{"id":127010,"date":"2024-11-17T20:39:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T13:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127010"},"modified":"2024-11-17T20:39:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T13:39:53","slug":"miss-nigerias-pride-at-coming-second-in-miss-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127010","title":{"rendered":"Miss Nigeria&#8217;s pride at coming second in Miss Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6f48\/live\/4c245fa0-a4db-11ef-9768-df4e7edb78be.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/6f48\/live\/4c245fa0-a4db-11ef-9768-df4e7edb78be.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6f48\/live\/4c245fa0-a4db-11ef-9768-df4e7edb78be.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/6f48\/live\/4c245fa0-a4db-11ef-9768-df4e7edb78be.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/6f48\/live\/4c245fa0-a4db-11ef-9768-df4e7edb78be.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/6f48\/live\/4c245fa0-a4db-11ef-9768-df4e7edb78be.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/6f48\/live\/4c245fa0-a4db-11ef-9768-df4e7edb78be.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6f48\/live\/4c245fa0-a4db-11ef-9768-df4e7edb78be.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Getty Images Chidimma Adetshina, wearing a shiny green bra-top and a Miss Nigeria sash at the Miss Universe competition in Mexico City on November 16, 2024\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Chidimma<!-- --><b id=\"\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\"> <!-- --><\/b>Adetshina is the highest placed black African woman in Miss Universe since South Africa&#8217;s Zozibini Tunzi won in 2019<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Miss Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has spoken of her pride at coming second in the Miss Universe competition, as well as being named Miss Africa and Oceania.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of myself and I just made history,&#8221; she said, shortly after losing out to Miss Denmark, Victoria Kj\u00e6r Theilvig.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Adetshina originally competed in the Miss South Africa contest, as she was born and grew up in the country, however she was subjected to trolling and xenophobic abuse because her father is Nigerian.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Last month, the South African authorities said they would strip her of her identity papers, following allegations that her mother, who has Mozambican roots, had committed identity fraud to gain South African nationality.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Neither Adetshina nor her mother have commented on the allegations. South African authorities pointed out that Adetshina could not have participated in any alleged fraud as she was an infant at the time.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">After the furore in South Africa, and the doubts about her nationality, she competed in the Miss Nigeria competition, which she won to qualify for the Miss Universe contest held in Mexico City.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The eventual winner of Miss South Africa, Mia le Roux, pulled out of Miss Universe last week citing an undisclosed medical condition. She was the first deaf woman to become Miss South Africa.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In September, Adetshina, a law student, <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cy0lpdl2lweo\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">told the BBC that she still saw herself as &#8220;proudly South African&#8221; and &#8220;proudly Nigerian&#8221;<!-- --><\/a>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But after Miss Universe South Africa <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/missuniverseza\/status\/1857997967493320871?t=JTzAmj09uO8F4hZ4-7Rpaw&amp;s=08\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted <!-- --><\/a>to congratulate her on her second place, along with both South African and Nigerian flags, some South Africans responded by saying she did not represent them.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In her BBC interview, Adetshina said she would be seeking therapy to help her deal with the trauma following the abuse she was subjected to.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She is the highest placed black African woman in Miss Universe since South Africa&#8217;s Zozibini Tunzi won the competition in 2019.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">You may also be interested in:<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0a19\/live\/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Getty Images\/BBC A woman looking at her mobile phone and the graphic BBC News Africa\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images\/BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c0j85yy5yg2o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Chidimma Adetshina is the highest placed black African woman in Miss Universe since South Africa&#8217;s Zozibini Tunzi won in 2019 Miss Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has spoken of her &hellip; 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