A medical doctor and professional model, Chiaky Otuteye, has taken legal action against Cloudz Entertainment, organisers of Miss Intercontinental Ghana, following the revocation of her title weeks after she was crowned.

The matter is slated for hearing on Tuesday, February 23, 2026.

Speaking in an interview with Kwame Dadzie on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z, Chiaky recounted how her crown was withdrawn after she had won the Miss Intercontinental Ghana pageant on November 8, 2025.

She explained that the title was subsequently handed to another contestant over what organisers described as “unforeseen circumstances”.

She said she later received a call from the Vice President of Cloudz Entertainment requesting her presence at an emergency meeting, accompanied by her mother.

“They emphasised that when I am coming I should bring my crown and sash. That was when I got fully suspicious because they said it was an official meeting. Initially I was suspicious but then I felt there would be something fishy.”

According to her, she was presented at the meeting with printed email exchanges between the organisers and their international partners.

“Apparently, the international organisation was saying that they had received some emails from some concerned people that I did not meet their standards for the international pageant. And based on this they had made a decision to disqualify me,” she said.

Chiaky stated that when she sought clarification on the specific standards she allegedly failed to meet, she was shown a section of a document listing poise, beauty, charm, intelligence and body.

“With all these things they were very subjective. The only objective ones were that they said one should be a natural born female which I am, you should also be fully a Ghanaian national. I am fully Ghanaian. I also met the body requirements,” she said.

She further disclosed that before the meeting, she had faced online trolling after a video recorded by the event’s official blogger was circulated on social media. The comments, she said, targeted her physical appearance and included harsh and disparaging remarks.

In a separate press release, the organisers announced that Chiaky would no longer represent Ghana at the 53rd Miss Intercontinental pageant scheduled for January 14 to 31, 2026, in Egypt. They stated that “due to unforeseen circumstances, as a result, we have made a difficult decision to appoint a new Queen as our representative to represent Ghana.”

The statement indicated that the newly appointed queen would be preparing “tirelessly to represent Ghana with pride and dignity” and expressed confidence in her ability to excel at the international competition. The organisers added that they valued public support and would share further updates on the new representative’s preparations.

Cloudz Entertainment has yet to respond directly to the claims Chiaky made during her appearance on Showbiz A-Z.

After several decades of existence, Miss Ghana which was launched to propagate Ghana’s cultural values and beautiful diversity to protect our heritage and our culture has been dogged by controversy leaving the brand tattered and overtaken by Miss Malaika.

The Miss Ghana Pageant has been mired in controversy with allegations of pimping of girls and the use of the so-called Queens to solicit for sponsorship with strict targets.

Past Queens have alleged that fundraising targets no matter how it is achieved tend to influence who eventually wins.

Miss Ghana franchise owners, Exclusive Events Ghana Limited headed by Miss Ghana 2004, one Inna Patty has herself been considered controversial, according to former Queens.

The Miss Ghana has been repeatedly accused of being an “escort agency” by former contestants some of whom were “stripped” of the crown after exposing the pageant.

According to Antoinette Delali Kemavor, one of the beauty queens, Inna Patty, the organizer of the pageant told her to be ‘sweet’ and ‘acceptable’ of anything a man they were seeking sponsorship from would demand of her.

First runner-up of the pageant in 2019 Sarah Odei Amoani, decided to resign due to such demands made of her.

Margaret Dery, Miss Ghana 2017 had earlier resigned too!

After taking to Twitter to describe Miss Ghana Beauty Pageant as a big SCAM, Miss Margaret Dery, the 2017 Winner of Miss Ghana Beauty Pageant finally resigned.

Miss Ghana 2010 – Stephanie Karikari, Miss Ghana 2015 – Antoinette Delali Kemavor, Miss Ghana 2013 – Giuseppina Nana Akua Baafi and first-runner-up – Margaret Kuma-Mintah – have all resigned after their participation in the pageant, most with sordid allegations against Inna Patty for trying to pimp them for money.

Miss Malaika which marked 20 years anniversary this year crowned Zakiya Ahmed as its Emerald Queen, becoming the first Hijab-wearing Queen in the history of the pageant.

Miss Malaika has succeeded where Miss Ghana failed, since at least 2004 — being scandal-free and fulfilling its unconditional promises to the Queens since 2002.

The Miss Malaika is produced by Charter House Productions and mostly airs on Ghana television station TV3, GhOne TV as well as DSTV channel Africa Magic. The pageant is produced as a 12- to 13-week reality show and is the first beauty pageant show to be aired as a reality series in Ghana before being joined by TV3’s own Ghana’s Most Beautiful, which is a region and strictly culturally based.

Most beauty pageant is now all about empowering young women to positively impact society as well as fulfil their aspirations.

From the conception of Miss Malaika show 2002, it has been presented to the audience as a reality TV show which allows for the viewers to vote for their favourite contestant to be crowned Miss Malaika Ghana.

Each week, the contestants are given tasks to perform which range from performances to organizing events. This is then assessed by a panel of judges who have a certain degree of power in selecting successful candidates and eliminating others.

The Miss Malaika pageant is open to single females between the ages of 18 or those who would turn 18 the present year and 26. Hopeful contestants need to be sizes 10 and 14 and must be of “African” origin. Other requirements are that the ladies are high school graduates, have no breast implants and no height restrictions.

However, the pageant has reviewed some of its requirements discounting body sizes and almost eliminated Bikini modeling requirements.