It`s time for me to write you about another very interesting program, that we just watched live at the Ghanaian TV3. This time we went to watch two programs: the Ghana`s Strongest`s final (which is a usual competition about strength and completing different tasks like throwing 20 kg weighs above a pole) and also Ghana`s Most Beautiful. Now this second one seemed a bit more unusual for me. It`s not just an ordinary beauty contest, the concept behind the show is a lot broader then that. The point is that they have 10 women, each representing the 10 different regions of Ghana. Every week they have different topics that they have to prepare for: they have to make some research about the certain topic in their region and represent that to the public. In this way, the beauty contest has gained an educative and informative purpose that also helps the Ghanians to appreciate their own traditions and culture. I think the motto of the show represents the purpose of the show perfectly, so it should stand here, too:
Ghana`s Most Beautiful – Redefining Beauty to Promote National Unity
Just so that you understand better, the week when we visited the TV, the topic was traditional musical instruments. Every contestants picked an instrument (they all kinds of different drums and stuff like that) that was typical in their region, talked about how it worked and on which occasions it was used, and then also played it, which was also accompanied with dancers` performance in the background.
Other then the topic the show works the same way as ordinary reality shows: they have judges, commenting on the women`s performance and the content of what they said, and also the audience can vote for them – so this way from week to week there will be less and less contestants who are still in the competition.
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