Nigeria competition took place in
style in Lagos last Saturday. It was
a grand event witnessed by many
celebrities
THE 38th Annual Miss Nigeria Beauty
pageant/charity ball grand finale, which held at the
Intercontinental Hotel Victoria Island, Lagos, was a
night where beauty met with brains as Anyaoha
Ezinne Akudo clinched the coveted crown.
After a selection process that involved voters from
all over the country and a panel of judges where the
contestants were judged on poise, intelligence,
cultural values as well as beauty, the 22-year-old Law
graduate of Abia State University made her way
through to wear the crown. Akudo, who was also
named the most photogenic, was closely followed by
Queen Celestine taking the second place as the Miss
Congeniality while Sadiq Olive emerged second
runner-up.
The new queen was crowned by the 1st
Miss Nigeria 1957, Chief Grace Tinuke Oyelude.
Akudo's role as Miss Nigeria would see the beauty
queen represent the highest of ideals; a combination
of beauty, grace and intelligence; artistic and refined,
who will serve as role model to young and old alike, a
spoke person using her little to educate millions of
Nigerians on issues of importance to herself and the
society at large.
The 22-year-old Law graduate will also spend her
year in office working for the Miss Nigeria
Foundation, handling projects with special focus on
ensuring better lifestyle in areas of environmental
issues and education, where she would work with
both the federal and state governments through their
ministries of culture and tourism, health and women
affairs with her availability to work on special
projects on behalf of international non-governmental
organization such as WHO and UNESCO.
"I am so excited to have won. There are many other
pretty girls that we had the competition together, but
I won. I am so honoured and I want to thank God for
this victory," said Anyaoha of her win.
The beauty queen walked home with N3million cash
prize, a brand new Toyota Corolla car, luxury
accommodation for one year, a trip to California
sponsored by MUD cosmetics and free trips to any
part of the country by Aero Contractors.
Top celebrities in the Nigerian entertainment and
social scenes also electrified the night. Celebrities
such as Dakore Akande, Jay Jay Okocha, Munachi
Abii, Elenu, Kenny Saint Best, Millen Magese, Nikki
Khiran, Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay as well as this
year's creative director Elohor Aisien were among the
A-list personalities that graced the event that was
hosted by TV personality Eku Edewor and comedian
AY Makun.
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