I‘ll make life better for women, girl-child – Miss Oyo State

Miss Oyo State 2024, Tolulope Mohameed, has pledged to focus on making life better for women and girls during her tenure.

The beauty queen told the newsmen in Ibadan on Friday that she would concentrate on making good use of her office as a platform for actualizing the various projects she had long had in mind.

Supreme News reports that Mohameed, a final-year student of Lagos State University (LASU), had, on December 3, won the 20th edition of the annual Miss Oyo State Beauty Contest in the pageant organised by Silvestone Communications.

Supreme News also reports that the beauty queen, who defeated 20 other contestants to emerge as the winner, received a Mercedes-Benz car, courtesy of Mr. Dotun Sanusi, the Chief Executive Officer of Ilaji Hotels and Resorts, as one of her prizes.

She said that she would love to see herself correcting some wrongs in society, especially as they concerned women and girls.

Mohameed said she would be achieving her aim by working on empowerment programmes for young girls.

“I’ll be visiting some of the female correctional centres in the state to identify with them, look into their various challenges, and proffer possible solutions to some of them.

“My kick-off will be the Agodi correctional centre. I’ll focus on giving out menstrual packages, toiletries, and sanitizers, among other items, to prevent infections.

“I will also focus on orphanages, visiting them during special occasions like Easter, Valentine's Day, and Children’s Day,” she said.

In addition, Mohameed said she intended to visit some secondary schools to educate female students on the nature and care of their bodies.

“I am also looking at partnering with stakeholders in the health sector to educate girls on issues of menstruation, sexual harassment, and sexual abuse,” she said.

She advised young girls to understand themselves and come to terms with why they feel and act the way they do about life.

“Girls must have empathy enough to understand why other people may act differently in the same situation.

“They must have confidence in themselves. This is because self-confidence is key, and it will lead to greater heights in life,” she said.