A young Nigerian lady, Mitchel Ihezue, who hails from Imo state has been crowned the winner of the Miss Universe Nigeria 2023 pageant.
The pageant’s finale took place on Sunday at the convention
center of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island in Lagos.
The eligibility criteria allowed contestants who are single,
married, single mothers, or divorced to participate.
This included slender or plus-size contestants between the
ages of 18 and 28.
A total of 37 contestants from all states and the FCT were
selected to compete for the crown.
The top 5 contestants are Miss Imo, Miss Zamfara, Miss
Ekiti, Miss Lagos and Miss Anambra.
Chinaza Miracle (Borno) earned the ‘Miss Amity’, Nana Aisha
Abubakar (Nasarawa) claimed ‘Miss Photogenic’ while Precious Marcus Chinah
(Taraba) dazzled in the ‘Best Traditional Costume’ category.
Ihezue, the 26-year-old visual artist, was presented the
crown by Hannah Iribhogbe, the Miss Universe Nigeria 2022.
She is also an advocate for women’s rights. She has a
master’s degree in business administration from Lagos Business School.
In 2017, she was crowned the ‘Most Beautiful Girl in
Nigeria’ and represented Nigeria at the ‘Miss World’ beauty pageant in the same
year.
Ihezue was in the top 40 and also earned the title of ‘Miss
World Top Model 2017’ in the global pageant.
She will represent Nigeria at the Miss Universe 2023 in El
Salvador in November 18.
