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Who won the first miss Nigeria pageant crown?Meet Mrs Grace Atinuke, born November 16, 1931,she is known to be the first ever Miss Nigeria, having won the pageant in 1957. Mrs Grace Atinuke Though she hails from Kogi State, Grandma Oyelude was born in Kano to James Adeleye Olude and Marthan Dantu, who both hail from Isanlu, present day Kogi State. The story of how she became the first Miss Nigeria is as riveting as her enigmatic personality, even in her advanced old age. Miss Nigeria started in 1957 as a photo contest, whereby contestants posted photographs of themselves to The Daily Times headquarters in Lagos. Finalists were shortlisted, and successful finalists were invited to compete in the live final at the Lagos Island Club. Then, the Miss Nigeria contest did not include a swimsuit competition. Then, Oyelude was working at UAC when she represented the then Northern region. After winning the contest, she travelled to England where she studied Nursing. Within months ...

Former Miss Nigeria, Mrs. Anna Ode, has urged the government to do more to curb women prostitution and trafficking in the country. The former beauty queen, who reigned in 1965 and recently hosted the reigning Miss Nigeria Florida, United States, Martha Ogionwo, on her first visit to Nigeria, told newsmen that the Federal Government and parents are not doing enough to curb the rate of prostitution and human trafficking in Nigeria. “When it comes to prostitution in Nigeria, our leaders and parents should please go into the culture of Nigeria and forget the things that divide us. There was a time when women prostitution and trafficking was the concern of government. They employed women in the ministry to go to Italy and discourage them from continuing prostitution and come back home to be gainfully employed. Many of them learnt some handcraft. Suddenly government is no longer interested in what is happening to our girls anymore. You see our girls being abused and neglected dai...

Beauty pageants in Nigeria and how it all started. The birth of Miss Nigeria, MBGN, Miss Earth Nigeria and so on.  History of Beauty Pageants in Nigeria  Beauty pageants started operating in Nigeria many years back notably early 1950s. It was Daily Times Newspaper who initiated beauty pageant in Nigeria with Miss Nigeria, thus owned the franchise.  The first Miss Nigeria contest was won by Grace Atinuke in 1957.  Miss Nigeria started as a photo contest in 1957. All Contestants are meant to post their photographs to the Daily Times headquarters in Lagos where finalists were shortlisted. First Miss Nigeria Finalists  Nigerian Foremost Beauty Queens The few Successful candidates were invited to compete in the live finals which as at that time did not include the swimsuit sequent at the Lagos Island Club. UAC employee, Grace Oyehide won the maiden edition of Miss Nigeria , she was succeeded by secretarial student, Helen Anyamaeluna, w...

REGISTRATION /AUDITION DATE FOR MISS NIGERIA 2017 Yeah, it's finally out, you can now register for Miss Nigeria 2017 to stand a chance of becoming the next No 1 queen in Nigeria. Your rise to stardom starts here, don't miss it. To be considered for the 41st edition of the Miss Nigeria Pageant , you must follow the steps below for successful registration . Step One: Pay a non-refundable fee of 5,000 Naira to Heritage Bank ACCOUNT NAME: MISS NIGERIA PAGEANT ACCOUNTNUMBER: 5800001957 BANK: HERITAGE BANK PLC Step Two: - Fill in the online form and include your Teller Number. Click Here To Fill the form - Download your copy as PDF ready for print and to be presented at the casting venue. For International applicants, Applicants can also apply by submitting a YouTube video (Please note International applicants must be of Nigeria Citizen by birth) Reigning Miss Nigeria, Queen chioma Obiadi We are searching for young girls all around th...

Chioma Obiadi,the 40th Miss Nigeria and the Coordinator of the Green-Girl Project  expresses her dissatisfaction over the news of Us withdrawing from the agreement with Paris on Climate Change. Read full text culled from dailypost below. It saddened my heart when I listened to the news few days ago to hear that the United States (US) will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Although, we all know that China has recently surpassed the United States in annual greenhouse gas emissions, the US on its own has produced 27 per cent of the total carbon dioxide emissions of the world as at 2011. The worry thing about carbon dioxide is that it stays up in the atmosphere for a very long time. Enough time to cause the damage we all try to avoid for ourselves, our families and our countries. Hence, the US is a very important country when it comes to reducing CO2 emission, protecting the environment and as a hegemony, take the lead in the movement of saving the world fro...

Wedding at the corner,Damilola Agbajor Looks stunning In new Photos Multiple award winner and *Former Miss Nigeria Damilola Agbajor recently had her introduction and she really looks stunning and ravishing, with her flawless makeup by her makeup artist Beauty Cook Studio**. More photos after cut....

Reigning Miss Nigeria Chioma Obiada releases new photos to mark her birthday. The Anambra born beauty queen shared the adorable pics on her page. Check out more beautiful photos below