Chidimma Adetshina
Miss Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, secured second place at Miss Universe and was named Miss Africa and Oceania, expressing pride in making history.
Initially competing in Miss South Africa, she faced xenophobic abuse over her Nigerian roots and allegations of identity fraud involving her Mozambican-born mother.
After South African authorities threatened to revoke her identity papers, she entered and won Miss Nigeria to qualify for Miss Universe.
Despite her achievement, some South Africans disowned her representation.
Adetshina, a law student, identifies as both Nigerian and South African and plans to seek therapy for the trauma caused by the backlash.
She is the highest-placed black African woman at Miss Universe since South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi’s 2019 win.
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