The 2024 Miss Nigeria won after dropping out of the Miss South Africa pageant amid questions about her eligibility

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:42

A side-by-side of Miss Nigeria 2024 being crowned at the pageant. — Miss Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina initially hoped to be crowned Miss South Africa.
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Chidimma Adetshina was crowned Miss Nigeria on Saturday.
The 23-year-old was originally competing to be Miss South Africa.
But she dropped out after questions about her eligibility went viral.

On Saturday, Chidimma Adetshina was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria. But less than a month before the pageant, she thought she would be competing for a completely different crown.