{"id":41824,"date":"2012-06-03T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=41824"},"modified":"2012-06-03T15:00:20","modified_gmt":"2012-06-03T15:00:20","slug":"melanie-adesuwa-eke-emerges-as-2012-awag-international-cycle-i-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=41824","title":{"rendered":"Melanie Adesuwa Eke emerges as 2012 AWAG International Cycle I Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Beverly Hills <\/strong>&#8211; Melanie Adesuwa Eke (in photo) is the 2012 <strong>African Women Are Gorgeous International Cycle I <\/strong>winner. The Nigerian-American Los Angeles native seized the top spot yesterday, with over two-thousand worldwide votes. Eke will receive a spread in <strong>AWAG International Magazine<\/strong>, be honored at the <strong>2013 AWAG Winner Circle Awards Soiree<\/strong> and receive a luxurious medley of prizes furnished in part by <strong>Sprinkles<\/strong> Gourmet Cupcakes, <strong>Villa Blanca, Beverly Hills<\/strong> and <strong>Burke Williams Spa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u201cI am much honored not only to be the winner of this competition, but the first winner, because it is the beginning of a very powerful and meaningful movement for African women worldwide!\u201d\u00a0 Eke said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eke holds a Bachelors degree in Radio, Television and Film and has acquired invaluable practical experience working with renowned organizations such as <strong>Sony Pictures Television<\/strong>, <strong>ABC 7<\/strong>, <strong>Warner Music Group<\/strong> and <strong>Sequoia Productions<\/strong>. Eke is now poised to make her mark in the entertainment industry as a Television Host and Editor of her very own lifestyle and entertainment website, slated to be launched this July.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eke\u2019s ascent to the top was incessantly challenged by the <strong>AWAG Cycle I<\/strong> runner-up Olubunmi Adeleke. The tenacious Wife, Mother of two, and Secondary School Math and Science teacher received an impressive 1,795 worldwide votes. \u201cThis was a great experience, stressful because I am a competitor but great all the same I love this site\u201d Adeleke said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>AWAG International<\/strong> is now accepting nominations for the <strong>2012 Cycle II<\/strong> voting pool at<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0\u201cThis movement acknowledges a unique demographic in our society that is often overlooked by the media, and to highlight the beauty and culture in African women is truly admirable.\u201d Eke said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>About African Women Are Gorgeous International<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>African Women Are Gorgeous International <\/strong>underscores newsworthy people and events lending insight into the plight of the African woman and her desire to be recognized as beautiful, strong, self-reliant and integral to the sociological underpinnings of our world. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.africanwomenaregorgeous.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.africanwomenaregorgeous.com<\/a>, follow us on <strong>Twitter <\/strong>@AfricanWomen1 or \u201cLike\u201d us on <strong>Facebook<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>AWAG International<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beverly Hills &#8211; Melanie Adesuwa Eke (in photo) is the 2012 African Women Are Gorgeous International Cycle I winner. 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