A new Miss Nigeria
currently reigns as the nation’s most glamorous ambassador. After a two-year hiatus, the 40th
edition of the pageant was held at the Eko Hotel in Lagos where Geography and Metrology student Chioma Precious Obiadi beat 36 other
contestants to clinch the crown. Miss Nigeria is by no means her first pageant,
but this is by far the most memorable, and Obiadi has promised to serve as the best
representative the pageant has ever produced while striving to make a
difference in the lives of Nigeria's women.
From a young
age Obiadi had always shown interest in pageantry. Nicknamed “Miss
World” by her parents who encouraged her to compete, she attends Nnamdi Azikiwe University where she had competed in Miss Geograms –
named after her department. Despite a lack of experience she emerged the
winner. In 2016 she was selected to represent Nigeria at Miss Earth held in Manila,
Philippines. While she did not place, Obiadi won a bronze for the African contingent
for her national costume, earning herself a place in the top 40. Barely a
year after Miss Earth, she was crowned Miss Nigeria at a star-studded ceremony.
As the reigning queen,
Obiadi has chosen Environment as her platform, paying attention to the
conversion of waste to electricity, stating “In Sweden for example, they
convert their waste to electricity and it serves a vast majority of people.
Interestingly, Sweden is a very small country, they don’t have the kind of
population that we have here. So you can imagine if we convert our waste to
electricity, I strongly believe that it would stop the problem of power failure
forever. We deserve electricity”. On the completion of her reign, Obiadi - affectionately labelled "Princess Tyra" by her friends - is hopeful that she will be noted as a role model who inspired many.
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