113 Days left..

Well it’s been really busy this whole week and we can’t believe we are at the end of it already. Time goes by so fast. Can you believe the pageant is exactly 113 days away? It seems like there is still a lot to be done to make this production unique and spectacular [like we PROMISED]. This week, we mailed out some packages to potential corporate sponsors. The applications are still pouring in and there are more interviews to be scheduled. Its getting really exciting because the girls are just getting better and better.

We also secured the beautiful Houston Grande Plaza Hotel as the official hotel for the 2007 Miss Nigeria in America Beauty Pageant. We have a discount rate of $85.00 a night and you have to book by October 1, 2007. Please call 713/748-3221 and reference the Miss Nigeria in America Pageant.

This year, we're making a bigger program book and we are accepting requests for ads in the booklet
For those that want to place ads in the program book please email Event Manager-PR Officer - Michelle Ogunbode [michelle@missnigeriainamerica.org]

MNIA, Inc. is dedicating this event to God and we are putting everything in his hands because he is the MAIN DIRECTOR of this program. So put us in your prayers too and come out and support.

Gotta go back to work.. Later

The Introduction

Hey folks, we're new to this blogging thing so bare with us. Yeah "us", this blog is a creation of MNIA, Inc. a non-profit organization who's mission is to empower and educate Nigerian women, with a concentration at those in the United States. There are different people involved with the organization who have access to post here, thus the "US." Ok, so why the blog? Simple, in the course of finding a way to promote our events, especially the upcoming Miss Nigeria In America Beauty Pageant, scheduled for October 13th, 2007 in Houston, we came across a lot of blogs, and it was a no brainer that perhaps this will give us yet another platform to spread the word about our organization, programs and events.

Not only that, we figured it would be fun to share some of the "insider" information, of course nothing that will influence the outcome of the pageant. Right now, things are really heating up as the application deadline is fast approaching and the applications are pouring in...trust naijas to wait to the last minute. Well, they still have about two weeks though. July 1st is the absolute deadline. With the amount of applicantions that came in already , we wish we can just close it now because we have so many well qualified candidates but very limited number of space for delegates.

Anyway, we'll try our best to keep this updated as much as we can. At this time, 17 out of 50 candidates have made it through to the interview stage with just a few more scheduled. After the interviews, the board of directors will review the applications and carefully deliberate before eventually making the final selections. Right now, provisions have been made for 15 delegates but with the quality of young ladies still applying we might be forced to increase that number. If you're interested in learning more about the organization, please log on to MNIA, Inc. Online and if you want to apply, check out MNIA 2007 Beauty Pageant. The final candidates will be announced the first week of July at which time, the [later] website will be updated to reflect more about this year's show.

The theme for this year's pageant is "Celebrating the Beauty and Excellence of the Nigerian woman." The candidates this year, like in previous years, will embody all that and some.

Ok, time to get back to work...but check back for updates. We'll share the production process as best we can and we hope to see you there.

To get in touch with the organization, please write to:
MNIA, Inc. or Cladiya Entertainment LLC @ 9107 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 450, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 or email info@missnigeriainamerica.org. You can also call 310.926.2316 or 213.593.9704.