EIGHTEEN-year-old Ramatouoaye Diallo of Senegal beat 23 other contestants from 19 countries on Saturday to win the Face of Africa competition at the South African resort of Sun City. The win gives her $200_000 and a contract with a New York modeling agency. Diallo, a tall young woman who shaves her head, told the judges her role model was the late Princess Diana of Britain, because of her good works. A transit officer in Dakar, her ambition is to be a successful businesswoman.
Friday May 25, 2001