Ghana's Most Beautiful 2025 winner Isabella Etornam Gagblezu is turning her reign into a project that pupils can use every day. According to a report by YEN.com.gh, the Volta Region queen is commissioning a fully equipped ICT laboratory at Juapong R.C. Basic School in the North Tongu District on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
The ceremony was scheduled for 10 a.m. on the school premises. The beauty queen announced the event on Instagram a day earlier.
YEN.com.gh reports that the lab is meant for both pupils and teachers at the school. It forms part of Etornam's Early Childhood Education Project, which aims to expand digital access for young learners in underserved communities.
The project was delivered through her organisation, Queen Etornam's BEit Foundation, in partnership with the Maxim Nyansa Foundation. According to the report, the Maxim Nyansa Foundation's co-founder and chief executive, Stanley Kwakye Dankyira, was expected at the commissioning, as was Victoria Amefadzi Yawa Doe, the District Chief Executive of the North Tongu District Assembly.
The report did not list the specific equipment in the lab, such as the number of computers. Talk Talk will update this story if the foundation publishes those details.
In her announcement, Etornam described the commissioning as "a proud and memorable day" for the community and for her early childhood education work, according to YEN.com.gh. She said the project exists to give children "access to technology, knowledge, and opportunities for a brighter future."
Isabella Etornam Gagblezu was crowned Ghana's Most Beautiful 2025 on October 19, 2025, at the National Theatre in Accra. The crowning ended a twelve-week competition that began with 16 contestants, each representing a region of Ghana.
According to News Ghana, she became the third winner from the Volta Region in the pageant's history. She won six of the twelve awards she was nominated for, the most of any contestant that season. Her prizes included a Haval Jolion SUV, GH¢20,000 in cash and a sponsored overseas trip.
During the competition she showcased Volta traditions, including Ewe kente fabrics and the Atrikpui and Agbadza dances. Her personal story also drew attention. Reports say she began formal schooling at the age of 14 and once worked as a tro-tro mate before gaining admission to Adidome Senior High School, later studying at the Oxford Institute of Business and Journalism.
The runners-up in 2025 were Asakia of the Upper East Region, Sika of the Ashanti Region, Nana of the Bono Region and Adjorkor of the Greater Accra Region.
Ghana's Most Beautiful, produced by TV3, has long encouraged its queens to run community projects during their reign. Past winners have taken on health, education and cultural campaigns, using the visibility of the title to attract partners and funding.
Etornam's choice of education reflects her own story of starting school late. Since her win, YEN.com.gh notes, she has used her platform to highlight education gaps in underserved communities, and the Juapong lab is the clearest step yet towards putting that advocacy into practice.
Computer literacy is part of Ghana's basic school curriculum, but many public schools, especially outside the big cities, have limited or no access to working computers. Teachers in such schools often have to explain digital skills using drawings on the board, which leaves pupils at a disadvantage when they move on to senior high school and beyond.
Private companies, foundations and individuals have stepped in over the years with donations of ICT labs to basic schools across the country. Projects led by public figures, such as this one, often bring extra attention to the needs of rural schools and can encourage others to support similar work.
The Juapong lab is likely to be remembered as a central part of her reign.
For the pupils and teachers of Juapong R.C. Basic School, the lab offers a chance to learn digital skills with real equipment rather than in theory. Its long-term impact will depend on maintenance, power supply and teacher training, issues that often decide whether donated labs stay in use for years.
