Can Miss Universe Pageant save the world?

Yet, there I was, alone with the stunning Miss Ghana 2014, as we eyeballed each other’s outfits head to toe.

Abena Akuaba Appiah, who will battle for the planet’s most prestigious tiara this weekend at the 63rd annual Miss Universe Pageant, was wearing a form-fitting ivory mini dress with black leather go-go boots. I was wearing a sleeveless purple satin V-neck dress with neon yellow Reeboks.

“I like your dress,” she said, without the slightest trace of irony.

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