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South African beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina faces being stripped of her citizenship and travel documents after finding herself at the centre of a fierce row about her nationality. Law student ...

On Saturday night in Lagos, 23-year-old law student Chidimma Adetshina was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria after a protracted and very public debate about her eligibility. But the drama in question was ...

Speaking on Arise 360, the Nigerian-South African beauty queen revealed that the decision to leave Twitter was driven by the overwhelming and often negative feedback she received.

After being hounded over her nationality and forced to drop out of the Miss South Africa contest, Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned beauty queen of a totally different country. Ms Adetshina ...

A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday, capping a difficult few weeks for the beauty queen.

The beauty queen expressed her sadness over having to withdraw from the competition despite being South African. "It was heartbreaking that I had to withdraw so close to the finale but a decision ...

Controversy continued to dog Africa’s beauty queens at the Miss Universe finals after the reigning Miss South Africa crown holder pulled out of the competition at the 11th hour.

"Beauty contests are supposed to be places filled with love," said Lucille Oputa, 25, representing the capital Abuja. Fortunately, "Nigeria is not xenophobic like South Africa", she insisted.

On Saturday night in Lagos, 23-year-old law student Chidimma Adetshina was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria after a protracted and very public debate about her eligibility. But the drama in question ...

She was hounded from the Miss South Africa contest in a torrent of vicious, xenophobic abuse. But Chidimma Adetshina could become Nigeria's Miss Universe this week after being welcomed with open ...