Today marks a year since the very night I was crowned Miss Congo UK.
It has been a roller-coaster to say the least, i have met some extraordinary people and have been places and achieved things I never thought I would achieved. I'm living a life (not the high life do not be fooled) that I never imagined myself living, with a great friend almost a sister by my side every step of the way (I love you Leonne). This time a year ago, I was preparing and stressing about my poem, making sure it was just right, to convey the message that I wanted to convey. I did want to win Miss Congo when I entered, but to be completely honest with you I really didn't think I would, this time last year I was almost certain that I wouldn't; which goes to show, that G-d puts in our path what we are destined to experience to shape the person we are to later become. Not for one second would I take it back, all that I have learnt and seen, having said that, it has not been easy, being a Queen is not easy, words cannot describe the difficulties Leonne and I had to face, both together and on our own. The sacrifices made to for us to be where are right now.
What made everything worthwhile, is the feedback that we have got, the people that know of us, especially the love that we get from our community, which nothing else can compare to. With G-d by our side we will continue, making sure that Congo presence here in the diaspora is felt.
I am proud to be Congolese, everywhere I go, it is also the name of the poem I performed in the talent round of Miss Congo, which contributed a great deal to my crowning. It was not a winning poem until I won, and even till today I still do not consider it as so, it my poem about my country, and my pride to be from the country I am from. It is this pride for the motherland, that drives me to continue to do what I do, and to some day achieve my greater dreams within myself and the country that made me who I am.
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20th July 2013
one of the best nights of my life.
My nightmares and fears of many things dissolves in love.
Love for myself (which took a while)
Love for my family and friends who supported me
Love for my community
Love for my place of peace, connection, joy and motivation
My Country
CONGO
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