Miss. Iheoma Nnadi, 19 year old representative of Akwa Ibom, has emerged winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2014.
Iheoma beat 29 other contestants to walk away with the coveted prize – N3million naira, a car and a shot to represent Nigeria at the Miss World pageant coming up later this year.
Miss Abuja was the 4th Runner-Up, Miss Osun- 3rd Runner-Up, while Miss Kwara emerged as the MBGN Tourism and Miss Edo as the Miss Universe.
The ‘Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria’ MBGN, 2014, Miss Iheoma Nnadi has stated that she had always known she would win the MBGN title
In her reaction after winning the title, 19-year-old model who has since put her academics on hold due to her new role disclosed this in an interview with Encomium Weekly.
“Of course, yes. I mean, you buying a form means you are ready to become MBGN. I always knew I would be a beauty queen. Years back, the password to all my accounts had been forevermissworld.”
Recounting her experience at the camp “We had to bond. The girls became sisters. You wake in the morning, you meet the same girls with whom you do practically everything. While in camp, you argue, you make up. We had so many great moments.”
Speaking on her pet project during her tenure, she said, “I will help stop child trafficking and child abuse. We have to work with agencies in this area to eliminate the menace. We need to work with agencies involved in this area to keep children off the street and free them from forced labour.
“I will also organize seminars to mentor young girls, a kind of motivational programme aimed at mentoring them.” She projected.
The grand finale of the competition held Friday night, July 18, 2014, in Bayelsa State.
The judges of the night included Actress Osas Ighodaro, ex-MBGN, Sylvia Nduka, and former Mr Nigeria, Bryan Okwara, while the hosts were IK Osakioduwa and Yvonne “Vixen” Ekwere.
