Bolarinde Damilola who won the Face of Amber pageant two years ago, has
called out the organizers of the beauty competition for never fulfilling
their promise to her. In a post she shared on IG, Bolarinde who is set
to hand over to another queen today, alleged that she was promised a
trip to California, a car, modeling contracts and more but she never got
them. According to her, she only received N10,000 from the organizers.
Read her post after the cut.
"My name is Bolarinde Damilola,born June 29 1996. On 14th December 2014 I
was crowned the face of Amber organized by @faceofambersignaling the
birth of a new phase in my life. I was beyond ecstatic,I believed I was
blessed and highly privileged to wear such a prestigious crown or so I
thought. As the winner I was promised a brand new car,a trip to
California, modeling contracts, cash prize etc.
Unfortunately,till now I have received non of my prize, luckily for me I
was given the sum of 5thousand naira twice and nothing more. I have
worn the crown for over 2years with so much sadness and a sense of
helplessness.I was crowned by@melvin0duah and severally I have vented
out my frustration to him on how I have been unfairly treated by the
organizers of Amber pagent but lately he simply ignores them.
Maybe
its the country or perhaps as a people we feel its okay to walk over
the voiceless, why should we feel its normal to act dishonestly towards
others? Why should i not receive what is rightfully mine? Why should i
wear a crown filled with so many thorns? That I shall never know but
what I do know is with this experience I have learnt a lot in life. On
how to be patient,on how to always see the light at the end of the
tunnel, on how to always believe humans will be always be human and that
looks can be deceiving,everything is not always as it seem.
Although
I was unfairly treated, I believe queens are not just crowned they are
also made, as queens we should stand against injustice in the society.I
stand against it!
I hope for a better country where people are
given what duly belongs to them, where people speak against wrongdoings
without fear of reproach, a country where your word is your bond, a
country where hard work is acknowledged and honesty becomes our
benchmark.
On several occasions I have been asked "queen where is
your car, Are you in California now?" but little do they know that
heavy is the head that wears the crown.
Today marks the end of my reign, a new queen will walk the same journey I did. Goodluck!
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