Maame Esi Acquah Taylor

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Maame Esi Acquah Taylor
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Born	Maame Esi Acquah 1980 (age 43–44) Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana
Alma mater	Holy Child High School University of Cape Coast
Occupation	Fashion entrepreneur

Maame Esi Acquah Taylor is a Ghanaian fashion entrepreneur and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Universe Ghana in 2000 and represented Ghana at the Miss Universe 2000 pageant in Cyprus. She is currently the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Aha Brands. Born and raised in Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana. She is a graduate of the University of Cape Coast.^[1]

Early life and education

Maame Esi Acquah Taylor was born in 1980 at Cape Coast, in the Central Region of Ghana.^[1] She started her early education from St Monica's Primary and Cape Coast University JSS between 1986 and 1994 before furthering to secondary school at Holy Child Secondary School in Cape Coast. She offered General Arts during her study at Holy Child and later undertook a degree program at the University of Cape Coast.^[2]

Miss Universe Ghana

In 2000, Taylor was crowned the Miss Universe Ghana^[3] which qualified her to represent Ghana at the Miss Universe pageant in Cyprus.^[4]^[5][1]^[5]

Career

Taylor kickstarted her career in the media landscape by working as a broadcast journalist and news achor at Citi FM which is an Accra-English based radio station. She further freelanced with the State Broadcasting Corporation, Ghana Television where she co-presented 'The Breakfast Show' with Gifty Anti.^[1]^[6]

She had served as a Senior Banking officer at Zenith Bank, Ghana.^[7] In September 2020, she served as a judge in the Accra Mall Future Fashion Fund were Edzordzinam Agrosah was awarded the winner of the second edition.^[1]^[7]

Her foundation Aha Pink Warriors established in 2018 aimed at fighting breast cancer.^[8]^[5]^[9]^[10] She established Aha Brands in 2012 which deals in accessories, lingerie, swimwear and Lawen Taylor's^[4]

Personal life

Taylor is married and has six children.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Showbiz, Graphic (23 March 2017). "AHA is a dream come true — Maame Esi". Graphic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ "Edzordzinam Agrosah wins Accra Mall's future fashion fund 2020". citibusinessnews. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
^ "Maame Esi Aquah is Miss Lux Universe 2000". www.mclglobal.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
^ ^a ^b "Aha Intimates hosts male models casting to select brand ambassadors for Lawen Taylor Underwear". GhanaWeb. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Online, Peace FM. "Miss Universe Ghana Outdoors Aha Pink Warriors Foundation To Raise Awareness Against Breast Cancer". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
^ by (2016-08-07). "Complete Biography & Profile of Esi Acquah, Miss Ghana Universe 2000". GhanaStar. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
^ ^a ^b "Aha! Brands Hits Underclothing Market With Lawen Taylor Men's Luxury Line". Peacefmonline. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "Miss Universe Ghana 2000 Maame Esi Acquah outdoors Aha Pink Warriors Foundation to raise awareness against Breast Cancer – WATCH". TMGHLive. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
^ "Miss Universe Ghana outdoors Aha Pink Warriors Foundation to raise awareness against breast cancer". The Ghana Report. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
^ Ababio, Jesse (2020-09-20). "Miss Universe Ghana 2020 Will Be Appointed – Menaye Donkor". Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students. Retrieved 2021-02-17.

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