VIDEO: Chidimma Adetshina Wins Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 After Rejection In South Africa

Chidimma Adetshina who represented Taraba State, has emerged winner of Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 pageant.

Recall that Adetshina was forced to withdraw from South African beauty pageant due to xenophobic backlash and rejection over her nationality.

The 23-year-old law student came to Nigeria afterward, accepting to participate in the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 pageant competition.

Guy Murray-Bruce, President of Silverbird Group, organisers of the competition, announced Adetshina as the winner at the grand finale which was held at Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos, on Saturday night.

The competition had a total of 25 participants.

Miss Adetshina, earlier stated in an interview said she believed that her being invited to take part in Miss Universe Nigeria is a second chance given to her to achieve one of her biggest dreams and goals, which is pageantry.

VIDEO: Chidimma Adetshina Wins Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 After Rejection In South Africa

Adetshina said, “I am so excited, I just feel like this is a second chance to achieve one of my biggest dreams and my biggest goals, and I’m excited. I’ve always wanted to be a model, I wasn’t educated on pageantry and all of that.

“When I first knew what pageantry was, it was in 2017, and that’s when I told myself I wanted to be the next Miss Universe.

So, for me, it’s just a thing of I had goals and I set them for myself, and I’m here to achieve them. So, I think I’m just aligning with what I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m grateful for that.”

However, when asked if she would have participated in the pageant if she was not invited, she said, “No, I wouldn’t, because I wouldn’t have known if I was able to.

And also, it has been long since I’ve been here (Nigeria). But I also saw the comments and I was like, maybe this is something I should try out, but then, obviously, the invitation came out and I was excited that I was given that opportunity, so that’s why I took it as quick as possible.”

Despite that, she said, “Ever since I’ve gotten here, I’ve only received so much love and encouragement from all of the girls. So, I came in here thinking that a lot of them would feel some type of way about the invitation and about me coming, but I can guarantee the words of encouragement, the support I’ve been given by these amazing women have been there, and I’m just really happy that they accept me, and that they are not feeling some type of way after receiving all the critiques and the comments about this advantage that people might feel that I might have had.

See video below;

The moment Chidinma Adetshina won the Miss Universe Nigeria competition…Congratulations to her 🎊❤️ 🇳🇬

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— Oyindamola🙄 (@dammiedammie35) August 31, 2024