Okraku Mantey advised me to quit singing for pageantry - Afua Asantewaa reveals
Fri, March 14, 2025 | Ghana
Ghanaian entrepreneur and Guinness World Record hopeful, Afua Asantewaa has opened up about how Mark Okraku-Mantey, former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, nearly derailed her singing aspirations. In an interview on Accra FM, shared on Instagram on March 14, 2025, Afua revealed that after auditioning for the Mentor reality show years ago, Okraku-Mantey suggested she abandon her singing dreams and instead pursue a career in beauty pageantry. Afua confessed that Okraku-Mantey's words left her deeply hurt. She said, “ Do you know I went for Mentor. Yes, I sang one of Becca’s songs and Okraku Mantry told me to rather audition for a beauty pageant. “ Yes, I did that auditions and came second at Miss Tourism. When O was doing my singathon, surprisingly, he was the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture and in his days as a judge on Mentor, I was second at Miss Tourism. ...
