Just Crowned: Ruby Johnson-Kamara is new Miss Sierra Leone USA 2012

Ruby Johnson-Kamara – Miss Sierra Leone USA 2012

Ms Sierra Leone USA 2012 and the first and second runners up 

Eight contestants for Miss Sierra Leone USA 2012 Title

21 year-old Ruby B Johnson representing Freetown has been crowned the new Miss Sierra Leone USA 2012. The yearly pageant organized by Dr. Fuambia Ahmadu was a 3-day event that took place in the DC Metro area during the first weekend in July. Ruby is a student at Virginia Tech University studying mining and minerals engineering.  She is also the Founder and CEO of ‘When You Believe Foundation’, an organization that she says “is committed to empowering girls and women in all communities.”

For more photos from the Pageant courtesy of DKC Photos