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Yvette Nsiah has been crowned as Miss Universe Ghana 2008. Nsiah traveled all the way from the United States to Ghana to participate in the contest. According to AfricaNews, Nsiah was been crowned after three rounds of keen competition that tested communication skills, intelligence, beauty, elegance and poise.

Daisy Asare Akoto, a student, came out as1st Runner Up while Joyce Akagbo, a third year student at the Ghana Institute of Journalism was 2nd Runner Up. The competition was judged by Emma Moisan, Dennis Nii Dodoo Smith, Gerad Boakye, Pearl Amoah (Miss Universe Ghana 1996 & Fashion Designer), and Ronke Nedd. All delegates were dressed in clothing by the Royal Dennis design label and styled by Sleek Cosmetics.

Global Beauty Pageant reports that Nsiah will represent Ghana at the Miss Universe 2008 Pageant to be held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 14, 2008.

In Accra, Ghana Yvette Nsiah beauty travelled all the way from the US to participate in the Accra show , 20 year old 5′7″ tall, has been crowned as Miss Universe Ghana 2008. With communication skills, intelligence, beauty, elegance and poise, Yvette stood out the most and was adjudged the winner.

The producers of the Miss Universe Ghana beauty pageant are quoted analyzing Nsiah’s specific role in the competition.

“After weeks of scouting, we are excited to present a remarkable Ghanaian woman, who we are confident, will make a poignant statement for Ghana at the international event. We are looking forward to a strong presence at the Miss Universe Pageant, and commend the judges for selecting a young woman who is indeed the quintessence of Ghanaian femininity.”

The Beauty Blog congratulates Nsiah on her success and wishes her the best of luck.

The USA Fragrance Foundation has announced the names of the top 10 finalists for the 2008 Fragrance of the Year Fifi Award, also known as the “Oscars of the fragrance activity.” The Fragrance Foundation will give the awards to the 5 top finalists during the Fragrance Finalists Breakfast, which will be held on 25 April at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Happi reports that the Fifi Finalists have competed in different categories, including the Fragrance of the Year, Best Packaging, Best National Advertising Campaign, Bath & Body Line, Interior Scent Collection and Fragrance Hall of Fame awards.

The FiFi Finalists Breakfast will include the presentation of FiFi Awards in the categories for Editorial Excellence in Fragrance Coverage for Men’s Scent Feature, Editorial Excellence in Fragrance Coverage for Women’s Scent Feature and Scent Bite and Technological Breakthrough of the Year. These winners will also be introduced and recognized for their achievements during the 36th Annual FiFi Awards & Celebration held on May 20 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

According to FRAGRANTICA, another 2008 Fifi Awards will take place again this year in May.

The Fragrance Foundation has announced the list of finalists for the prestigious FiFi award in 2008. FiFi award, or the Fragrance “Oscar”, will be again this year awarded to the most successful creations of several categories….

The complete list of categories along with the names of nominees is available at P&F.com.

Cosmetic Executive Women Inc.(CEW) has announced the names of this year’s Beauty Product Finalists. The nominations are in many different categories such as Body Treatment, Scented Bath and Body, Acne Treatment, Anti-Aging, Cleanser and Scrub, Eye Treatment, Moisturizer, Hair Care and Coloring Product, Eye Product, Sun Product and Women’s Scent.

AVON Uplifting Mascara, CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara and MAC Cosmetics MAC Paint Pots are all nominated under Eye Product - Mass and Eye Product - Prestige nominations.

The Makeup Girl reports that the finalists of the contest have been selected by CEW members, industry insiders and experts in the field of beauty.

The winners are selected by a special Voting Committee comprised from the CEW Board. Once the ballots have been cast, companies gear up for the culmination of this program, Beauty Awards Luncheon in New York City.

According to Amolife, the CEW Beauty Awards nominates the most innovative beauty products for awards every year.

Based in New York City, with affiliations in France & the UK, the organization helps to develop the career contacts, knowledge, and skills of its members so that they may advance on both professional and personal levels.

The whole list of nominees can be viewed in the CEW Beauty Awards Viewbook.

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Makeup Forever Cosmetics has teamed up with Sephora to launch its Ever Lash Contest. Bellasugar reports that the contest hopes “to find the wildest and most inventive eyelashes.”

One of the coolest parts about this launch is that Make Up For Ever has joined forces with Sephora to run a contest to see who can send in images of the wackiest, wildest, and most inventive lash looks.

Candidates of the contest should first sign up, watch Makeup Forever’s Video, choose the best lashes, take a detailed image of it, upload it online and submit.

According to Puckered, the person who has submitted images of the best eyelashes will get Makeup Forever Products, worth $1000, and a ticket of a five days vacation to Paris.

You can use anything to pimp them out. On offer, for the best set of eyelashes, is a trip to Paris to visit the Make Up Forever Academy and have a private lesson with Dany Sanz, found of Make Up Forever, as well as $1000 worth of Make Up Forever products.

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