Chidimma Adetshina

{{Short description|Nigerian beauty pageant titleholder}}

{{Short description|Nigerian-South African beauty pageant titleholder}}

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| birth_place= [[Soweto]], South Africa

| height=1.70m<ref>{{cite web |author=Alumona, Kingsley |title=Politics, Intrigue behind Chidimma Adetshina's Emergence as Miss Universe Nigeria |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/politics-intrigue-behind-chidimma-adetshinas-emergence-as-miss-universe-nigeria/ |website=Tribune Online |date=13 September 2024 |access-date=18 November 2024}}</ref>

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'''Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina''' (born 8 January 2001) is a Nigerian beauty pageant titleholder who won [[Miss Universe Nigeria]] 2024.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-17 |title=Chidimma Adetshina emerges first runner-up at Miss Universe 2024 {{!}} Western Post |url=https://www.westernpost.ng/chidimma-adetshina-emerges-first-runner-up-at-miss-universe-2024/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> She represented Nigeria at the [[Miss Universe 2024]] pageant in Mexico and finished as the first runner-up.<ref name=":3" /> She was also crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania as the highest ranked African Contestant of 2024. Her placement is Nigeria's highest at any Miss Universe pageant.<ref name=":4" />

'''Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina''' (born 8 January 2001) is a Nigerian-South African beauty pageant titleholder who won [[Miss Universe Nigeria]] 2024.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-17 |title=Chidimma Adetshina emerges first runner-up at Miss Universe 2024 {{!}} Western Post |url=https://www.westernpost.ng/chidimma-adetshina-emerges-first-runner-up-at-miss-universe-2024/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> She represented Nigeria at the [[Miss Universe 2024]] pageant in Mexico and finished as the first runner-up.<ref name=":3" /> She was also crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania as the highest ranked African Contestant of 2024. Her placement is Nigeria's highest at any Miss Universe pageant.<ref name=":4" />

== Early life ==

== Early life ==

Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina was born in [[Makoko]], [[Nigeria]] to an [[Igbo people|Igbo]] [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] father, and a Mozambican mother.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hunter |first=Qaanitah |title=How a beauty queen became the face of South Africa-Nigeria tensions |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/9/17/how-a-beauty-queen-became-the-face-of-south-africa-nigeria-tensions |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> Her father is of Igbo descent while her mother is a Mozambican who is accused of allegedly committing identity fraud in South Africa. Adetshina grew up in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]. As of 2024, she is a law student.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=2 August 2024 |title=Miss South Africa finalist faces xenophobic online abuse over Nigerian heritage |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/miss-south-africa-xenophobic-abuse-nigerian-father-b2590062.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":43" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Akhimien |first=Nosakhale |date=23 July 2024 |title=Miss South Africa 2024: Finalist Chidimma Adetshina faces xenophobic backlash |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/716462-miss-south-africa-2024-finalist-chidimma-adetshina-faces-xenophobic-backlash.html |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02" />

Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina was born in [[Soweto]], [[South Africa]] to an [[Igbo people|Igbo]] [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] father, and a Mozambican mother.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hunter |first=Qaanitah |title=How a beauty queen became the face of South Africa-Nigeria tensions |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/9/17/how-a-beauty-queen-became-the-face-of-south-africa-nigeria-tensions |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> Her father is of Igbo descent while her mother is a Mozambican who is accused of allegedly committing identity fraud in South Africa. Adetshina grew up in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]. As of 2024, she is a law student.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=2 August 2024 |title=Miss South Africa finalist faces xenophobic online abuse over Nigerian heritage |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/miss-south-africa-xenophobic-abuse-nigerian-father-b2590062.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":43" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Akhimien |first=Nosakhale |date=23 July 2024 |title=Miss South Africa 2024: Finalist Chidimma Adetshina faces xenophobic backlash |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/716462-miss-south-africa-2024-finalist-chidimma-adetshina-faces-xenophobic-backlash.html |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02" />

== Pageantry ==

== Pageantry ==