Miss West Africa International 2009 Winner" Shireen Benjamin Covers september Edition of Zen Magazine

          Shireen Benjamin is a 23 year old Sierra Leoneon who was crowned the Miss West Africa Queen in 2009 at the Miss West Africa International finale in London. 

    Shireen is a great supporter of charities and has been using her role as a Queen to highlight some certain issues in West Africa that need changing and she continuously promotes togetherness as a tool towards a better continent. 

       Shireen is also a graduate from University though modeling is her number one passion. Shireen hits our cover this September with thanks going to the MWA crew & in this issue, she tells Zen how her journey has been so far, her love for the Miss West Africa event and her plans after her reign as a Miss West Africa Queen. 

      Loads of other hot contents like stories of The Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2011(NEA), Jo’Burg Arts Alive Festival, An Editorial on Eki Orleans spring/ summer collection and much more. 

Photo Credit

Photography by Fabiana Delcanton

Photographer's Assistant - Keir Harris

MUA - Victoria Baloi

Stylist - Simone Sylvester

Stylists Assistant - Donna Tzelepis

Miss West Africa Management Director: Nana Tamakloe