Monica Amekoafia, Ghana’s first-ever Miss Ghana who won the pageant at the age of 22 in 1957, had over 100 men proposing to marry her.
The elegant and beautiful queen, born in 1934, emerged the winner of the Miss Ghana beauty contest, having represented Trans-Volta Togoland, which is today known as Volta Region.
Miss Amekoafia who was the contestant number 9 in the pageant, which became the nickname or general tagline (Number 9) for all Ewes in Ghana.
After being crowned the winner, she mentioned that over 100 suitors had called on her, forcing her to sometimes stay up until midnight, listening to their various proposals.
She shared the encounter in the April 3, 1957, edition of the state-owned newspaper; Daily Graphic, which has now surfaced online.
During the interview with the paper, Monica also said that since winning the beauty contest, she had received an avalanche of letters from men, both home and abroad, seeking to propose marriage to her.
“In Accra alone, over 100 suitors had called on her and sometimes she had to stay up all night listening to them,” the paper wrote.
Despite these efforts, Monica told the newspaper that she had no immediate plans for marriage but was optimistic about her trip to Britain at the time.
She emphasised that “If I should fall in love in Britain. I shall have to return to Ghana first before deciding on the next step to take.”
