are expected to be selected too.

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Hot Fork actress Baby Blanche has asked her colleagues in the movie industry to be bold and go nude in movies if it will serve a good purpose.

The outspoken actress speaking on Radio Univers’ Brunch2Lunch entertainment show stated without thinking twice that she is ever ready to disrobe in movies. Blanche told Zionfelix, host of the show that she will agree to stark naked when the money producers are offering for the action is hefty.

“if you give me a scene and I think I can do it, I’ll not shake my head. If I’m to go naked and the money is good and again it will serve a purpose in the movie, I’ll do it. Go to mortuary and you will see countless naked bodies lying there. I’ll not remove my clothes unnecessarily so if I sit and realise that showing my body in movie will advise the viewer, then why shouldn’t I do it?

My colleagues should stop the hypocrisy because they might never get the money that will come with this scene in their life. If you are offered one million dollars to go naked and you will deny it, then keep on being a hypocrite” Baby Blanche told Zionfelix on the show.

Baby Blanche who just returned from acting break will premiere her first self-produced movie, Trophy in October.

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Actress Ingrid Alabi has been defending her half-naked photos with Majid Michel making rounds on some media platforms.

According to her, she couldn’t believe anyone could actually describe those images as “naked photos.”

“We are not naked,” she told NEWS-ONE on Monday.

Tongues have since last week been wagging over the latest half-naked images of the popular Ghanaian actors, which were used for artworks for their upcoming movie titled, ‘Adam The Eve’.

The artworks which were released late last week show both actors in different compromising positions and were covered with leaves in a bid to depict biblical images of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Interestingly, the imaged has popped up at a time when Majid is preaching the gospel to win souls for Jesus and staying away from engaging in things on the silver-screens that will distance him from his Christian faith.

Even though the upcoming movie was reportedly shot about two years, it is not clear when the photos for the artworks which have been generating a lot of public interest were taken.

But Ingrid said on Monday that they were not naked. She didn’t see anything naked about the images. It is, however, a surprise to her that people are actually thinking they were naked.

“How can we be naked? We were covered in leaves,” she further defended the posters.

Ingrid is returning onto on the big screens in the upcoming movie after a long break.

The new movie, ‘Adam The Eve’, seeks to educate Ghanaians, especially married couples, to be content with what they have. It features other seasoned actors like Roselyn Ngissah, Peter Richie and others from Nigeria.

It will premiere on September 1 at the Silverbird Cinemas in Accra and West Hills Malls. Some scenes of the movie which are sexually suggestive have been raising concerns about Majid’s Christian life, even though he has been explaining he shot the movie long ago.

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Razak Immisah, manager for popular actor, Liwin has frowned on plans by the Film Producers Association of Ghana, FIPAG to stage a demonstration against foreign telenovelas translated into Twi.

He believes Ghanaian movie producers need to sit and plan to find the antidote for the dying movie industry instead of fighting against telenovelas on our screens. According to him, the demo, which has been postponed from August 31, is needless.

Razak opined that movies produced in recent times are of low quality and that is one major problem producers should look at instead of the demonstration. When Zionfelix, host of Brunch2Lunch entertainment show asked Razak if he will allow his artist, Kwadwo Nkansah Liwin to join the protestors when they finally announce the new date for the march, he replied that they have not received any official invitation from the organisers so they will decide when FIPAG writes to them.

“I don’t know when they are demonstrating and nobody has officially written to us about the upcoming event. I told my artiste (Liwin) and other producers that we are not producing good movies judging from what I’ve seen.” he told Zionfelix on Brunch2Lunch entertainment show on Radio Univers in Accra.

Mr. Immisah further questioned the importance of FIPAG’s decision to petitioning Otumfour Osei Tutu II over the influx of telenovelas in the country since he is not a government official.

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Few days after the release of Piesie Esther’s fifth album titled ‘Osore3 Mu Tumi’ which means The Power in Worship, the song has been enjoying massive airplay from various FM stations across the country.

This does not come as a surprise to many as Piesie Esther, on her new album, went out of the box to bring to live the rendition of some selected powerful songs of her and other composers with her mighty voice in worship.

The just released ‘Osore3 Mu Tumi’ album is currently the lead worship song on our airwaves and in various churches.

“When we worship, the invisible God is at work doing invisible and powerful things. We get realigned, refreshed and refueled; we find unspeakable joy and indescribable peace. Worship is very powerful and is a weapon that can unlock doors, close doors, break chains, bring healing and deliverance, cause the enemy to back up and take his hands off you and your love ones” Piesie Explained.

‘Osore3 Mu Tumi’ album has 20 powerful and inspirational songs put together by the gospel diva. Some of the songs on the worship album are, Wob3 Y3 Yie, Adom Bi, Kronkron, Ofata, Aman Nyinaa, Dwen Papa, Oyeraba, Suban Dada, Ned) and several others.

In an interview, Piesie Esther who is currently managed by Enesta Production, acknowledged all composers whose works were used in the album and added that “Worship is a time when we pay deep, sincere, awesome respect, love, and fear to the one who created us, hence, the release of ‘Osore3 Mu Tumi”

The Gospel Diva received 3 nominations with her fourth album ‘Agye Won Nsam’ at the 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards; Gospel Artiste of the Year, Gospel Song of the year and Female Best Vocalist of the year respectively.

Kindly listen to ‘‘Osore3 Mu Tumi’ in the audio below!

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After weeks of auditions and exciting activities for this year’s Miss Universe Ghana beauty pageant, the final event happens this weekend, Saturday, September 2.

MALZ Promotions, organisers of the 2017 edition has announced the ten contestants for the grand finale of the beauty pageant happening this Saturday at the plush Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.

Judging the efforts of the 10 beautiful ladies on the night are former Miss Universe Netherlands (2003) and MIss Netherlands Europe (2005), Tessa Brix, Sean Guy, Chester Annie, Giovanne Nicole and Michelle Attoh.

This year’s finalists are:

Akyere Gladys Rocksen, 23 years  – Miss Ashanti Region

Nana Ama Agyekum, 23 years – Miss Brong Ahafo

Ruth Quashie, 23 years – Miss Central Region

Nadia Sarbah, 26 years – Miss Eastern Region

Sefakor Esinam Ashiave, 23 years – Miss Greater Accra Region

Loretta Doe Lawson, 24 years – Miss Northern Region

Nura Ladi Mohammed, 25 years, Miss Upper East Region

Emily Randolph, 21 years – Miss Upper East Region

Hephie Armah, 21 years – Miss Western Region

See photos from the unveiling of the beautiful ladies below;

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Several top Ghanaian celebrities raided this year’s International Youth Empowerment Summit (iYes) to empower the youth.

The event put together by Pastor Brain Amoateng saw several Ghanaians attending the three-day event. Known figres who spoke to the youth at iYes 2017 included Jackie Appiah, Joselyn Dumas, Sonnie Badu, Funny Face, Coded of 4×4 music ggroup, Ama K Abebrese, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Desmond Elliot and many others.

Musicians who also peformed at the event included Cecce Twum, Yaw Sarpong and Asumafo and many others.

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