Adwoa Yamoah Explained
Adwoa Yamoah is a Canadian beauty pageant titleholder who placed 1st runner-up at Miss Universe Canada 2012[1] and represented Canada in the Miss Universe 2012 pageant, replacing Sahar Biniaz who had been named Miss Universe Canada.
Pageantry
Yamoah participated in Miss Universe 2012,[2] [3] and was named "Best Runway Model",[4] while Sahar Biniaz became Miss Universe Canada 2012.[5] Biniaz was expected to represent Canada at Miss Universe 2012 in Las Vegas, but Adwoa Yamoah, the first runner-up,[6] got the opportunity to represent Canada.
In 2018, Jeffrey Toobin of The New Yorker reported that Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe Organization at the time, personally interfered with the selection of finalists in the Miss Universe contestant selection, in order to further his other business interests around the world. Tobin's reporting was based on testimony form contestants, including Yamoah, who said:[7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Cahute. Larissa. Vancouver woman out of Miss Universe. The Province. Postmedia. May 10, 2014. December 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140512221546/http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=831a432e-deeb-42e2-99a1-84826352c81d. May 12, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
- News: Photos: Miss Universe 2012's Most Bizarre National Costumes . style.time.com. Time Warner. February 27, 2014. December 19, 2012.
- Web site: Parekh. Rupal. USA Snags Miss Universe Crown, But Canada May Get Digital Agency. AdAge.com. Crain Communications Inc.. December 20, 2012. February 28, 2014.
- News: Transgender beauty contestant takes spotlight from rivals. CBC News. CBC/Canadian Press. February 28, 2014. May 17, 2012.
- News: Transgender contestant falls short at Miss Universe Canada. CBC News. CBC/The Canadian Press. February 28, 2014. May 19, 2012.
- Web site: Pederson . Laura . Sahar Biniaz crowned Miss Universe Canada . sunnewsnetwork.ca . Sun News . March 2, 2014 . May 12, 2012 . Adwoa Yamoah, of Calgary, was first runnerup. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303033057/http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/entertainment/archives/2012/05/20120520-142052.html . March 3, 2014 .
- News: Trump’s Miss Universe Gambit. Toobin. Jeffrey. Jeffrey Toobin. February 19, 2018. The New Yorker. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200509045525/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/26/trumps-miss-universe-gambit. May 9, 2020. May 9, 2020.