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MONTSERRADO COUNTY -- Current Miss Liberia, Shu-rina R. Wiah, has visited and donated aid to two orphanages and at least one displaced center in Montserrado County.

Wiah visited the Anna M. Enoch Orphanage in Upper Caldwell and the Golden Child Orphanage in VOA late July.

She met with approximately 114 orphans between the ages of two and 18 on July 27, and donated about six 50-kg bags of rice, four cartons of candles each, detergents and Vaseline.

The day-long orphanage tour ended at the Mount Barclay displaced center where she donated about three 50-kg bags of rice, one carton of candles each, soaps and Vaseline to the elderly people of the camp.

Wiah was accompanied by some of her able lieutenants, who aided her as she dispensed items to the needy of Montserrado County.

In an interview with a team of reporters, Wiah said her donations were based on her quest to be a role model for other young women; and being Miss Liberia, she said, affords her that opportunity.

She spoke highly of education, calling it a medium for national development. Without education, she declared, the nation will not move forward.

She said the cause of education is her target, as it will help young people in making the right decision for the country as well as themselves. She also stressed the need to eradicate teenage pregnancy in Liberia.

Six gorgeous, beautiful, charming and eloquent lades are vying for the prestigious title of ‘Miss Montserrado County’. The question lingering on the minds of many is “who shall win the prestigious title?”

The event is being hosted by Infinite Entertainment.

CEO of I.E., Jusu Coleman, says the Miss Montserrado County pageant will be the first in the history of the county. The six ladies represent the county’s various communities – Lower Virginia, Sinkor, Johnsonville, Paynesville, Airfield and Somalia Drive.

Below are the contestants.

Anita is 20 years old and a prospective student of the University of Liberia. Her ambition is to become a diplomat.

Mariam is 19 years old and a prospective student of the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU). She plans to study Management and Sociology. Her ambition is to become an actress.

Mardea is 20 years old and a prospective student of the University of Liberia, whose plan is to study Management and Sociology. Her ambition is to become lawyer.

Angela is 20 years old and a freshman student at the A.M.E. University, studying Management and Accounting. Her ambition is to become a banker.

Davidetta is 20 years old and a prospective student of the Stella Marie Polytechnic. Her plan is to study Management and Accounting.

MONROVIA -- Daily Observer’s cartoonist and artist, A. Leslie Lumeh, will appear on the Cable News Network (CNN)’s famous international show, African Voices.

A Liberian traditional musicologist, Stephen Oliver Samukai, is believed to be the only living Liberian that makes traditional instruments from every tribal group in Liberia.