Erica Nego Explained

Erica Nego
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Birth Date:c. 1984
Other Names:Yayra Nego
Nationality:American
Ghanaian
Citizenship:America
Ghana

Erica Yayra Nego (born in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American-Ghanaian businesswoman, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was elected Miss Minnesota USA 2009 and Miss Universe Ghana 2011,[1] [2] [3]

Nego is the co-founder of Style & Grace, a Minneapolis-based etiquette academy.[4] [5]

Early life

Nego was born in about 1984 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[6] [7] [8] At the age of 12, she was signed to Ford Modeling Agency. She is of Ghanaian,[9] German and Persian ancestry.[10]

Pageants

As Miss Minnesota USA 2009, Nego competed at Miss USA 2009 placing in the top 15 at the competition.[1] She also competed at Miss Universe 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.[11]

In popular culture

The play School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh was inspired by the 2011 Miss Universe Ghana competition in which Nego participated,[12] [13] and the controversy around colorism that this contest sparked.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss Ghana Universe Website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222154456/http://ghmissuniverse.com/title-holders/ . 2014-02-22 .
  2. Web site: Grossberg . Michael . Colorism, bullying in Ohio State graduate's 'Mean Girls'-influenced coming-of-age play . 2022-12-29 . The Columbus Dispatch . en-US.
  3. Web site: A West African spin on queen bees and mean teens - The Boston Globe . 2022-12-29 . BostonGlobe.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Mind Your Manners: Holiday Etiquette Tips. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031134/http://www.showcaseminnesota.com/show/client_article.aspx?storyid=895345. 2016-03-04. 2018-07-19.
  5. News: 10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT ERICA NEGO - SecureNigeria365. 2017-04-07. SecureNigeria365. 2018-07-19. en-US.
  6. Web site: Walljasper . Matt . 2020-02-07 . True Colors' production of School Girls sparks conversation about colorism and pretty privilege . 2022-12-29 . Atlanta Magazine . en-US.
  7. Web site: Cristi . A. A. . The Garden Theatre Goes Back To School In SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY . 2022-12-29 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  8. Web site: Beauty and the colorism beast: Norfolk’s Generic Theater rocks a mean African ‘School Girls’ . 2022-12-29 . The Virginian-Pilot.
  9. Web site: St. Petersburg’s American Stage addresses colorism in new play ‘School Girls’ . 2022-12-29 . Tampa Bay Times . en.
  10. News: Yayra Nego is Miss Universe Ghana. 2011-07-03. Modern Ghana. 2018-07-19. en-gb.
  11. Web site: Sao Paulo, Brazil to Host the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE® Pageant Live on NBC. www.prnewswire.com. en. 2018-07-19.
  12. Web site: Holdren . Sara . 2017-11-16 . Theater Review: The Funny, Fierce, Fearsome Competition of School Girls . 2022-12-29 . Vulture . en-us.
  13. Web site: In 'School Girls,' African And Western Beauty Standards Collide In Dramatic Fashion . https://web.archive.org/web/20191001084132/https://dcist.com/story/19/09/25/in-school-girls-african-and-western-beauty-standards-collide-in-dramatic-fashion/ . live . October 1, 2019 . 2022-12-29 . DCist . en.
  14. News: Inspired by Minnesota beauty queen, Jungle Theater's 'School Girls' questions colorism . Chris Hewitt . March 13, 2019 . . April 15, 2019.

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