Where Therapy, Advocacy, and Beauty Meet
In a world that often reduces beauty to what can be seen, Andromeda Osam-Peters stands as a quiet but powerful contradiction. Crowned Miss Universe Ghana 2025 and previously Miss United States 2018, Andromeda’s presence commands attention but it’s her inner work, her compassion, and her unwavering commitment to healing that truly define her glow. To her, beauty is lived.
“I define beauty through compassion,” Andromeda says. “Through sharing our energy to make a difference.”
Her understanding of beauty was shaped early. At just six years old, she volunteered for the first time, singing at a nursing home. That moment planted a seed that would grow into a lifelong devotion to service. Over the years, she spent university breaks on global service trips, mentored younger students, sang at homeless shelters during the holidays, and built partnerships with nonprofit organizations as a global ambassador.
“Today, that same spirit of service lives at the heart of her work as a licensed therapist and founder of Your Mind Matters Global, an organization providing free mental health support worldwide. Through this platform, Andromeda has done something quietly revolutionary: she has put a human face to therapists and normalized vulnerability as strength.
“Healing out loud,” she calls it.
By sharing her own mental health journey not for sympathy, but for connection; she reminds people that struggle does not make us weak. It makes us human.
Two Crowns, One Deeply Personal Journey
Winning one national title is rare. Winning two is extraordinary. Yet for Andromeda, the experience is less about achievement and more about identity. Born and raised in the United States as a first-generation Ghanaian, her connection to Ghana was shaped by distance and longing. Her father, a Ghanaian highlife musician, filled her childhood with stories of home, stories she once imagined like a fairytale.
“Being Miss Universe Ghana feels like continuing my father’s legacy,” she reflects. It makes the little girl inside of me so happy.”
Her American identity is equally layered. On her maternal side, she descends from Indigenous American heritage ‘Wampanoag and Blackfoot” alongside British, Nigerian, and Filipino ancestry. Growing up in environments with little cultural representation, she often felt different, sometimes isolated. Carrying both crowns became a bridge back to herself. “As a titleholder, I no longer represent just my own story,” she says. I carry the stories of my people and ancestors”.
At Miss Universe, this purpose became visible in every detail. Intentionally wearing Ghanaian and Nigerian designers, speaking about West African culture at every opportunity, making it clear: there would be no confusion about who Miss Universe Ghana is.
Ancestral Wellness and the Ghanaian Way of Living
Ghana is not only home to her heart, but it is also central to her wellness philosophy. Raised in a family rooted in holistic health, Andromeda grew up with natural remedies, earth-based healing, and food-as-medicine practices passed down through generations. This approach mirrors both her Ghanaian upbringing and her Indigenous American heritage. She eats intentionally; organic, whole foods, minimal junk, and carries these habits wherever she goes. Essential oils, organic skincare, and time in nature form the backbone of her self-care. But beyond rituals, it is Ghanaian hospitality and elder wisdom that nourish her spirit most.
“Connecting with elders, especially the women in my family, to remind me to slow down,” she shares. “Inner peace is so attractive to me and that being Ghanaian has taught me”
When it comes to skincare and grounding rituals, Andromeda’s most sacred habit is deceptively simple: hydration. She drinks at least a gallon of water daily, supplements it with coconut water when in Ghana, and begins her mornings with warm water infused with lemon, cloves, chia seeds, aloe vera juice, and soursop leaves. Water, she believes, is clarity for the skin, the body, and the mind.
“Our bodies are 70% water,” she says. “It makes sense that it’s the core of my routine”
Equally powerful is her mindset practice. Taught by her father as a child, affirmations remain a daily ritual. Every morning, she uses the first nine minutes of her day, right after hitting snooze to speak her goals into existence.
One affirmation anchors her confidence: “I’m a magnet to all of my desires.”
Turning Trauma into a Lifelong Mission
Andromeda’s advocacy is deeply personal.
In her first year of university, she survived an attempted assault. Though trained in martial arts and able to escape, the emotional aftermath was profound; fear, trauma, and a loss of the ease she once carried in social spaces. Seeking help from a campus therapist changed everything.
“That healing was transformational,” she recalls. “It empowered me’.” That experience led her to pursue degrees in Psychology, Theatre, and Social Work, graduating with high honors and ultimately to become a trauma therapist herself. Through Your Mind Matters Global, she facilitates women’s mental health panels, guide meditations, and educational discussions worldwide. She teaches women how to feel safe again. She teaches children breathwork and emotional regulation early in life.
In one unforgettable moment at Miss Universe, she instinctively stepped in during a tense sashing ceremony, guiding fellow contestants through breathwork to ground them.
“Sometimes,” she says, “all it takes is a breath.”
Softness Is Strength
For young women across Ghana and the diaspora, Andromeda’s message is clear: self-care is self-defined. There is no one right way to rest. No perfect routine. Especially as a neurodivergent woman navigating high-pressure environments, she has learned to listen closely to her body and mind.
During the intense weeks at Miss Universe in Thailand, her self-care looked imperfect but intentional. Water. Mantras. Supplements. Skincare. Breathwork. Prepare the night before. Some days included workouts. Some didn’t.
“What matters,” she says, “is showing up for yourself in ways that are meaningful to you.” Even at home, self-care can be simple as singing in the shower or drinking tea before bed.
As Miss Universe Ghana 2025, Andromeda’s vision extends beyond the crown. She hopes to be remembered as a woman who made the world safer. Who helped people feel seen and heard. Who created spaces for healing. And who reshaped global narratives about Ghana and Africa as a whole.
“I’ve spent my life dispelling stereotypes,” she says. “Now I get to showcase the greatness of Ghana on a global stage.” For Andromeda Osam-Peters, beauty is not something you wear. It is something you live; through compassion, courage, care and that is a legacy that will long outlast any crown.
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