Miss Anambra, Chioma Obiadi Stephanie, crowned 40th Miss Nigeria

Chioma Obiadi Stephanie emerged the 40th Miss Nigeria at the Miss Nigeria pageant held at the Eko Hotel Convention & Suites, Victoria Island in Lagos, last night.

An undergraduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University studying geology, she represented Anambra State at the competition.

Following her win, she takes over from the outgoing queen, Lessi Peter.

Miss Chioma, who recently represented Nigeria at the 2016 Miss Earth beauty pageant in the Phillipines, beat 36 other contestants to clinch the winning prize.

Aside from the title, she also won an all-expense paid trip to France.

Over 1,000 beauty queen hopefuls entered for the Miss Nigeria pageant however only 37 made the final cut. The auditions were held in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu and Lagos State.

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Jayne Augoye

Jayne Augoye is an assistant editor and covers the entertainment and lifestyle beat for PREMIUM TIMES. She has a master’s degree in Media and Communication from the Pan Atlantic University. Twitter: @jaynejones

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