GMB @ 20: How Nana Konadu’s powerful opening performance helped make history for Bono Region
Nana Konadu Nhyiraba Obeng won the Ghana’s Most Beautiful competition, representing the Bono Region. Her performance focused on challenging stereotypes regarding the Bono accent and advocating for regional respect.
Why it matters
The event highlights ongoing cultural conversations in Ghana regarding linguistic diversity and the combatting of regional discrimination.
Her message was simple yet bold and powerful: an accent does not define intelligence, and no one should ever be made to feel inferior because of the language they speak.
Copy link Add 3News as your preferred source on Google Preferred source Article tools Ask AI Listen to this article AI narration Playback position 0:00 9:37 10 10 Playback speed 1× For 20 years, the Bono Region had waited for its first Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) crown. On Sunday night, October 18, 2026, Nana Konadu Nhyiraba Obeng ended that wait, winning the competition after a memorable journey that culminated in a powerful opening performance celebrating the region’s identity, heritage and people.
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