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Originally Published 1 year ago — by WWD
Miss Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, was the first runner-up in the Miss Universe 2024 competition, making history as the first Nigerian to place in the top five. She expressed gratitude to Nigeria and Africa for their support, emphasizing the power of unity and her journey's beginning. The event, held in Mexico City, crowned Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, as the winner.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Yahoo Entertainment
Miss Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, was the first runner-up in the Miss Universe 2024 competition, making history as the first Nigerian to place in the top five. She expressed gratitude to Nigeria and Africa for their support, emphasizing the power of unity. The event, held in Mexico City, crowned Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, as the winner. The pageant featured performances and was hosted by Mario Lopez and Olivia Culpo.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by BBC.com
Chidimma Adetshina, representing Nigeria, expressed pride in securing second place at the Miss Universe pageant, becoming the highest placed black African woman since 2019. Despite facing xenophobic abuse and identity controversies in South Africa, where she was born, Adetshina triumphed in the Miss Nigeria contest to qualify for Miss Universe. She plans to seek therapy to cope with the trauma from the abuse. Adetshina's achievement follows the withdrawal of Miss South Africa, Mia le Roux, due to medical reasons.