{"id":183263,"date":"2024-08-17T03:51:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T03:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=183263"},"modified":"2024-08-17T03:51:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T03:51:56","slug":"miss-universe-nigeria-meet-the-24-contestants-competing-against-chidimma-adetshina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/08\/17\/miss-universe-nigeria-meet-the-24-contestants-competing-against-chidimma-adetshina\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Universe Nigeria: Meet the 24 contestants competing against Chidimma\u00a0Adetshina"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Public voting for Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 has began.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Photos of 25 contestants, representing various Nigerian states, were released.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chidimma Adetshina, former Miss SA finalist, represents Taraba State after facing bullying from South Africans.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Organizers shared the process for viewers to vote for their favorite contestants.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Voting has officially commenced for this year\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/beauty-pageant\"><strong>Miss Universe Nigeria beauty pageant,<\/strong><\/a> with organizers releasing photos of the 25 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=contestants\">contestants<\/a> <\/strong>competing for the prestigious crown on Friday, August 16.<\/p>\n<p>Among the contestants is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/08\/10\/miss-universe-nigeria-offers-invitation-to-chidimma-adetshina-hours-following-her-withdrawal-from-miss-sa\/\">Chidimma Adetshina, a former Miss South Africa finalist,<\/a><\/strong> who is representing Taraba State.<\/p>\n<p>Chidimma Adetshina&#8217;s participation follows a challenging period of bullying from South Africans, which prompted her to join the Nigerian pageant as a display of resilience and commitment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-183264 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-17-043508.png\" alt=\"Meet the 25 contestants competing for Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 crown\" width=\"517\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-17-043508.png 517w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-17-043508-259x300.png 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The organizers have shared the photos of all the contestants and detailed the voting process for the public.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of the contestants and the states they represent:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chioma Nkumeh (Abia)<\/li>\n<li>Lucille Oputa (Abuja)<\/li>\n<li>Happiness Enetak (Akwa Ibom)<\/li>\n<li>Paula Ezendu (Anambra)<\/li>\n<li>Fortune Kurobo (Bayelsa)<\/li>\n<li>Joy Omanibe (Benue)<\/li>\n<li>Emmanuella Igbodor (Cross River)<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Olotu (Delta)<\/li>\n<li>Mother Theresa Orji (Ebonyi)<\/li>\n<li>Edeifo Aikhuele (Edo)<\/li>\n<li>Esther Gabriel (Ekiti)<\/li>\n<li>Uchechi Uchenna (Enugu)<\/li>\n<li>Queeneth Igbokwe (Imo)<\/li>\n<li>Sophia Nelson (Kaduna)<\/li>\n<li>Zuleihat Oyarazi (Kogi)<\/li>\n<li>Ufa Dania (Kwara)<\/li>\n<li>Favour John (Lagos)<\/li>\n<li>Priscillia Umehea (Niger)<\/li>\n<li>Deborah Anosike (Ogun)<\/li>\n<li>Peace Ayegbidun (Ondo)<\/li>\n<li>Ifunanya Nledo (Osun)<\/li>\n<li>Elizebeth Salawu (Oyo)<\/li>\n<li>Chioma Ogbona (Plateau)<\/li>\n<li>Nyekachi Douglas (Rivers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Following the release of these photos, reactions from Nigerian netizens have been mixed.<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens Reactions&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>gabriellefassi<\/strong> said: &#8220;<em>Hope they have arrested the photographer.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>sister._of._five<\/strong> said: &#8220;<em>I don\u2019t understand\u2026are they wanted or missing?<\/em>??<em> Cos this can\u2019t be their pageant snapshots.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong> kc_svo<\/strong> said: &#8220;<em>No ways, what kind of photo shoot is this, south Africa about to drag them again.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> _oyiza<\/strong> said: &#8220;<em>Their makeup artist and the photographer should be arrest ASAP!!!<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>pearlskincareproductss<\/strong> asked: <em>&#8220;Are these really the contestants? Twale mama.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> te_yei<\/strong> said;: <em>&#8220;Plateau people Howfa? Make I talk on behalf of all of us? 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