00:07You
00:09Hey, Maria Porter 27
00:30Could mean a quiet bush, a heavy chest with no answer in sight
00:34But deep inside a little spark was fighting for the light
00:38I used to let the shadows tell me who I'm meant to be
00:42But now I'm looking in the mirror and I finally see
00:49I'm stepping off the dark, dusting off my knees
00:52I was building castles long before I had the keys
00:58Cause there is a power
01:01When you keep the faith
01:04Breaking the walls of the darkest place
01:08The hope is fragile
01:10It refuses to break
01:13Look at the beautiful steps you take
01:18You'll find the strength
01:19Whatever it takes
01:21Yeah, you will rise
01:24When you keep the faith
01:30In this modern rush where everyone's so loud
01:34It's easy just to hide away and vanish in the crowd
01:37The sunny days of menace since my life has slipped away
01:41But now I'm standing in my truth with so much left to say
01:44No, I am not afraid of the fire in my soul
01:48I'm taking all my broken pieces
01:50Making myself whole
01:55Sipping out the dark, shaking off the past
01:58I found a way to make this fearless and feelin' like
02:03I am waiting for you
02:05Cause there is a power
02:07When you keep the faith
02:10Breaking the walls of the darkest place
02:14The hope is fragile
02:15It refuses to break
02:18Look at the beautiful steps you take
02:23You'll find the strength
02:25Whatever it takes
02:27Yeah, you will rise
02:30When you keep the faith
02:52When you keep the faith
02:53The answers don't always fall from the sky, no
02:57Sometimes you gotta walk through the fire and try
03:01But when you're blinded by your own tears
03:04Caught up in the middle of all your fears
03:08A small but still resilient voice
03:11Says you gotta rise up
03:14Gotta make the joy
03:16Rise up
03:17Rise up
03:18Rise up
03:22There is a power
03:40I gotta keep it
03:43I know what this heavy sign is
03:46Could mean a quiet wish
03:47A heavy chest with no answer in sight
03:50But deep inside a little spark was fighting for the light
03:54I used to let the shadows tell me who I'm meant to be
03:58But now I'm looking in the mirror and I finally see
04:05I'm stepping off the dark, dusting off my knees
04:08I was building castles long before I had the keys
04:14Cause there is a power
04:17When you keep the faith
04:20Breaking the walls of the darkest place
04:24The hope is fragile
04:26It refuses to break
04:30Look at the beautiful steps you take
04:34Here you find the strength
04:35Whatever it takes
04:37Yeah, you'll arrive
04:40When you keep
04:42Yes
04:43My life, my strength, my right to fight
04:45In this modern rush
04:48Where everyone's so loud
04:50It's easy just to hide away
04:52And vanish in the crowd
04:53The sunny days of innocence
04:55Felt like they slipped away
04:57Faith Maria Porter from Ghana
05:23Baking walls of the darkest place
05:30Though hope is fragile
05:32It refuses to break
05:36Look at the beautiful steps you take
05:40Here you find the strength
05:41Whatever it takes
05:43Yeah, you will rise
05:46When you keep
05:48The faith
05:50When I get defended
05:52I'm just gonna dance
05:53We're into a perfect way
06:01Finalist who made it to the top 10 is
06:05First spot
06:06Faith Maria Porter from Ghana
06:11Oh yeah, you will rise
06:11Sometimes you gotta walk through the fire and try
06:17But when you're blinded by your own tears
06:20Caught up in the middle of all your fears
06:24The small but still you see your voice
06:27Says you gotta rise up
06:30Faith Maria Porter from Ghana
06:37There is a power
06:40Yeah
06:43Yeah
06:44Oh
06:45Yeah
06:46Yeah
06:47Oh
06:48Yeah
06:51Peace
06:52There is a power
06:55Yeah
06:56Oh
06:57Oh
06:57You gotta keep it
06:59In the darkest place
07:01The hope is fragile
07:03It refuses to break
07:06It's so hard to break
07:08It's so hard to break
07:08It's a holy chest with no answer in sight
07:12But deep inside
07:13Little sparks fighting for the light
07:16I used to let the shadows tell me who I'm meant to be
07:20But now I'm looking in
07:21Now for me it's a ten
07:22And that is a ten for me
07:26I'm stepping up the dark
07:28Dusting off my knees
07:30I was building castles long before
07:33I had the key
07:36Cause there is a power
07:39When you keep the faith
07:42Breaking the walls
07:43Of the darkest place
07:45The hope is fragile
07:47Faith Maria Porter
07:49From Ghana
07:51We've got to get out
07:53It's all the steps you take
07:55Here you find the strength
07:57Whatever it takes
07:59Yeah
07:59You will rise
08:02When you came
08:03For me
08:07In this modern rush
08:09Where everyone so lies
08:11We have Faith
08:12Maria Porter
08:15From Ghana
08:16There's a dream
08:16Since my life is stripped away
08:18But now I'm standing on my truth
08:21With so much left to say
08:22No I am not afraid
08:24Of the fire in my soul
08:26I'm taking all my broken pieces
08:28Making myself whole
08:32Faith your judge
08:34It's Lupita Jones
08:41As an all stars beauty queen
08:43What legacy do you hope to leave in order to make a meaningful impact on society?
08:50I repeat the question
08:52As an all stars beauty queen
08:56What legacy do you hope to leave in order to make a meaningful impact on society?
09:06I would love to leave the impact of courage and resilience
09:09An all star queen is not someone who never fails
09:13It's someone who knows how to use their failures to get back up and rise stronger than before
09:18I have had many doors closed in my face
09:21But because of the women in my life who have taught me to be resilient and strong
09:27I am the woman that I am today
09:28Thank you
09:31And the last spot is yours
09:40Faith Maria Porter from Ghana
09:57Faith Maria Porter
10:08This is the final question
10:12What qualities do you possess
10:15To make you a star
10:16And allow everyone to see it clearly?
10:21I am a leader
10:23That strives
10:24To encourage and inspire
10:26The next generation
10:28A queen is not just someone who shines on stage
10:31A queen is someone who makes an impact
10:34For all of those around her
10:37As a dark skinned woman
10:38I've had so many people in my life
10:40Tell me that I was not beautiful
10:42That I was not enough
10:44But that is why I chose to hold my head up high
10:46And no matter what anyone tells me
10:49I know that I am beautiful
10:51I have had young girls from across the world
10:54In Ghana
10:55And Africa
10:56And everywhere
10:57Tell me
10:58That because of my impact
11:00Because I represented my country
11:04And my skin with pride
11:05They feel more beautiful in themselves
11:07And that is the quality
11:10And that is the quality
11:10The most important thing
11:11That represents a queen
11:13Thank you
11:18The winner of the NBI All-Stars First Edition
11:22Will return to defend her title in the next edition
11:25And if she successfully keeps the ground for a third consecutive term
11:31She will receive a grand total prize of one million dollars
11:37But now I'm standing in my truth
11:40And now
11:41And now
11:42Are you ready
11:44To know
11:45Who will be
11:46Our
11:47First
11:47Ever
11:48FDI
11:49All-Stars
12:12All-Stars
12:15Winner
12:15Est
12:16Five
12:17Any
12:17All-Stars
12:19Five
12:19Vanessa Bulgari Zolombia!
12:29And that is our first runner-off is Faith Maria Porter from Ghana!
12:49And that is our first runner-up!
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