Accra, Feb, 28, GNA - Pregnant women begin auditioning for the first-ever pageant for pregnant mothers in Africa dubbed: "PUSH" Pageant being organized by Ticklz N' Gigglz events and consulting, a local company.
June 5th this year has been slated for the event, which will select 10 pregnant women, who will go through an extreme makeover, series of fun, educational and interactive activities.
The number will be scaled down to five for the pregnant women to compete for the position of Miss 93PUSH" 2011. Exciting prizes will be won.
A statement signed by Ms Esi Yankah, Chief Executive
Officer of Ticklz N' Gigglz on Monday and copied to the
Ghana News Agency, said the event would celebrate the
beauty of pregnancy, the joy of motherhood and the art of
parenting. "It seeks to bring to pregnant women the awareness that
pregnancy does not put a limitation on how well they should
groom themselves, take care of their bodies and still keep
themselves attractive to their husbands" she explained. Ms Yankah noted that pregnant women go through the
uncomfortable motions of hormones boiling up, fevers and
chills. She said importance would be placed on critical areas in the
"PUSH" pageant, including health, nutrition, creativity, talent,
knowledge about pre-pregnancy and post-pregnancy. Ms Yankah said it was important for the little unborn baby
to feel comfortable in the mothers bump since many women
did not make the time to educate themselves about pregnancy
and pregnancy related issues before or during pregnancy. Participants must be between the ages of 22 and 35 years
old, about to or be in their 4th month of pregnancy, must have
the consent of their partners and be willing to participate in all
fun, educational and interactive activities. Interested applicants can visit www.ticklzngigglz.com.
Application for the deadline is on March 15, 2011. Ticklz N' Gigglz on February 22, 2011 launched event
dubbed: 93BabyFEST" Ghana 2011 which talks about the
beauty of motherhood and the art of parenting. BabyFEST aims to help to achieve the Millennium
Development Goals on reducing child mortality, improving
maternal health, promoting gender equality and empowering
women. It comes with a combination of signature events
consisting of the pageant (The 93PUSH" pageant), a summit
(Baby SUMMIT) and a fair (BabyFAIR). BabyFair, Ms Yankah said would pay careful attention to
babies with keen interest in their development. "=85this will be the most sought after baby to toddler event
ever to be celebrated annually in Ghana. Baby Summit will comprise of conferences and seminars
that would empower prospective parents and new parents with
all they need to know about relevant pregnancy related issues. The festival is being supported by the Ministry of Health
and the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, SickleAID
Ghana and Saving Mama campaign.
