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  • Miss Universe: Chidinma Adetshina reacts after emerging first runner-up

    Miss Universe: Chidinma Adetshina reacts after emerging first runner-up

    Chidimma  Adetshina, 22-year-old beauty queen who represented Nigeria at the 73rd Miss Universe pageant, has expressed excitement after finishing as the first runner-up at the grand finale of the competition.

    The grand finale of the 2024 Miss Universe held  at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, with Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, edging out 124 contestants from around the globe to win the crown.

    However, the event witnessed an intriguing face-off between Nigeria and Denmark, as the two beauty queens stood poised to claim the crown, but Miss Denmark ultimately won the highly coveted crown.

    The new Miss Universe  has taken over from Miss Universe 2023, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua.

    Adetshina expressed delight on her first  runner-up feat  in a post-event interview video clip  posted on  the X page (formerly twitter) of the Miss Universe Nigeria organisation.

    She said: “I’m so excited. I don’t have words to describe what I’m feeling right now, but I’m so proud of myself, and I just made history!”

    This was followed by another post by the Miss Universe Nigeria organisation,  eulogising  her: “Beauty with Brains and Humility….Our Queen#Chidinma.”

    She was also crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania.

    As the highest ranked African Contestant of this year’s competition, this marks the continent’s highest placement in Miss Universe history.

    Adetshina made history earlier this year by winning Miss Universe Nigeria after withdrawing from Miss South Africa  pageant that was marred with controversies.

    She was born in Soweto to a Nigerian father of Igbo descent, and a Mozambican mother who is accused of allegedly committing identity fraud in South Africa.

    The Law student and model, who was raised in Cape Town, was a finalist in the 2024 Miss South Africa pageant, but faced severe online harassment and bullying over her Nigerian roots.

    Hash social media attacks targeted her Nigerian heritage despite her being born in South Africa and meeting all competition requirements.

    Adetshina eventually announced her withdrawal from the competition citing safety and the well-being of herself and that of her family members.

  • See full list of Miss Universe 2024 winners

    See full list of Miss Universe 2024 winners

    Winners emerged from the Miss Universe 2024 beauty pageant on Sunday morning with Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina emerging at the first runner-up position of the beauty contest.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig emerged as the overall winner of the Miss Universe 2024 while Adetshina won the first runner-up prize.

    From announcement made by organisers of the beauty event, Maria Fernanda Beltran of Mexico emerged as the second runner up, Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand emerged as third runner up and Ileana Marquez of Venezuela emerged as fourth runner up.

    “A new era begins! Congratulations to Denmark, our 73rd Miss Universe. May your reign inspire and empower women worldwide,” organisers of Miss Universe wrote via Instagram shortly after crowning Theilvig as winner of Miss Universe 2024.

    Watch moment Theilvig was crowned winner of Miss Universe 2024 below:

     

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  • BREAKING: Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina emerges 1st runner-up of Miss Universe

    BREAKING: Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina emerges 1st runner-up of Miss Universe

    Nigeria’s representative at Miss Universe 2024, Chidimma Adetshina has emerged as the first runner-up at the beauty pageant. This is the first time Nigeria has attained this position since the competition held its first edition in 1952.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig emerged as winner of the beauty contest on Sunday morning. Theilvig takes over the crown from Miss Universe 2023, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua.

    The grand finale of the 73rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant took place at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. This year’s Miss Universe featured 126 contestants representing countries worldwide, including 18 participants drawn from African nations such as Nigeria, Angola, and Egypt.

    Chidimma made it to the top 30 finalists, and gradually rose to the top five contenders, ultimately securing the top two spot alongside Theilvig.

    “As a woman who has faced adversity, I feel like I have a powerful story. I don’t stand here as Chidimma Adetshina; I stand here as a symbol of hope, a beacon of faith. As someone who has persevered with grace, I believe I’ve fought for not only myself but for Africa,” she said.

    TNG reports Chidimma qualified for Miss Universe 2024 after clinching the Miss Universe Nigeria title, while representing Taraba State.

  • Chidimma Asetshina ranks No.2 in World’s Miss Universe pre arrival hot picks

    Chidimma Asetshina ranks No.2 in World’s Miss Universe pre arrival hot picks

    The recently crowned Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina has been ranked second in the world’s Miss Universe pre-arrival hot picks ahead of the grand event.

    This was disclosed in a viral pre-arrival poll on Tuesday. The 23 year old beauty queen was ranked ahead of the 73rd edition of the global Miss Universe pageant on November 16, 2024.

    With 11 days left in the countdown for the 73rd Miss Universe 2024, Nigerian-born South African model Chidinma Adetshina is already making Nigeria proud.

    The Miss Universe Nigeria beauty queen arrived Mexico a few days ago to contest with other models across the world for the Miss Universe crown on November 16.

    Interestingly, the news of Chidimma Adetshina’s position has thrilled Nigerians, who believe that there is a good chance she could win.

    Chidimma is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, after withdrawing from Miss Universe South Africa due to her dual citizenship. She is now representing Nigeria at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico.

    Her participation in the Miss South Africa pageant faced criticism due to questions about her citizenship and eligibility. A lot of concerns were raised in regard to her dual citizenship of South Africa and Nigeria, leading the South African Department of Home Affairs to investigate her background.

    The investigation allegedly disclosed preliminary evidence suggesting potential issues with her mother’s accession of South African citizenship. It was said that the Department of Home Affairs planned to take further action which may have included potential criminal charges based on the investigation’s findings.

  • Indian contestant wins Miss Universe 2021 pageant

    Indian contestant wins Miss Universe 2021 pageant

    Miss India, 21-year-old actress Harnaaz Sandhu, was crowned Miss Universe early Monday in a live show in the Israeli coastal city of Eilat on the Red Sea.

    Sandhu prevailed against 79 competitors from countries around the world.

    In a profile on the pageant website, the winner is described as “a strong advocate for women’s empowerment, particularly constitutional rights to education, careers and freedom of choice.”

    In her free time, the 21-year-old likes to dance, do yoga, cook, ride horses and play chess.

    According to her, her mother, a successful gynaecologist and the head of her family and Indian star actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas are her inspiration.

    It was the 70th Miss Universe pageant, the event began at 3 am (0100 GMT) in order to be broadcast live in prime time on U.S. television.

    Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, only viewers with a “green pass,” showing they had either recovered from the Coronavirus or had been vaccinated in the last six months, could be present at the show.

    Earlier in May, a 26-year-old, Andrea Meza from Mexico won the title of Miss Universe 2020 in the U.S. state of Florida.

    Meza placed a silver tiara on winner Sandhu’s head symbolising her win.

    A total of 80 women had started out running in the Miss Universe pageant final but South Africa withdrew support for its own candidate.

    According to the organisers, a candidate from the United Arab Emirates entered the competition for the first time this year.

    In addition, for the first time in more than four decades there was a candidate from Morocco.

    The 2020 competition had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Miss South Africa wins 2019 Miss Universe crown

    Miss South Africa was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday in Atlanta, United States (U.S.) after a lavish ceremony filled with glitter and heartfelt speeches about female empowerment.

    Zozibini Tunzi, 26, finished first ahead of the Puerto Rican and Mexican finalists in a flashy televised event, hosted by American comic turned TV personality Steve Harvey.

    Television personalities Vanessa Lachey and Olivia Culpo served as backstage commentators, and a panel of seven women determined the winner.

    Tunzi earned cheers during her closing speech, a new segment of the competition, in which she talked about wanting to empower young women to feel confident.

    “I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my kind of skin and my kind of hair, was never considered to be beautiful,” she said.

    “I think that it is time that that stops today,” she said to thunderous applause.

    Tunzi beat more than 90 contestants from around the globe in the 68th instalment of Miss Universe, which was held in Atlanta’s Tyler Perry Studios.

    The two favorites ahead of the competition, Miss Thailand Paweensuda Saetan-Drouin and Miss Philippines Gazini Ganados, did not make it to the final 10.

    The Philippines’ Catriona Gray, who presented Tunzi with the crown, took home the Miss Universe crown in 2018.

  • Miss France crowned 65th Miss Universe

    Miss France, Iris Mittenaere, 24, who said she hoped more countries would open up their borders for refugees, was crowned on Monday in the Philippines as the winner of the 65th Miss Universe pageant.

    Miss Haiti, Raquel Pelissier, 25, was named first runner up and Miss Colombia, Andrea Tovar, 23, was the second runner up.

    Mittenaere, born in the northern French city of Lille,who is pursuing a degree in dental surgery, beat 85 other hopefuls in the finale in the Philippines in the 65th edition of the three-hour show that focused on diversity and empowering women to overcome the struggles of life.

    She became the second Frenchwoman to win the title in the pageant’s history and the first champion from Europe in more than a decade.

    “I was very surprised I won, I feel blessed,” said the 24-year-old, whose competition profile had described her goal as advocating for dental and oral hygiene if she won.

    Having clinched the crown, Mittenaere said she wanted to go beyond that and promote education for children and young women.

    “Miss Universe was a dream, every girl wants to be Miss Universe … the stage is amazing, everything is amazing,” she said, beaming throughout her victory news conference.

    “I want to help people, I want to understand people, I want to meet people, that’s why this is a dream for me.”