The Miss Universe Nigeria pageant is again for its 2024 version, following the success of final 12 months’s occasion. The organisers have introduced that this 12 months’s winner will obtain ₦10 million in money together with different prizes, emphasising the pageant’s dedication to empowering ladies.
This 12 months, 25 contestants, together with newcomer Chidimma Adetshina, will signify totally different states throughout Nigeria. Final 12 months’s winner, Mitchel Ihezue from Imo State, went on to signify Nigeria on the 72nd Miss Universe pageant in El Salvador. The 2024 winner will equally signify Nigeria on the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico this November, whereas the runner-up will take part within the Miss Supranational pageant.
Arthur Ngwube, Model Supervisor of Silverbird Group, unveiled the official theme for this 12 months’s competitors, ‘Digital Divas.’ He said this theme displays the rising significance of digital presence and affect, urging the delegates to leverage know-how, social media, and digital platforms of their journey towards the crown.
Meet the 25 contestants under:
Abia State – Chioma Muna Nkumeh
Occupation: Mannequin
Pursuits: Humanitarian work
Quote: “Having come out myself, I need to assist others do the identical.”
Abuja – Lucille Oputa
Occupation: Actor and Entrepreneur
Pursuits: Advocacy, Empowerment, and Social Justice
Quote: “I stand for each voice that must be heard and each dream that wishes to thrive.”
Akwa Ibom – Happiness Enetak
Occupation: Broadcaster and Beautician
Pursuits: Private improvement and social influence
Quote: “I imagine in designing individuals’s lives.”
Anambra – Paula Ezendu
Credit score: Paula Ezendu/Instagram
Occupation: Mannequin
Pursuits: High quality well being for everybody
Quote: “They are saying the universe listens to cussed individuals’s hearts, however for me, resilient individuals’s hearts will command the universe to pay attention.”
Bayelsa – Fortune Kurubo
Occupation: Podcaster
Pursuits: Girls’s well being
Quote: “I am enthusiastic about ladies’s reproductive well being points.”
Benue – Pleasure Omanibe
Occupation: Air Hostess/Cosmetologist/Aesthetician
Pursuits: Baby Welfare and Rural Improvement
Quote: “I’ll amplify my advocacy centered on training and healthcare for kids residing in rural areas.”
Cross River – Emmanuella Igbodor
Occupation: Mannequin
Pursuits: Humanitarian work
Quote: “I’m dedicated to creating a distinction and I need to provide a singular perspective on creating change past the sweetness side.”
Delta – Sarah Ruese Olotu
Occupation: Medical physician
Pursuits: Nationwide illustration
Quote: “My imaginative and prescient is to humbly signify our beloved nation on a world stage because the Miss Universe platform.”
Ebonyi – Orji Mom Teresa
Occupation: Mannequin
Pursuits: Advocacy
Quote: “I’m assured that I’ll win and in flip, I’ll use my platform to advocate for causes which are private and near my coronary heart.”
Edo – Edeifo Brittany Aikhuele
Occupation: Mannequin
Pursuits: Youngsters, well being care and training
Quote: “I promise to proceed serving our nice nation by way of advocacy for kids, healthcare, and training.”
Ekiti – Esther Gabriel
Occupation: Human Assets skilled
Pursuits: Lady youngster training
Quote: “I need to use the Miss Universe platform to marketing campaign for causes I’m enthusiastic about, particularly these associated to lady youngster training.”
Enugu -Uchechi Uchenna
Occupation: Poet/Storyteller
Pursuits: Psychological well being and training for beneath privileged kids
Quote: “If I win, I’ll deal with my private advocacy for psychological well being and training for underprivileged kids.”
Imo – Quenneth Igbokwe
Occupation: Fintech skilled
Pursuits: Girls affected by home violence
Quote: “My imaginative and prescient is to assist ladies who’re victims of home violence escape their relationships earlier than it’s too late. I intend to offer monetary and psychological assist to assist them regain their confidence and transfer ahead.”
Kaduna – Sophia Chika Nelson
Occupation: Magnificence entrepreneur
Pursuits: Girls empowerment
Quote: “With the crown, I can push my plan on an even bigger scale.”
Kogi – Zuleihat Oyarazi
Occupation: Vogue mannequin
Pursuits: Dream achievement
Quote: “I’ll fulfill my dream of changing into an envoy of energy for the following technology and produce the Miss Universe crown residence.”
Kwara – Ufa Dania
Occupation: Content material creator
Pursuits: Social influence
Quote: “I’m right here to champion essential causes, empower others, and create a constructive influence that extends far past this pageant and into the neighborhood.”
Lagos – Favour John
Occupation: Make-up artist
Pursuits: Youth empowerment and inspiration
Quote: “I need to encourage individuals, influence lives, and remind younger individuals to imagine in themselves and their skills.”
Niger – Priscillia Umehea
Occupation: Product designer
Pursuits: International influence
Quote: “I need to make a constructive influence on the world.”
Ogun – Deborah Anosike
Occupation: Mannequin
Pursuits: Training and ladies’s empowerment
Quote: “I’ll create a platform that can make colleges accessible to kids and empower ladies in Nigeria.”
Ondo – Peace Ayegbidun
Occupation: Designer
Pursuits: Social influence
Quote: “I’m residing proof that girls may be robust, lovely, resilient, and profitable businesswomen.”
Osun – Ifunanya Nledo
Pursuits: Nationwide illustration
Quote: “I need to signify Nigeria on the worldwide stage”
Oyo – Elizabeth Salawu
Occupation: Entertainer
Pursuits: Psychological well being, know-how, and wellness
Quote: “I will use health and know-how to create a society the place we prioritise psychological well being.”
Plateau – Chioma Ogbonnna
Occupation: Mannequin and baker
Pursuits: Humanitarian companies
Quote: “I plan to present again by way of my basis, COCF.”
Rivers – Nyekachi Douglas
Occupation: Mannequin and actor
Pursuits: Pageant reform and advocacy
Quote: “I need to refocus Nigerian pageants on their core objective: advocacy.”
Taraba – Chidimma Adetshina
Occupation: Mannequin
Pursuits: Inclusion, Range and Social Influence
Quote: “As ladies, now we have confronted adversity, and I need to use my voice and story, together with the Miss Universe Nigeria platform, to advertise inclusion and acceptance. I additionally need to educate individuals concerning the energy of range in constructing a robust neighborhood that advantages everybody.”
