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Culture is regarded as a very important in ones life hence an individual cannot do away with his or her culture so can�t the Miss Malaika delegates who took turns to represent the communities. The delegates dressed in traditional attires represented their cultural backgrounds and each delegate spoke extensively about their culture whiles seated in a form like the good old folk tale night. Aunty Dzifa was the godmother for this cultural night but there was a twist this time round because the delegates were not only observed by Aunty Dzifa but also Courtney and Annalia both foreign students from the United States of America and Saskia from Germany. The three were present to learn about the cultural background of the delegates and score in their own sense who informed them the best about their culture. Frances and Sharon both from James Town popularly referred to as British Accra because the colonial masters who once resided there. They spoke about the festival celebrated by the Ga�s that is the Homowo festival celebrated to hoot at hunger. Regina, also a Ga, presented a different aspect of the Ga culture, she acted as the Okyeame in a marriage ceremony and gave reasons why some demands are made when asking for a lady�s hand in marriage amongst the Ga. Edlyn a Ga Adangbe said the Adangbe�s are believed to have migrated from Israel and Nigeria and are expert in fishing and maize farming. Ella and Sadia are both from the Volta Region. They explained that the present Volta Region came into existence when the first settlers escaped from a wicked king in Togo by dancing backwards amidst drumming and singing. The backward dancing was done to confuse the wicked king. Ella from Keta gave the meaning of Keta as �land of sand� and explained how children are named according to the situations surrounding their birth. Sonia and Ama are both from the Ashanti Region spoke about the tourist attractions of the Regions such as the Lake Bosomtwi and the rich Kente cloth woven in the Ashanti region. Both delegates had fufu and bush meat soup as their favorites dish and Akwesidae as the festival to look forward to in the Region. Anima from Aburi in the Eastern Region dressed as a queen mother�s in full regalia. She explained that not all people from Aburi inherit patrilineal but that some groups of people from Aburi practice matrilineal inheritance. She spoke the akuapem dialect which is considered in Ghana to be one of the romantic dialect. She ended her presentation with a traditional dance the music from the Fontofrom which represents traditional authority. The final delegate Aisha, who hails from a village called Tumu in the Upper West Region spoke about �tuo zaafi� the favorite dish of her people and how everyone eats together signifying unity in her community. Aunt Dzifa on the whole praised the girls for representing their Regions and encouraged them to put on good performances. Courtney, Annalia and Saskia scored according to the performance they enjoyed the most and Anima, Sadia, Regina and Ama were highest. The three expressed their gratitude to the delegates for educating them on the rich and diverse Ghanaian culture. Meanwhile, viewers are encouraged to vote for their favorite delegate by texting their names to short code 1757 to win the cultural task and also to visit the Malaika Facebook page for more updates.