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Erica Nego

Erica Nego

American beauty queen, model and businesswoman

Erica Yayra Nego (born c. 1984 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American-Ghanaian businesswoman, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was elected Miss Minnesota USA 2009 and Miss Universe Ghana 2011,[1][2][3]

Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...

Nego is the co-founder of Style & Grace, a Minneapolis-based etiquette academy.[4][5]

Early life

Nego was born in about 1984 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[6][7][8] At the age of 12, she was signed to Ford Modeling Agency.[citation needed] She is of Ghanaian,[9] German and Persian ancestry.[10]

Pageants

As Miss Minnesota USA 2009, Nego competed at Miss USA 2009 placing in the top 15 at the competition.[1] She also competed at Miss Universe 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.[11]

The play School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh was inspired by the 2011 Miss Universe Ghana competition in which Nego participated,[12][13] and the controversy around colorism that this contest sparked.[14]

References

  1. [1]
    "Miss Ghana Universe Website". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  2. [2]
    Grossberg, Michael. "Colorism, bullying in Ohio State graduate's 'Mean Girls'-influenced coming-of-age play". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
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    "A West African spin on queen bees and mean teens - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
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    "Mind Your Manners: Holiday Etiquette Tips". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
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    "10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ERICA NEGO - SecureNigeria365". SecureNigeria365. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
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    Walljasper, Matt (2020-02-07). "True Colors' production of School Girls sparks conversation about colorism and pretty privilege". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
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    Cristi, A. A. "The Garden Theatre Goes Back To School In SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  8. [8]
    "Beauty and the colorism beast: Norfolk's Generic Theater rocks a mean African 'School Girls'". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  9. [9]
    "St. Petersburg's American Stage addresses colorism in new play 'School Girls'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  10. [10]
    "Yayra Nego is Miss Universe Ghana". Modern Ghana. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  11. [11]
    "Sao Paulo, Brazil to Host the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Pageant Live on NBC". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  12. [12]
    Holdren, Sara (2017-11-16). "Theater Review: The Funny, Fierce, Fearsome Competition of School Girls". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  13. [13]
    "In 'School Girls,' African And Western Beauty Standards Collide In Dramatic Fashion". DCist. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  14. [14]
    Chris Hewitt (March 13, 2019). "Inspired by Minnesota beauty queen, Jungle Theater's 'School Girls' questions colorism". StarTribune. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
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