REPRESENTING Melanie, Shadiamond Assanah recently won the Miss East Coast Beauty with A Mission 2023 crown.
She was one of nine young ladies vying for the crown.
The new queen, along with first runner-up Sasha Maxwell and second runner-up Abeke Lewis, recently met with Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, at his Camp Street office.
“The occasion was a briefing meeting to chart their path forward following their resounding victory on pageant night.”
“The Minister, in his welcoming address, expressed his profound satisfaction and admiration for the exceptional performance of each and every contestant, acknowledging that they had made the judges’ decisions a difficult task. He further pledged his unwavering support and cooperation to ensure a successful reign for the newly crowned Queen and her court,” a post on the pageant’s Facebook page said.
The pageant which was held on November 4 at the Buxton Community Ground attracted a sizeable crowd.
