16 March 2006 22:11

Exclusive interview with ukgambians.com

UkGambians.com have had the opportunity to talk to the winner of the Miss SeneGambia UK 2006 contest which was held on the 18^th of February 2006. This event took place in east London, Stratford, the home of the 2012 Olympics.

 This was a well organised and promoted event, courtesy of "Jolov Arts Entertainment" with the presence of the Senegalese & Gambian High Commissioner along with Pape Bouba Diop, the Fulham midfielder (who should be playing for Arsenal really ) and have already been televised on BEN TV.  For some of you who missed the television interview with the winner, UkGambians.com have had a chance to catch up with our own Miss SeneGambia UK.

UkGambians.com: Firstly, what is your view regarding www.ukgambians.com being created as a virtual Gambian community?

 Miss SeneGambia: Thanks a lot for giving me the opportunity to be featured in your website, it is a great honour for me.
First of all, I would like to say a job well done to everyone that has helped created this website, it is about time that Gambians in the United Kingdom get an opportunity like this one. This website is a great tool that will help all of us, not just the Gambians in the United Kingdom but also Gambians all over the world. It will help us in terms of knowing about what's happening in our society and also it will help us to know about what's happening in our home country Gambia.

UkGambians.com: What would you like to see on this Virtual Gambian Community?

Miss SeneGambia: I would like to see more news and information about Gambia. I would also like to be updated about the different events that are happening there as well. I think that it will also be interesting to see news clips from GRTS if that is possible. Apart from that I cannot think of anything at the moment because as far as I am concern, everything that I have always wanted in a website is available on this one

UkGambian.com: Jorr, you came over from Sweden not long ago and you won The first ever UK Miss SeneGambia contest, how does that make you feel?

Miss SeneGambia: When I first thought about joining this competition, it was going to be about having fun more than anything else but as time went by, I realised that, this will give me an opportunity to make slight changes in our community. This title is a great achievement for me and it is a privilege for me as well. I have to say that am really honoured to receive such a title and it also shows that, people in our community are ready for some change and who else to make those changes than a younger generation of Gambians in the United Kingdom.

UkGambians.com: Coming from Sweden and winning, is that a confident booster or do you consider yourself to be a UK girl now?

Miss SeneGambia: Though, I've lived in Gambia, Sweden and now England, I have always been very proud of my cultural heritage so this competition does not make me neither a Swedish girl nor a UK girl but it just shows that am a true SeneGambian, which is why I have been chosen to represent these two great countries

UkGambians.com: Do you intend to go back to Sweden?

Miss SeneGambia: At the present moment, I consider England to be my home, so at this moment, I really don’t have any plans of going back to Sweden any time soon, but I might eventually go back in the future

UkGambians.com: Why did you come over to London?

Miss SeneGambia: I've always wanted to study law and as i mentioned earlier, i love my country, Gambia a lot so I thought that moving down here will increase my chances of moving back home because since we were colonised by the British, i believe that our laws are a bit similar compared to Sweden where the laws are totally different

UkGambians.com: Where and what are you currently studying?

Miss SeneGambia: At in my second year studying LLB Law at the University of Luton.

UkGambians.com: What would be your ideal job title after your studies?

Miss SeneGambia: My ideal job title would be a barrister once am finished with my studies.

UkGambians.com: Where would you like to work., London, Sweden or Gambia?

Miss SeneGambia: I would like to gain some experience here in England first and then eventually move to Gambia

UkGambians.com What benefits, if any has this victory brought to you?

Miss SeneGambia: I have had the privilege to meet the Gambia High Commissioner, whom I've always wanted to meet, I've had an interview with Ben TV, which was a lot of fun and I've also been featured in a newspaper which was very exciting for me

UkGambians.com: What convinced you to take place?

Miss SeneGambia: As the days for the competition were coming closer, i was feeling a bit reluctant to join but the support that I had from my friends and family meant a lot to me and it gave me more reason to join this competition.

UkGambians.com: Last but not least, how exactly did you spend your price money J?

Miss SeneGambia: Well, shopping of course but I shared some with my family and a few close friends

UkGambian.com would like to take this opportunity to thank Jorr for her participation in this interview.

Interviewed by Saul Frazer.