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The event, which was held at the Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, produced Miss Edo as first runner-up and Miss Osun, represented by Endurance Akpoyibo as second runner-up.
Other awards presented at the pageant were Miss Photogenic, which went to Erica Nlewedim of Kogi, Chinyere Adogu of Kwara won Miss Charismatic, Miss Delta, Fortune Woko clinched Best Traditional Costume, Miss Gombe, Precious John got MBGN Model and Miss Amity went to Queen Celestine of Edo State.
Miss Edo, Kwara, Osun, Akwa Ibom and Abuja made the list of the top first 5from the 30 contestants that participated in the pageant.
Delivering a welcome address, the state governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson represented by the geputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah, expressed delight that Bayelsa was hosting the event for a second successive year, an indication he said that the state was peaceful and open for investors and tourists.
He said efforts were being put in place to diversify the state’s economy through tourism and other sectors, pointing out that operating a monolithic economy hinged on oil revenue was no longer sustainable.
The governor urged young girls across the country to show interest in the pageant to enhance their status in life and expressed the belief that next year’s edition would be more competitive.
In her remarks, the director-general of the state Tourism Development Agency, Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown announced that in next year’s edition of the MBGN, the audience would be given an opportunity to participate in determining who wears the crown.
The high point of the ceremony was the crowning of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria by the outgoing beauty queen, Miss Anna Ebiere Banner.
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