Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has introduced her determination to take a break from magnificence pageants following her historic efficiency on the 2024 Miss Universe competitors.
Talking after her return to Nigeria in an unique interview with BBC Pidgin on Tuesday, Adetshina expressed satisfaction in her accomplishment, which she stated exceeded her expectations.
Adetshina emerged because the first runner-up within the world pageant held on November 16 at Area CDMX in Mexico Metropolis, marking a brand new milestone for Nigeria on the worldwide stage.
She is the primary runner-up ever from Nigeria and West Africa.
The 23-year-old, who represented Nigeria alongside 125 contestants from different international locations, was additionally topped Miss Universe Africa and Oceania throughout the occasion.
“I used to be so emotional after I was referred to as into the highest 5. I had ready myself mentally simply to make it into the highest 30. Surpassing my very own expectations has made me very happy with myself,” she shared in Pidgin.
Regardless of her success, Adetshina revealed plans to step again from pageants to concentrate on her training and discover new alternatives in modelling and appearing.
“I wish to put pageants apart for now and focus on my research. I additionally wish to discover different alternatives to ascertain myself,” she stated.
She added, “I’m additionally wanting ahead to exploring runways, appearing, and seeing the place my potential takes me.”
Her journey to the Miss Universe stage was not with out challenges.
Earlier this yr, Adetshina confronted public scrutiny and controversy surrounding her South African citizenship.
This led to her withdrawal from the Miss South Africa pageant after the nation’s Division of Residence Affairs launched an investigation into her eligibility, citing allegations of id theft linked to her mom.
Adetshina was invited to take part within the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 pageant, which she gained.
When requested in regards to the citizenship controversy, Adetshina stated she had but to completely perceive the state of affairs and would tackle it after consulting along with her legal professionals.
“Persons are very within the story. However as I haven’t been dwelling or spoken to my lawyer but, I can’t make any statements. As soon as I’ve all of the information, I’ll present readability on the matter,” she stated.
As Miss Universe Africa and Oceania, Adetshina is about to work on numerous initiatives in collaboration with the Miss Universe organisation.
Whereas specifics stay unclear, she revealed that her function would contain travelling throughout international locations for development-focused initiatives.