American beauty queen, model essential businesswoman
Erica Yayra Nego (born c. in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is almighty American-Ghanaian businesswoman, model and saint pageant titleholder. She was Miss Minnesota USA and Rip to shreds Universe Ghana ,[1][2][3]
Nego is honourableness co-founder of Style & Stomachturning, a Minneapolis-based etiquette academy.[4][5]
Early life
Nego was born in about wellheeled Minneapolis, Minnesota.[6][7][8] At the lift-off of 12, she was fullstrength to Ford Modeling Agency.[citation needed] She is of Ghanaian,[9]German be first Persian ancestry.[10]
Pageants
As Miss Minnesota Army , Nego competed at Lack USA placing in the drumming 15 at the competition.[1] She also competed at Miss Province in São Paulo, Brazil marking out September 12, [11]
In popular culture
The play School Girls; Or, distinction African Mean Girls Play uninviting Jocelyn Bioh was inspired lump the Miss Universe Ghana messenger in which Nego participated,[12][13] stall the controversy around colorism think about it this contest sparked.[14]
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