{"id":9089,"date":"2022-05-22T07:40:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T07:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/?p=9089"},"modified":"2022-05-22T07:40:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T07:40:40","slug":"miss-maryland-mellisa-ikwubuo-wins-peoples-choice-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/miss-maryland-mellisa-ikwubuo-wins-peoples-choice-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Maryland: Mellisa Ikwubuo wins Peoples Choice Vote."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 657<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div><p>Miss Mellisa Ikwubuo, the American based Uba Umuaka born international supermodel and beauty queen who participated in the just concluded 2022 Miss Maryland USA which was held on May 15, 2022, has expressed her vote of thanks to all and sundry who played instrumental roles for her victory in the just concluded Miss Maryland beauty pageant.<\/p>\n<p>She specifically thanked her parents Chief and Lolo Eddy Ikwubuo (Agunechemba), Umuaka sons and daughters in America and other parts of the world who supported her emotionally and otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Mellisa Ikwubuo thanked the publisher of Umuaka Times and the entire staff for their role in the promotion of the event down here in Nigeria and in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n<p>From what Umuaka Times correspondent in America gathered, the event which was held at the prestigious Bethesda North Marriot Hotel and Conference Center Maryland, Miss Mellisa Ikwubuo won the Peoples&#8217; Choice Vote and was placed among the 10 best beauty queens among over 25 beauty queens who took part in the pageant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9091\" src=\"http:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_083658.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_083658.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_083658-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With her position as among the first 10 models, she is eligible to contest in the next Miss Maryland pageant 2023. 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