The ladies were on stage fully prepared and awaiting the announcement of the ultimate winner and runners-up of the Ghana's Most Beautiful 2022 finals.

GMB 2022 is Teiya! Northern Region!!!

Teiya wins by 32.5%.

This leaves Oti Region's Aiko as the second-placed winner.

YOUR #GMB2022 WINNER, TEIYA

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Third place is taken by Asiedua who amassed 16.8 percent of the total valid votes.

2nd Runner up for #GMB2022 is Central region's Asiedua

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3rd Runner for #GMB2022 is Eastern region's Amoani

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4th Runner for #GMB2022 is Volta region's Xornam

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Prizes are as follows:

5th – GH¢3,000

4th – GH¢5,000

3rd – GH¢6,000

2nd – GH¢8,000

1st – GH¢10,000

They all get souvenirs from sponsors.

Reigning queen Benedicta Sarfoa Asamoah gives her farewell speech as she has a few minutes to hand over the crown she won from Greater Accra Region's Naa Dedei Botchwey to another.

“All the very best to my successor,” she says.

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MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Stonebwoy takes his turn on stage, and as always patrons are all on their feet.

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Judge Dzigbordi Kwaku-Dosoo congratulates all the ladies for getting this far in the competition.

She wants Xornam to have spread her point on the impact of social media and not only dwell on depression.

"Whether it is one side or the other side, you succeeded in creating a debate," she commends Teiya.

She also commended “late bloomer” Asiedua and asked her to keep her performance up.

She commended Amoani on her answer and suggested that she adds more research to her presentation.

“I like the fact that you took it to two decisions that were made to Rwanda and I have educated myself on that,” she says about Aiko's answer.

Veteran judge Linda Ampah begins with Aiko and commended her for the “lot of information” and lost her listeners.

She said Amoani was making a good point on comprehensive sexuality education but disagreed with the age the Eastern Region rep mentioned.

"Teiya, yours was straight to the point, which was good," she said.

Judge Janet Sunkwa-Mills disagreed with Xornam on the regulation of social media by the state.She said Amoani's answer was “pedestrian”.

“Aiko, well done, I think I don't have a comment,” she says.

Xornam, representing Volta Region, answers the final question.

Should social media be regulated by the state? That's the question she has to answer.

Xornam outlines the pros and cons of social media. On the pros, she said it has enhanced businesses and healthcare.

But chief among the cons, she mentions, is the high rate of depression among teenagers.

“I believe that it is paramount that the state considers this, controlling actions on social media,” she says.

Northern Region's Teiya picks question 5. She is asked her opinion on stringent punitive measures for rape perpetrators in Ghana.

She goes the tangent of humanity, condemning suggestions of castration of rapists. She said other women also rape women and wondered what becomes of them too?

She said a jail term for  such criminals is enough and they can work in hard labour on state farms to promote trade and tourism.

The next to answer a question is Eastern Region's Amoani. She is asked at what age parents can talk about sex and sexuality with their children.

She says the best time to engage children in sex education is the formative years. She said talks about sex with children is not a one-off event but evolving.

She said if parents find it difficult to teach their children, they can adopt nicknames for some body parts. For example, she used ‘Vajayjay’ and 'Pee Pee' for 'vagina' and ‘penis’ respectively.

"In my best view, the formative stage of the children, that is 3 to 4 years is the best stage to discuss sexual education with [them]," she concludes.

Central Region's Asiedua is next. She is to answer a question on chieftaincy and its importance in the scheme of governance in the current dispensation.

She quoted Section 49 of the Chieftaincy Act, saying traditional rulership rests with chiefs, who are also custodians of lands and stools.

She said if the institution is anachronistic, festivals would not be celebrated.

“I do not believe they are outmoded. I believe chieftaincy will move us forward,” she sums up.

Aiko's question is about whether or not there is disappointment with efforts to empower women - affirmative action.

The Oti Region representative condemned the incidence of child marriages, for instance, and asked for more to be done to ensure women empowerment. She cited the case of Rwanda as an example to be emulated.

“We need a reform from the ground up and we also need exemplary leadership,” she concludes.

Again, Aiko is the first to have a question put to. She picks Number 1.

The questions are numbered and each number picked from a bowl corresponds with a question to be asked by the co-hosts.

It is Round 2 and question time!

The intelligence of the five finalists will be tested by how they answer spontaneous questions to be put to them on stage.

Source:3news.com