July 28, 2005
Miss Ethiopia, Supergeek
This Wired piece was so good that I am just going to shamelessly steal it.
There was a time when Atetegeb Tetfaye Worku was content to be perhaps the best-looking network engineer on the Horn of Africa. But this May afternoon Miss Ethiopia is one of 81 beauty queens rehearsing in Bangkok for the 54th Miss Universe competition...Backstage, the contestants - or delegates, as they are officially known - chatter in dozens of languages. Worku, 24, is talking about her job installing computer networks. She's a willowy 5'9" with long black hair, a blinding smile, and excellent posture...
In 2001, she earned a diploma in computer science in Addis Ababa. "After college, I was accepted into a program organized by the United Nations Commission for Africa," she says in lilting English. "Part of that training was Cisco networking" ...
Like many Miss Universe delegates, she wants to improve the lives of others. (This year's winner, Miss Canada, is devoting herself to combatting HIV and AIDS.) "If we can produce more computer specialists in Ethiopia, then we can do what Singapore and India are doing," Worku says, moments before she is called away to rejoin the other contestants for a rehearsal of the swimsuit procession.
Posted by aheavens at July 28, 2005 5:34 AM
Comments
congrats attetegeb!
i also beleive ICT is the way out together with education for ethiopia. she represents the futur of ethiopia: beautiful and intelligent!!!
with all the best wishes!
Posted by: ewenet at July 31, 2005 5:54 PM
Hello My is name mohammed. I am an Ethiopian but I live in perth(Australia).The reason that I am writing U this is UR aim. I wanna say keep going & god bless U.
Posted by: Mohammed at October 5, 2005 6:26 AM
hi i am netsanet i live in france
Posted by: netsanet at October 7, 2005 9:45 PM
Hello u how are you going ?Great.
at is very good to have you from Ethiopia
chaw
Posted by: sara at November 20, 2005 12:25 AM
hey whats up i think u r the best we love u'r good work! god bless u!
i live in U S A
Posted by: faven at January 4, 2006 12:02 AM
well miss ethiopia atetegeb is my cousin because i am mulu's daughter which is her cousin.
i live in the u.k. with all her other cousins
xxx
bless
Posted by: rooty at January 29, 2006 4:27 PM
"well miss ethiopia atetegeb is my cousin because i am mulu's daughter which is her cousin.
i live in the u.k. with all her other cousins
xxx
bless"
SO HOW HAS THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE?????
AND WHAT HAS SHE DONE FOR ETHIOPIA?
WE HAVE NEWVE SEEN HE IN ETHIOPIA SINCE SHE WON, IT MUST "RUN" IN THE FAMILY
Posted by: teddy at February 6, 2006 2:34 PM
Hey girl good work i like the combination intellegent and beautiful they go together
bethy
Dire Dawa
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Posted by: Ayesha at March 31, 2006 10:48 AM
As much as I admire Atetegeb's courage and motivation to put Ethiopia along other countries in the beauty contest, in my opinion, she is not that much beautiful to be a candidate for miss universe, keeping in mind the pool of beautiful Ethiopian ladies we have, but again, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
Posted by: sam at April 15, 2006 12:49 PM
hello miss Ethiopia how are you doing?great
good work .keep this way . I really apprtiont.good girls from Ethiopia. best for the world.
always love Ethiopia.
chaw
Posted by: iman at April 18, 2006 11:51 PM
oww ,what a beauty i really proud of you beautiful girls "beethiopiawinte korahu "
keep it up god be with u .
liya from dc
Posted by: liya at July 2, 2006 1:08 AM
girl I'm proud of you plz show the world how beautiful we ethiopians are. go girl, don't panic, u can make it. Aizosh Inwodshalen.
good luck
Nairobi,Kenya
Posted by: daniel at August 1, 2006 11:16 AM
hey!..i like the way u do'n now
so i wanna say just keep it up!! who knows one day.u will gonna be like liya kebede ....but their is one thing i wanna mention to u ...in all aspects u have to thank God ..he is u'r proud;he is u'r strength and success..with out him we r nothing ya??? but most of the time we wanna take the most respect for our self specially when we became so fames and we like to proud of our self so don't do this please like others.But u give all glory,thanks,proud to the almighty God ok....cool!!....so always try to appreciate u'r Lord for his help in every place u go b\c with out him we can't do any thing by our self whether we r educated persons..rich..beutiful..what ever we have know that we r nothing at all!!....so keep in mind that always ..............we need to proud by his hand work, his great work ....
GOD is in control.....Amen!
GOD bless u most
Posted by: dureti;...from Losangelese, at September 18, 2006 5:54 PM
hey!!! wat's up darling?i am very happy for what u have achived so far and am hoping u going to shine like a star xxxxxxx biruk akele
Posted by: biruk akele at January 20, 2007 4:47 AM
at is very good to have you from Ethiopia
wow
cool
sorry didn't vote for u because don't have credit
from kulani
australia
i am very happy for what u have achived so far and am hoping u going to shine like a star xxxxxxx
Posted by: kulani at March 4, 2007 10:18 AM
that is what i want from ethiopian beutifull ladies . i am so contented to hear this from u . baby keep it up
Posted by: kibru debebe at November 28, 2007 12:12 PM
canti be in love with you.
Posted by: damulira eugine at November 28, 2007 12:47 PM