Helen Dery, a 21 year old Senior Secondary School graduate has won the first edition of the Dance Queen Africa-Ghana competition organised by TV Content held on Saturday. Helen popularly known as Queen, beat nine other contestants in an intense dance competition to be crowned the ‘Ultimate Dance Diva’ in Ghana. The ten finalists; Nana Adwoa Yeboah (Gadlene), Ohuni Nyanie (Pat), Agbolosoo Mensah (Becca), Perpetual Yankey (Nana Ama), Felicity Amoah Boateng, Muniratu Rahamani, Rita Kudjornu, Liana (Faamea), Helen Dery (Queen) and Yvonne Okeyere went through three rounds of intense competition where they individually performed traditional dances in the first round and Dance Hall in the second round. In the third round, contestants paired to battle each other. Five contestants, Becca, Nana Ama, Munira, Rita and Queen made it into the top five. The winner was determined after the top five had also gone through another round of high life dance competition. Queen walked away as the ‘Ultimate Dance Diva’, a cash price of GH¢ 3,000 and will also represent Ghana at the Africa finals to be held in Nigeria at a later date. Queen in an interview with Myjoyonline said “through the effort I made from the beginning, I knew that one day God will help me to win.” She aid she has been dancing for four years now and hopes to become a professional dancer. Queen added that she hopes to go back to school and do some charity with the price money she won. She promised Ghanaians that she was going to win the Africa finals to be held in Nigeria next year. The event co-ordinator, Verus Narty reacting to allegations and concerns of favouritism and changes of the numbers of the contestants told Myjoyonline that, there was nothing like favouritism and that the winner was chosen fairly. He said the winner was the choice of the people and that the organisers had no hand in determining the winner. It was done through text messages received and the help of judges Josh Ansah, Akosua Agyapong and Ama K. Abebrese. He said the numbers of the contestants were realigned since six contestants were evicted from the weekly show. This he said brought about the changes of the contestants' numbers. Verus expressed absolute confidence in the winner and hoped that she will win the Africa finals next year. Asaase Aban, Srew Face, H-Mode, Ayigbe Edem and Obuor treated the audience to some good music with their sterling performances. Story by Aglanu Dela Ernest/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana