Twilla Ojukutu-Macauley

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Twilla Ojukutu-Macauley
Born
Twilla Ojukutu-Macauley

1967 (age 5455)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Sierra Leone 1988
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Sierra Leone 1988
(Winner)
Miss World 1988
(Unplaced)

Twilla Ojukutu-Macauley (born 1967) is a Sierra Leonean model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as the winner of the 1988 edition of the Miss Sierra Leone pageant. [1]

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Early life and education

Born into a Creole family [2] in Freetown, Sierra Leone; Ojukutu-Macauley attended Freetown Secondary School for Girls and later worked as a receptionist for the Reliance Insurance Trust Corporation. [1]

Pageantry

Miss Sierra Leone 1988

Whilst representing Western Area Urban District, Ojukutu-Macauley was crowned winner of the 1988 edition of Miss Sierra Leone that was held in Freetown. [1] This result qualified her to represent her country at the Miss World 1988 pageant held on 17 November at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. [1]

Miss World 1988

She represented Sierra Leone at the Miss World 1988 pageant but failed to place. [1]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Alice Matta Fefegula
Miss Sierra Leone
1988
Succeeded by
Sia Matturi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Miss World Profile: Twilla Ojukutu-Macauley". www.missworld.com.
  2. "Call for FCC to be put under office of the president". www.ayvnewspaper.com.