Chidimma Adetshina is already leading the race for the Miss Universe Nigeria title since accepting an invitation to enter the competition.
The 23-year-old mother of one withdrew from the Miss South Africa pageant amid a preliminary investigation into her citizenship by the Department of Home Affairs.
She had already made it to the Top 11 of the Miss SA competition before withdrawing.
On Wednesday she accepted the invitation from the Miss Universe organisers saying: “I have received an invitation from the Silverbird Group who are the organisers of the Miss Universe Nigeria pageant to participate in the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, and I say this with great excitement because I have decided to accept the invitation”
“I have decided to participate in the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 beauty pageant”
“Thank you so much for this opportunity, and I look forward to participating in Africa’s most prestigious beauty pageant, Miss Universe Nigeria.”
This morning @PhilMphela posted on X that Adetshina, who now represents Miss Taraba leads Miss Universe Nigeria with 7712 votes.
According to the post she is ahead of Edeifo Aikhuele who has 7012 and Fortune Kuroro is third with 3265 votes.
TITBIT:
— Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) August 17, 2024
Chidimma Adetshina leads Miss Universe Nigeria
7712 votes at the time of this post, Chidimma is ahead of Edeifo Aikhuele who has 7012.
Fortune Kuroro is 3rd with 3265 votes.
At R3 per vote, Chidimma has made the pageant over R25 000. That’s around 2,2-million Nairas. pic.twitter.com/6dFsItjCfy
“At R3 per vote, Chidimma has made the pageant over R25 000. That’s around 2,2-million Nairas,” writes @PhilMphela.
Even though there was much controversy while she was competing for the Miss South Africa crown, it appears South Africans have now come out in support of Adetshina.
@Melanin_Mmaps tweeted “We will continue voting. South Africa must win Miss universe Nigeria.”
We will continue voting 😍 South Africa must win Miss universe Nigeria 😌
— Melanin_Mmaps (@Melanin_Mmaps) August 17, 2024
“Where is the voting link so we can vote for her some more, our home girl needs to win this Miss Universe Nigeria,” wrote @AHT_YssY.
Where is the voting link so we can vote for her some more, our home girl needs to win this Miss Universe Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/o7nd7ZxDbq
— Lassy 🗑 Laden (@AHT_YssY) August 17, 2024
DjukaMatauri said: “We are voting for her, next year she's entering miss Mozambique our girl must conquer the world.”
We are voting for her, next year she's entering miss Mozambique our girl must conquer the world
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