{"id":45898,"date":"2021-12-22T11:11:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T11:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=45898"},"modified":"2021-12-22T11:11:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T11:11:46","slug":"a-biography-peep-of-first-indigenous-african-to-win-miss-world-agbani-darego-as-the-beauty-queen-clocks-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2021\/12\/22\/a-biography-peep-of-first-indigenous-african-to-win-miss-world-agbani-darego-as-the-beauty-queen-clocks-39\/","title":{"rendered":"A biography peep of first indigenous African to win miss world, Agbani Darego, as the beauty queen clocks 39"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beauty queen and Nigerian model, Chief Agbani Darego clocks 39 today. She was born 22 December, 1982.<\/p>\n<p>Although the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2021\/04\/01\/nigerian-beauty-queen-najeebat-sule-murdered-in-america\/\">beauty queen<\/a> has not dropped any pictures on social media, she was born 39years ago today.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Agbani Darego who was the first indigenous African to win \u2018miss world\u2019 was born in Lagos to a family of 8.\u00a0At age two, her family relocated to Port-Harcourt where she was raised in D-Line.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45920\" style=\"width: 828px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45920 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/68187B75-A209-4C1C-9314-1FDF86E2A0EA.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/68187B75-A209-4C1C-9314-1FDF86E2A0EA.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/68187B75-A209-4C1C-9314-1FDF86E2A0EA-300x296.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/68187B75-A209-4C1C-9314-1FDF86E2A0EA-768x758.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agbani Darego<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Darego attended Bereton Montessori Nursery and Primary School, and at ten was sent to boarding school in a bid to shield her from her mother who battled breast cancer. Her mother, Inaewo, owned a rice trading business and a clothing boutique, but died two years after her daughter&#8217;s move to boarding school.\u00a0Darego has spoken of how the loss prepared her for tough challenges in the future.<\/p>\n<p>As a teenager, Darego longed to be a model, and auditioned for the M-Net \u2018face of Africa\u2019 modelling competition despite her conservative father&#8217;s wishes, but was not chosen as a finalist.<\/p>\n<p>Darego attended federal government girls&#8217; college, Abuloma. Upon completing her secondary education she attended University of Port Harcourt where she studied Computer Science and Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Her pageantry journey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2001, Darego was crowned \u2018most beautiful girl in Nigeria. A few months later she was a contestant at miss universe and became the first Nigerian to place among the top 10 semi-finalists, finishing seventh overall. She was the only top ten contestant to wear a modest maillot as opposed to a revealing bikini during the swimsuit competition.<\/p>\n<p>In November that year, Darego became the first indigenous African to claim the \u2018miss world\u2019 title. (Past winners, Penelope Coelen and Anneline Kriel, both of South Africa, are of European descent and Antigone Costanda, who represented Egypt in 1954 is of Greek heritage). Darego\u2019s victory was widely welcomed in her home country and her one-year tenure included goodwill trips and scheduled appearances on behalf of the pageant and an MFR.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45918\" style=\"width: 739px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/54EDC385-C575-483D-B4F5-FD5545FD0876.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/54EDC385-C575-483D-B4F5-FD5545FD0876.jpeg 739w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/54EDC385-C575-483D-B4F5-FD5545FD0876-300x168.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agbani Darego<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Her modeling career\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prior to winning MBGN, Darego featured in print commercials for boutique chain collectables. After Miss Universe, she was invited by Naomi Campbell to participate in Frock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll, a charity fashion show in Barcelona, and soon negotiated a modelling deal with Trump Model Management in America.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after her reign as Miss World she was represented by London and Paris branches of Next Model Management and landed a three-year contract with L&#8217;Or\u00e9al, becoming only the second Black model to accomplish this feat after Vanessa Williams, and was photographed by Annie Leibovitz, a big name in Americans portrait photograph sphere for Vogue.<\/p>\n<p>Other brands she has modelled for include Avon, Christian Dior, Sephora, Target, and Macy\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Darego has also appeared in Elle, Marie Claire, Allure, Trace, Stitch, Cosmopolitan, and Essence magazines, working with numerous designers including Oscar de la Renta, Marc Bouwer, Tommy Hillfiger, Ralph Lauren, and Gianfranco Ferre.<\/p>\n<p>In her homeland, Darego has appeared in advertising campaigns for hair care brand \u2018gentle touch\u2019 with model Oluchi, and served as the face of Arik Air. She has also graced the covers of Complete Fashion, Mania, ThisDay Style, Genevieve, True Love, and TW Magazine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45922\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/Untitled-design-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/Untitled-design-44.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/Untitled-design-44-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/Untitled-design-44-768x416.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agbani Darego<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Her personal life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of her win in 2001, Darego was awarded an honorary chieftaincy by the \u2018council of Chiefs of Lagos\u2019. At the time of her investiture, she was one of the youngest chiefs in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Due to her busy work schedule, Darego left the University of Port Harcourt, but after moving to New York where she was signed to Next Model Management, Ford Models, and Trump Models, she enrolled with New York University to study Psychology, graduating in May 2012.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2017, Darego married her longtime partner Ishaya Danjuma, son of billionaire General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, in a ceremony held in Marrakesh. Together they have a son who was born in September 2018, and welcomed another child in December 2020.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45921\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/Untitled-design-43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/Untitled-design-43.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/Untitled-design-43-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2021\/12\/22\/Untitled-design-43-768x416.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agbani Darego and husband<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beauty queen and Nigerian model, Chief Agbani Darego clocks 39 today. She was born 22 December, 1982. Although the beauty queen has not dropped any pictures on social media, she was born 39years ago today. 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