Meet the Trending Nigerian Beauty Queens ( 2004 – 2015)

+ Why They Still Make the News

At extraordinary factors in time, they held many spell-sure with their beauty, grace and poise, and had been constantly the stars of any gathering . Due to their fame and social status, they had been tabloid favorites , as many desired to recognize what is going on in their pretty little corners . Despite the fact that some have long past into oblivion, others are nonetheless making the headlines with their splendid exploits ( and we aren’t talking approximately their competition pet projects ) yet this hasn’t stopped us from questioning what they have been up to . Right here are a few of them that are nevertheless very much still headlining  in our radar.

Ene Maya Lawani:

Ene took  a break from social media to focus more on building her millinery and fashion brand.  Ene was the longest reigning Miss Nigeria and was so for six years because of the fallow period of the Daily Times owned pageant. She reigned from the time she won the crown in 2004 till 2010 before relinquishing her crown. During and after her reign, Ene took both the fashion and social scene by storm with her tasteful fashion style . Presently shuttling Lagos and  Abuja , her   millinery and fashion business – Ene Maya has become one of the most sought after brands .

Cheif Adaeze Yobo

Adaeze, was crowned the winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant in 2008. She and rapper Muna are both winners of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant. She later represented Nigeria at Miss World and placed second at Miss World Sports. In 2011, she was ranked 92 in the Sexiest Soccer Wives and Girlfriends. In 2014, she was 4 in the Most Beautiful African Sportsman wife. She is the founder of The Adaeze Igwe Foundation, an organisation which promotes AIDS and Breast Cancer awareness, and raises funds towards similar causes, including malaria and tuberculosis. Today she is a huge lifestyle influencer as her cooking skills has made her one of the top go to for kitchen wares and home not forgetting fashion as well .

Omowumi Akinnifesi

Omowunmi Akinnifesi is  Certified life coach, a Practitioner of Neurolinguistics Programming (NLP), a Certified Business Analyst and Project Manager with the APM Group in the England,UK. She is also an Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) certified coach. She has an MS from the prestigious Kings College,UK after which she studied Fashion design ,buying and Merchandising at the prestigious London College of Fashion.

In 2005 Ms. Ak innifesi was crowned ‘The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria and Miss Tourism International Ukraine Block Sea Odessa .The same year she represented Nigeria at “Miss World” beauty pageant in China.

In 2009 the Lagos State Government appointed Ms.Akinnifesi as the “Environmental Ambassador. Omowunmi holds a certificate in Women in Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Africa (WELA) at the China European International Business School (CIEBS). She was a delegate at the Executive program in Business and Innovation at the Harvard Business School.She studied business at the Alibaba Business school in China, and she also studied Business and innovation at IESE New York. Apart from starting her own coaching practice named 360 Coaching Company, Ms.Akinnifesi started a ready-to-wear clothing brand named “Omowunmi”. She is also  the founder of Global Women Africa,a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) focused on young women empowerment through entrepreneurship training and skill acquisition. She is the Director at Elle Poise Limited, a PR and Branding consultancy company and Elle Tech Limited.

Kim Oprah

Chinonso Ibinabo Opara, popularly known as Kim Oprah, is a model, TV presenter and entrepreneur. She is a former beauty queen was one of the housemates at the Big Brother Naija (BBN) 2019 Pepper Dem edition. The Imo-born Opara is a graduate of Psychology, Guidance and Counselling from the University of Port Harcourt.She presently runs her own production company and is one of the notable influencers of our times .

Sylvia Nduka

She rose to limelight after her victory as the 2011 Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria which she competed in as Miss Taraba. She also represented the Nation well at the Miss World 2011 competition in London, United Kingdom by making it to the top 20. Although post her reign, she has been linked with a few scandals here and there she runs an NGO w “Seed Foundation” a Non-profit Organization dedicated in delivering interventions to the health care problems of the less privilege and empowering their lives.

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Anita Uwagbale:

Her reign as the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 2004 was very uneventful as she was still a student when she won the crown. The divorced mother of  three  spends time nurturing her wellness and fitness outfit, Fit and FabNg as well her retail baby store.

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Munachi Abii

Munachi Abii (born Munachi Gail Teresa Abii Nwankwo) is a rapper/hip-hop artist, songwriter, television presenter model, and actress who performs under the name Muna. She is the winner of Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2007. Her piercing beauty still scores points for her as she has multiple brands ambassador deals as well as influencing accounts .

Anna Ebiere

She was crowned the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria) by 2012 MBGN Queen Isabella Ayuk in 2013 and represented Nigeria at the 2013 Miss World pageant. She was also appointed Special Assistant on Culture and Tourism to Governor Henry Dickson upon her reign. In 2014, she made her acting debut in the Super story family drama. The gorgeous Nigerian actress and pageant winner has definitely paved a successful career for herself in the entertainment industry.

In 2015 Beauty Queen Miss Anna Ebiere Banner gave birth to a baby whose father is Nigerian musician Flavour and her name is Sophia Okoli. Shortly after , She got expelled from her Dubai University due to pregnancy outside wedlock. she has since moved on and is doing quite well as a single mum and a social media influencer .