A University of Ilorin graduate of English Language, Ebun Dosunmu has become the brand ambassador for Nigeria’s Premium non-alcoholic drink, Eva Wine.
Dosunmu emerged the winner following “The Search for Miss Eva”, a keenly contested competition, which lasted for five weeks and saw no fewer than 600 video entries from young ladies across Nigeria, among which 30 were shortlisted and 10 finalists emerged.
Ebun goes home with the grand prize of N6 million, an all-expense paid vacation in Dubai courtesy of Africa’s leading full-service travel company, Voiaj Travels, a complete makeover, staycation, and product supply and many more including a visit to the company’s headquarters in Spain.
The first runner-up and second runner-up win N500,000 and N300,000, a complete makeover, staycation, product supply and other exciting prizes respectively.
The country manager for Eva Group, Tope Akanni, expressed excitement at the success of the competition. He identified the high level of creativity displayed by Nigerian ladies in their entry videos as well as the “My Eva Story” videos as one of the highlights of the competition.
He said; “We already promised that our ideal Miss Eva would be a wise young woman who can represent Eva Wine, home and away, as a virtuous, warm, creative, fun, and friendly personality.”
have found her, Nigerians should look out for her in the next year because she will be the face of the brand on TV, billboards, social media, events and everywhere, from chat rooms to boardrooms.”
Reiterating why the Eva Wine brand decided not to engage a top celebrity or influencer as its brand ambassador, Mr Sanni explained how fulfilling it has been for the brand watching exceptional young ladies grabbing the Eva Wine opportunity to become self-made celebrities.
He promised that the Search for Miss Eva is the beginning of a new era in which the Eva Wine brand would support and invest more in the Nigerian youth through the media and entertainment industry.
The Managing Director of Voiaj Travels, who was also one of the judges, Lanre Olaniyan, noted that the toughest task of the night was trying to arrive at the final decision due to the sparkling qualities displayed by all the finalists. He noted that all the contestants are indeed winners and they should be proud of themselves.
“It’s a huge congratulations to the Eva Wine Nigeria team and the winner. We are indeed proud of this project and our partnership. As the official travel partner for Miss Eva, I’d like to say her celebrity travel lifestyle starts now and we cannot wait to welcome her to the beautiful city of Dubai,” he said.
For five weeks, Eva Wine Nigeria has deployed an exciting online activation engaging young ladies across Nigeria in a reality-type talent competition with intense activities to test their eligibility for its brand ambassadorial role.
