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On Friday, 21-year-old Feyijimi Sodipo was crowned Miss Nigeria at Eko Hotel and Suites after a pulsating grand finale event that featured plenty of interesting displays by the contestants for this year’s Miss Nigeria competition.
She emerged as the new queen, defeating her closest rivals, Miss Benue and Miss Edo, to clinch the crown.
The event, which was hosted by project manager of the pageant, Wunika Mukan, was packed with important dignitaries, including the First Lady of Lagos state, Mrs Abimbola Fashola, Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Edem Duke, among a host of other notable personalities cutting across diverse sectors of the Nigerian economy.
The event featured both African and Foreign contestants. 2face Idibia performed his smash hit, ‘African Queen’ to the delight of the audience and a quiz session, which saw intelligent answers put up by the contestants.
The judges, Prof. Ebun Clark, Mrs Wunmi, Tony Akiotu, Catherine Ifejika, Derin Osoba and Dr Bello Osagie made their decision after the contestants had been narrowed down to five with Miss Benue placing second (who also won the award for best traditional wear), and Miss Edo, third position.
Other winners for the night include Miss Delta, who was decorated as Miss Congeniality, Miss Anambra as Miss photogenic and Miss African Hostess was given to Miss Akwa Ibom.
it well. I am a women who aeords Rush. Rush aeords women. A man who loves women is a great judge for the Miss America pageant. So what is the issue here? It's the liberal feminazi's that do not like Rush. Please do not lump me in with the likes of them. They believe in free choice only when it's a choice they approve of, they seem to believe womanizing is ok if the person accused is a liberal. I haven't seen one of them supporting women in the Middle East who rights are suppressed every moment they breathe. They are hypocrites. I love that Rush is proving the state-run media wrong at every turn.
Congratulations the race has falinly come to an endi’m so happy for 4 ur hard wrk and Gods favor will continue come ur way.
u deserve it ore ride on 4 miss world
I think it's kind of rhesfreing to see a guy who actually LIKES women as a judge at Miss America like El-Rushbo. Last year we were treated to Perez Hilton, who has no interest in women, & decided he needed to be the story.
u deserve it ore go ahead 4 miss world
Am with u my setret girl! We BELLO YOUTH’ Shout” gudluck to u. 4rm the youth president. ADEBISI LEKAN. aka. L&K.
I hay u oo , na u be d personer person , u make us pride? Up ogun.
. . . . . Congrats!.there is a prpsoue for every acts of opportunities.its ur turn now, not by ur right but just by previlledge and by the grace of God in whom u had always believed-in.DONT FORGET UR DREAMS, Remember the daughter of whom u are.[follow the footsteps of your brother in christ "DANIEL"]. . . . U HAVE JUST STARTED. may the Lord grant u the grace to stand-out in ur tenor.God bless u.love u.
Whaoooo! Dis a guluck. D good one come out frm BELLO STR, we are rejoicng with in BELLO,frm d youth president, ADEBISI OLALEKAN! aka. L&K )
Hmmm, u are the real person, i love everything about u, carry on joor.