Ten months after Miss Deaf Jamaica, Cassandra Whyte 23yrs was
crowned Miss Deaf International in the United States.
Her arrival in Lagos on Monday,using sign language
Whyte told reporters at the Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos,
southwest Nigeria, that she has come to debunk prejudices against deaf people,
especially deaf women in Nigeria.
She says: “I am here to visit and
empower deaf people, especially deaf women and to let them know that being deaf
is not a disability and to let people know that we are all equal.”
She will travel from Lagos to Abuja and from Abuja to Port
Harcourt to encourage deaf people, we also learnt that Miss Deaf Nigeria
Pageant, MDN, will take place for the first time later this year.
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