Adwoa Yamoah
Adwoa Yamoah in Calgary (2007)
Born
Adwoa Yamoah
NationalityCanadian
OccupationModel
Known forRepresenting Canada at Miss Universe 2012

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]

He made comments about every girl: ‘I’ve been to that country.’ ‘We’re building a Trump Tower there.’ It was clear the countries that he liked did well. He’d whisper to Paula about the girls, and she’d write it down. He basically told us he picked nine of the top fifteen.

References

  1. ^ Cahute, Larissa (December 7, 2012). "Vancouver woman out of Miss Universe". The Province. Postmedia. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Photos: Miss Universe 2012's Most Bizarre National Costumes". style.time.com. Time Warner. December 19, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Parekh, Rupal (December 20, 2012). "USA Snags Miss Universe Crown, But Canada May Get Digital Agency". AdAge.com. Crain Communications Inc. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "Transgender beauty contestant takes spotlight from rivals". CBC News. CBC/Canadian Press. May 17, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  5. ^ "Transgender contestant falls short at Miss Universe Canada". CBC News. CBC/The Canadian Press. May 19, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  6. ^ Pederson, Laura (May 12, 2012). "Sahar Biniaz crowned Miss Universe Canada". sunnewsnetwork.ca. Sun News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014. Adwoa Yamoah, of Calgary, was first runnerup.
  7. ^ Toobin, Jeffrey (February 19, 2018). "Trump's Miss Universe Gambit". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

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Awards and achievements Preceded bySahar Biniaz Miss Universe Canada 2012 Succeeded byRiza Santos
Miss Universe 2012, national titleholders
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