Inna Mariam Patty

Inna Mariam Patty is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, philanthropist and barrister. She is the founder and chief executive of Exclusive Events Ghana Limited, the company behind the Miss Ghana pageant, and chair of the Miss Ghana Foundation.

Education and early career

Patty holds a master's degree in accounting and finance from the London School of Economics. She worked as a head-hunter at Richwell Executives and briefly with the London Stock Exchange before returning to Ghana in 2009 to set up Exclusive Events Ghana.

Miss Ghana and the foundation

Under her leadership, Exclusive Events reshaped pageantry and event management in Ghana, using the Miss Ghana platform as a vehicle for social development. The Miss Ghana Foundation has funded more than 40 educational scholarships, built water systems in northern communities and run national awareness projects in partnership with UNAIDS. She also sits on the board of FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital.

Called to the Bar

Patty later studied law, completing a Graduate Diploma in Law and the Bar Practice Course at the University of Law with distinction. On 25 November 2025 she was called to the Bar of England and Wales at the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, a milestone celebrated by Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.