On Friday night December 7, history was made in a big way in Washington, DC as the first ever Miss African Union-diaspora was elected on american soil!The winner, 26 year old Lukwesa Morin is a student at John Hopkins School of public policy who was born in Togo of a Zambian mother and a french father.As she accepted her crown with humility from King Peggy VI, the Miss African Union told reporter Ben Bangoura that she wants to fight illiteracy and child malnutrition, among other challenges facing Africa.On her way to the crown, Lukwesa competed with contestants from 16 other countries including Uganda and Guinea, winning first and second runners up respectively.Each contestant competed in areas ranging from education and healthcare to social justice, before taking questions from the Jury related to African history.
Lukwesa Morin is the first ever Miss African Union Queen 2018-2019. She received a Masters in Public Policy and Public Administration from the prestigious Johns Hopkins University and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from Gettysburg College. Having worked as an environmental consultant for the World Bank and United Nations World Flood Program, she led a mission project to Lesotho with the goal of developing a disaster risk management framework. She aspires to continue her work efforts in multiple countries and her platform will focus on the alleviation of hunger and illiteracy rates in African countries. She will also work directly with youth and serve as an exemplary role model encouraging them to participate in the development of Africa and use their voices to effect change.
