By Nyasa Times
Newly
crowned Miss Malawi UK Alexina Phiri, on Saturday carried the Malawi flag
higher when she in Miss Black Africa UK, scooping the first runner-up and won
the best talent category at the pageant which took place on the 5th of
October 2013 at the Royal Regency Hall, London.
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Phiri, a 20 year-old law student at Birmingham law school, said
she was pleased to have emerged a favourite for the crown of UK’s largest
ethnic pageant which was contested by 30 contestants, from 17 African
countries, including Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea,
Cameroon, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Cape Verde, Ghana,
Congo, South Africa and Senegal.
She thanked Malawians for being “encouraging” and wrote on her
Facebook Timeline “Malawi it doesn’t stop here!”
Phiri , who was crowned the Malawi Queen UK at event fully
packed with performances of Malawians in diaspora, including Pop Dogg who came
from Dublin, Ireland, on September 28 said: “I look forward to
full-filling my duties both as Miss Malawi UK and Miss Black Africa’s 1st
Runner up.”
Organisers of the Malawi Queen UK contest also expressed delight
with Phiri.
“It is refreshing that the winner of Miss Malawi UK went as far
as getting the runners up in the African contest barely a week after being
crowned.”
Meanwhile, Miss Malawi UK organisers Henry Dokowe Ngwira and
Kondi Bowoyoke Munthali sharply denied accusations that they ill-treated
contestants and singer Pop Dogg.
“It is malicious allegations,” said Ngwira. “All contestants
have been paid and were looked after very well. It is one frustrated individual
who is hell bent to create false stories.”
He added that all contestants have denied making those
accusations but one who he did not name, was bitterly “creating stories.”
And Pop Dogg also denied the report on Malawi Voice that he
was starved in Birmingham, saying it was a fabrication.
“I was in pristine condition throughout my entire stay.”
“I had amazing time in Birmingham plus I had no issues with Miss
Malawi UK organisers. I enjoyed my stay and I am going back soon for another
show. The story on Malawi Voice about me is bogus. I was never interviewed by
any of Malawi voice journalists.”
Munthali said Malawi Voice had been “fed lies” by their
informant, saying “they could have done better if they balanced up with us the
organisers but it was just a report of hearsay without verification. It is not
accurate.”
Also reacting angrily was Miss Malawi UK runners up Etina
Maganga who said she had no qualms with the Miss Malawi UK. Maganga was backed
by Miss Personality Reisha Mahommed and Miss Popularity Malaika Macholowe.
