A lady who is visually impaired has defeated 17 other contestants to win the 2022 Miss Port Harcourt City Beauty Pageant.
Favour Rufus is completely blind in one eye and partially blind in the other and needs constant treatment so as to see.
But her emergence has shocked many people as she has become a reference point used by many to draw courage in adversity.
Favour Rufus, a lady who went blind at the age of 8 has won the 2022 Miss Port Harcourt City Beauty Pageant.
In an interview with BBC Pidgin, Favour revealed that she is blind in her left eye and needs constant treatment to use the other.
She said her right eye also goes blind if she misses her treatment. Yet, her visual interment hasn’t stopped her from excelling in life.
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Favour narrated that she entered the competition believing that she can do it even though many people discouraged her.
She contested alongside 17 other women but she came out tops. She appeared in the video alongside her mother who she described as her strong support.
Reacting to Favours’ victory Anastecia Cyril said: “Wow congratulations dear. This is a great example of courage so so inspiring. May the God of impossibility in his Marcy restore your sight in Jesus mighty name Amen.”