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Messry Lung'atso of Kenya won the Beauty of Africa International Pageant (BAIP) 2022 competition on Friday, September 9 at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria. The 23-year-old beauty who hails from Mumias, a town in Kakamega County of Kenya, is a final-year student pursuing a degree in economics at the University of Nairobi. Apart from her title, she also bagged the Miss Photogenic award. Ghana's Prisca Abah was named first runner-up and was awarded Best in National Costume while Nigeria's Juliana Okereke finished as second runner-up. The Most Friendly and Best in Evening Gown awards were given to Tanzania's Nazimizye Adam Mdolo while Miss Central Africa's Nadjo Emilie took home the Best in Talent. "We had a dream, we believed and we hit the road running. God has been faithful," the new Beauty of Africa International Pageant winner wrote in a statement on social media. She also thanked the BAIP organization for the life-changing platform and gave a messag