Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Age Falsification Scandal!

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The magazine caption read, "25 Year Old Isabella Ayukwins the 2012 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Title in Benin." When I readit, I was neither happy nor sad for the girl, I just thought to myself,"Oh well, another pretty face in the lime light. We will see how her reignturns out..." I actually didn't give her or her win much more thought tillanother caption in the same magazine read, "MBGN 2012 Winner Isabella Ayuk Dethroned! Beauty Queen “Lied About Her Age” | Runner-Up DamieteCharles-Granville Takes Over." At first I was first surprised that shewould lie about her age. However, after more thought, I asked myself,"What would make this beautiful girl lie about her age?" Then it cameto me and I must say I now appreciate her plight and her reason for lying,which goes back to a woman's worth being tied to her age and beauty in the eyesof men who practically run the world even though Beyonce said the contrary.I have never competedin a beauty pageant. However, I understand the thought process behind it, whichis women competing against each other for what should be their most prizedpossessions, which are their youth and beauty, which unfortunately, a woman's worth is directlytied to. All things being equal, this is what determines her market value inthe world. Many times it will be based on her beauty that people including men andwomen will want to help her or do things for her or even hire her for a job. Her youth and beauty is whatwill make the "right" or "desireable" man marry her over a less attractive or older female withequally good character. Her youthand beauty is what will make prospective employers choose her over anotherperson with the same qualifications. Although hard work and a solid educationhave their place, a woman's youth and beauty are indeed a big part of who sheis, will become and how far she will go thanks to men usually being in charge in decision making roles. People can point at unattractive women who are successful, but for every one I am shown, I will show you two who are attractive.When I was younger, Iloved beauty pageants, but this was based on pure ignorance. When I realized thethought process behind them, I began to dislike them, especially the ones thatparade women in bathing suits because it's like women are like meat in a marketwith prospective buyers inspecting them for their worth and the "best" being selected based on their looks and ability to answer questions intelligently all in a moment in time. This further engrains the demeaning way womenviewed and valued based on just their looks and youth, which is wrong. What about when they loosethat beauty and youth by aging or having babies and becoming overweight? Are they then worth less? Unfortunately, directly or indirectly that's how many women are made to feel.Going back to Isabella, I am led to believe that this lady who is said tobe an "experienced" beauty pageant contenster as she previouslycontested in several pageants over several years must really believe that's what she needs to be successful. I say this because others would haveused that time to focus on achieving more serious successes. If it's glamor she is seeking like many whoparticipate in such contests, she could have used that time to emerge in a"glamorous" field such as acting or singing, or becoming an entreprenuer creating beauty products and services. However,  she focused for so long on winning the coveted 2012 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria crown, which has now been takenaway from her. The question she will now ask herself repeatedly is was it worth it? That's the danger of wanting something so bad that you focus solely on it and doanything to get it. Even the bible in Philipians 4:6 states, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." She is now no longer the 2012 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria,and the "chosen" one to represent Nigeria in the 2012 Miss Worldcompetition in Mongolia. Her win will forever be marred by this scandal. As much as I don't appreciate what she is accused of having done and the negative things being said about her being a mistress to some political and business money bags, people who are saying she's a bad person should remember that she is a human being just like us and only he or she who is without sin amongst us should cast the first stone. Keeping that in mind, I don't think anyone will be able to cast a stone  especially in the very corrupt Nigerian society.  Another question I have is why shouldthere be an age limit for  such competitions to where some women are denied entry or be made to feel uncomfortableenough to reveal their true ages regardless of if they are 10, 20 or 101? As long as a lady looks the part and can answers the question intelligently I don't see why they should be barred from participating. 

I think it's just another hurdle used to weed some women out of
many who are willing to out do each other for the lime light. However, as we can see, not everyone will accept that they a
 are too old and find something else to do with their lives. Some like Isabella will buck the system. As much as I can appreciate a contest having guidelines because if not everyone and
their mother and grandmother will show up, I dislike the age criteria because this kind of age elimination criteria isn't exclusive to just beauty pageants. The same thing occurs frequently in dating relationships where men, especially African men ask a woman's age to categorize based on stereotypes. If she's in her late teens, she's an inexperienced toy to be played with. If she's in her twenties, she is on the prowl for a husband to be toyed with or taken seriously depending on if the man is ready to settle down. If she's in her early 30s, she must be desperate for a husband, so she can be toyed with and if she's in her late thirties or plus, she's too old to have kids, has acquired too much materially and intellectually to be controlled,  so she is to be used for the time being till a younger girl who can be manipulated and controlled is found for marriage.  This kind of thing also happens in work environments. An aunt who is a nurse lied about her age to work for many years after she should have retired. She was totally competent to work and her age, which is nothing but a number shouldn't have stopped her. Many recording artists lie about their age because the perception is that it's young people that buy the most music because they have nothing better to do with their time or money in comparison to older people with more pressing issues to attend to.  Athletes also lie about their ages so they aren't stopped from playing when they feel they can continue, especially if it is their sole source of livelihood. So again, Isabella wouldn't be the first or last to lie about her age. Actually, in some circles it is said that a lady never tells her age. I guess it makes sense not to tell one 's age so one can avoid all the negative consequences. However I don't know her, but I wonder why she was so gung-ho to win. Being a serial beauty pageant contestant is not a resume builder. Yes, it is a launching pad for many beautiful faces, but it comes with its own challenges as well. The beautiful face and body she already possesses with brains will take her as far as God wants her to go with or without winning a beauty contest. However, somewhere along the line she must have been incorrectly made to believe a Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria crown is her winning lottery ticket to the big time, that's why she did is why she competed serially and went as far as to lie about her age. After thinking about what she did and the myriad of reasons of why she did it, I would like people to be compassionate to her as we should be more concerned with eradicating what makes women lie about their age to get things they want that should be available to the them with no age restrictions anyway.

Isabella who probably isn't having the best time right now should know that what has happened to her is not the end of the world. Vanessa Williams picked herself up after lesbian themed pictures  dethroned her from being the first African American Miss America and she is doing far better than many beauty queens who won and kept their crowns for their full reign. Even till today, she is going on strong. As the saying goes, "He who gets the laugh last, laughs the longest and Vanessa is still smiling all the way to the bank.

To Isabella, your success is your come back ticket. Take this time to think of how you got your self into this unfortunate predicament in the first place, apologize for your actions, get right back up, dust yourself off and find ways to become the true person you are supposed to be which will include being proud of yourself and your age.