Chidimma Adetshina

Chidimma Adetshina Wins Miss Universe Nigeria After Rejection In South Africa

Chidimma Adetshina Wins Miss Universe Nigeria After Rejection In South Africa

Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria after a contentious attempt to compete in Miss South Africa last month. Adetshina, 23, born to a Nigerian father and South African mother in South Africa and of South African citizenship found herself the subject of a national row after some South Africans, including a government minister, opposed her participation because of her roots. She later withdrew. “I just want everyone to know that this crown is not just a crown of beauty, it is going to unite us as one. I am really proud and grateful that I am going to…
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Woman Switches To Miss Universe Nigeria After Miss South Africa Row

Woman Switches To Miss Universe Nigeria After Miss South Africa Row

Chidimma Adetshina, the pageant hopeful who was forced to withdraw from Miss South Africa due to a nationality row, has accepted an invitation to participate in Miss Universe Nigeria. “I’m looking forward to participating in Africa’s most prestigious beauty pageant,” the 23-year-old said in a video posted to her Instagram account with a beaming smile on her face. Ms Adetshina contested in this year’s Miss South Africa but pulled out after she found herself the target of a xenophobic backlash. Despite being a South African citizen, people questioned her eligibility because her father is Nigerian and her mother has Mozambican roots. The…
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