Entertainment of Thursday, 31 August 2017

Source: DKB Ghana

DKB awarded 'High School Most Influential Icon 2017'

King of GhComedy, Derick Kobina Bonney King of GhComedy, Derick Kobina Bonney

The race to find High School’s Most Beautiful just ended over the weekend as Miss Esmeralda Nana Efua Griffin took home the crown and was named High School’s Most Beautiful 2017.

The pageant which was held at the Aviation Social Centre saw a keenly contested battle between the contestants who displayed amazing talents.

The King of GhComedy, Derick Kobina Bonney was a special guest at the pageant and was honored with the prestigious award; Icon of Year. Upon receiving this award, the comedian said “I am very humbled to receive this award.

I really cherish this award, not because it names me as the Icon of the Year, but simply because I got it from you. I thank the organizers of the show for presenting this award and I would also say a big thank you to all of you for choosing me as your Icon of the year”

Having a word with the comedian after the show about the honor, he said he was really moved by how his hard work has seen by an entire generation of high school kids to honor him with such an award.

He said “It is an amazing feeling to finally know that the tireless hard work being put into the comedy industry is being noticed by our little brothers and sisters in the second cycle level.

This only tells me one thing; Ghcomedy has a very bright future because the next generation have accepted it,” he said

The High School Most Beautiful is an annual beauty pageant for senior high schools in Ghana. The motive behind this pageant is to preserve and promote the cultural heritage in GH.