WATCH: Chidimma Adetshina crowned Miss Universe Nigeria
Of course, the social media streets responded...
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman about what's trending online.
(Skip to 00:38 on the audio player for this story.)
Chidimma Adetshina (23), who represented Taraba State, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2024.
Watch her winning moment below:
Her journey to the title has been remarkable, considering she had to withdraw from Miss Universe South Africa amid a citizenship dispute.
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Adetshina was born and raised in South Africa by a Nigerian father and a Mozambican mother.
She entered the Miss Universe Nigeria pageant as Miss Taraba after withdrawing from Miss South Africa due to negative online comments about her nationality and an investigation of fraud by South Africa's Department of Home Affairs.
Following her withdrawal, Miss Universe Nigeria invited her, and she accepted.
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Reports confirm that Adetshina will represent Nigeria at the Miss Universe grand finale in Mexico this November.ย
Social media has been celebrating her success with many saying she more than deserved this win after all the backlash she got in South Africa.
These were some social media users' reactions moments after the crowning...
You cannot script this, a South African is now Miss Universe Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ ! This country Wins no matter what. It doesnโt matter how impossible it sounds!๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ฆ Congratulations Chidimma! Itโs Chess not Checkers ๐
— ๐ข๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ (@unclescrooch) August 31, 2024
No DNA ๐งฌ Just RSA ๐ฟ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/MKkBCNBaIk
If she doesnโt win Miss Universe Nigeria.. we trying Miss Mozambique ..๐ฅ๐ฅ
— ChrisExcel (@ChrisExcel102) August 14, 2024
We fully behind our Queen โค๏ธpic.twitter.com/2zxQuKq0cf
Dear Chidimma our South African Queen by birth, as soon as we finish mopping the floor with Nigerians we are heading straight to Mozambique.
— Slaughter. (@BafanaSurprise) August 14, 2024
You will be crowned both Miss Universe in Nigeria and Mozambique.
No DNA just RSA ๐ฅ๐ฅ. pic.twitter.com/NwJc8nJopD
Miss Mozambique is on the pipeline we will keep on cheering for our girl she is the Continent girl pic.twitter.com/3RhZk4T0aR
— Tsobi Teff0 (@graciousvb) August 14, 2024
#Chidimma This is For every black child who has ever been rejected, bullied or faced any form of ridicule, racism, abandonment or hate. for every female child who has been told โyouโre not worth itโ for every black woman who has been treated like a peasant. Indeed You are a Queen pic.twitter.com/AHVb42XLTu
— H.E.A.R.T (@heart_kings4) September 1, 2024
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