Never in the history of beauty pageants in Arochukwu Kingdom has such a high level of planning and organization been witnessed as the just concluded Aro Queen Beauty Pageant. Never in the history of beauty pageant in Arochukwu also have such large number of audience been recorded.

This novelty of sort became a reality in the aforementioned maiden edition of the Aro Queen Beauty Pageant, which took place at Amuvi, Arochukwu on Saturday, 27 December 2003. Getting into the venue of the show certainly gave a hint that the pageant was going to be a memorable show. There was a traffic jam caused by cars and human traffic trying to get into the venue of the show. The Policemen manning the entrance gate had a Herculean task trying to control the crowd.

The venue was outdoor. The stage was breathtakingly beautiful. The show as usual, by ‘African time' started late. The delay notwithstanding, a huge crowd waited patiently and defied the very cold harmattan weather outdoor to witness the crowning of the new queen. The audience was a mixture of people of all ages. It was a family affair, as parents came with their children.

The event, which had 12 finalists jostling for the coveted “throne”, had as judges, Mr. Afam Kanu, Treasury Manager, IEA Limited; Mrs. F. Okafor, representing Ayman Enterprises Limited; and Chief (Dr.) Mrs. Christy Nwokoro. Mr. Uche Ogbuagu, a.k.a. Talkinson International and Sacremento who compered the show made the audience to roll on the floor with laughter, with their jokes. United Mega Stars Band and other artistes were there to keep the show alive as they thrilled the guests with their music.

The contestants first made an opening non-scoring appearance on stage, in which they appeared on T-Shirts and jeans trousers. This was quickly followed by appearance in traditional attires, which added colour to the occasion. The evening gown segment followed. Uche Ogbuagu interviewed the finalists on-stage. After all the rituals that usually attend beauty pageants of that nature have been concluded, Sacramento was given the responsibility to announce the results which saw Miss Nkechinyere Okereke, a 21-year old student of University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, emerging as winner. Chinyere Okoroafor was the 1 st runners-up; Ifeyinwa Iphie – 2 nd runners-up; Queen Orji – 3 rd runners-up; while Agodi Elekwa was the 4 th runners-up.