Miss Africa USA Pageant Celebrates Humanitarianism, Culture

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
30 August 2013
Tags:
Africa, Nigeria, United States, Canada and Africa, Health and Medicine, Women and Gender

Ndimyake's interviews Kathy Onwu, the new 2013-14 Miss Africa USA. Onwu, whose mother died of breast cancer in 2009, is utilizing the Miss Africa USA platform to raise awareness about the importance of primary prevention and education on breast health. She is a 26-year-old registered nurse and originally hails from Enugu State, Nigeria. Onwu currently lives in Nashville, where she is working on her master's degree in nursing and planning to become a family practitioner.

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