Miss Ghana 2017 Ambassador Asieduwaa For Miss World 2017 

The stage is set for 2017 edition of Miss World, and Ghana hopes to pull off a surprise at the pageant scheduled to take place on November 18 in China.

Miss Ghana 2017 ambassador, Afua Asieduwaa Akrofi, who was also the first runner-up at the Miss Ghana 2015 pageant, is Ghana's representative to the Miss World pageant.

The 20-year-old Ghanaian beauty queen will battle it out with 117 other queens from countries across the world, all gunning to be the 67th Miss World, taking over from Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico.

Afua Asieduwaa Akrofi was chosen to represent Ghana at Miss World 2017 by the executives of Exclusive Events Ghana, the organisers of Miss Ghana pageant.

This year, Miss World will have a new format, giving greater emphasis on social media and interactivity. This new format is called the 'head-to-head challenge', which will select 20 out of the top 40 contestants.

To vote for Ghana and Miss Afua Akrofi, Ghanaians are encouraged to visit www.missworld.com and check out the contestants, then sign up at the top right corner of the website. Log in with your details attained via signing up and then browse to the contestants section and search for Ghana. Vote for Ghana/Afua A. Akrofi.

Miss World 2017 will be held on November 18, 2017 at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China.