Hilda Akua Frimpong (born 1991) is a

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model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Ghana in 2015 and represented

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at the

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pageant. After being diagnosed with scoliosis in 2012, Frimpong became a health activist and advocate on prevention and treatment of the condition. In 2021 whilst studying at the

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, she was named as the new editor-in-chief of the

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, making her the first Black person to occupy the position.

Early life and education

Frimpong hails from

Kumasi Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region ...

the capital city of the

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of Ghana, where she was also raised. In 2012, she was diagnosed with

scoliosis Scoliosis (: scolioses) is a condition in which a person's Vertebral column, spine has an irregular curve in the coronal plane. The curve is usually S- or C-shaped over three dimensions. In some, the degree of curve is stable, while in others ...

. Her condition triggered her to advocate people on prevention and treatment of the medical condition. She has a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology at

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. Frimpong is currently a law student at the

. In March 2021, she was named as the new editor-in-chief of the

, making her the first Black person to occupy the position. Frimpong would be leading the Syracuse Law Review for the 2021–22 academic year with a majority-female board.

Career

Frimpong is a humanitarian and philanthropist in Ghana. She is also a founder of the Straight UP! Scoliosis charity. Currently, she works as a Regional Developer for Hay Group. At Syracuse University, she serves in other roles including as a volunteer for the Cold Case Justice Initiative, a criminal law tutor, a research assistant, and an ambassador for the Office of Admissions.

Pageantry

Miss Ghana USA 2012

In 2012, she became Miss Ghana USA 2012 and placed as 2nd runner-up at the annual Miss Africa USA 2014 pageant.

Miss Universe Ghana 2015

On August 29, 2015, Akua was crowned Miss Universe Ghana at Alisa Hotel Accra. As Miss Universe Ghana 2015, she competed at the

pageant.

References

External links

Official Miss Universe Ghana Facebook
Living people Ghanaian beauty pageant winners Miss Universe 2015 contestants 1991 births People from Kumasi Miss Universe Ghana winners Texas A&M University alumni Ghanaian health activists Syracuse University College of Law alumni 21st-century Ghanaian women Ghanaian women activists {{Model-stub