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Nigeria: 'Chidimma Didn't Deserve the Hate She Was Subjected to - Miss SA Winner, Mia Le Roux
Premium Times, 15 August 2024
"I stand for unity. I do not stand for people being divided. So, I do think we can do better in that aspect to support and include one another. Because she was excluded, and that… Read more »
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South Africa: Chidimma Adetshina Withdraws From Miss South Africa Pageant
Premium Times, 8 August 2024
"...After much careful consideration, I have decided to withdraw myself from the competition for the safety and well-being of my family and me." Read more »
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South Africa: Mother of Miss South Africa Contestant With Nigerian Heritage Accused of Fraud
allAfrica, 8 August 2024
The Department of Home Affairs has disclosed that it discovered potential identity theft by the mother of Chidimma Adetshina. As a result of this revelation, the national beauty… Read more »
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South Africa: Miss SA - South Africa Ministry of Home Affairs Accuses Chidimma Adetshina's Mum of Fraud, Identity Theft
Premium Times, 8 August 2024
"Adetshina could not have participated in the alleged unlawful actions of her mother, as she was an infant at the time when the activities took place in 2001..." Read more »
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South Africa: Lurking Xenophobia - Miss South Africa Saga Is a Blot On Our Country's Constitutional DNA
Daily Maverick, 7 August 2024
The calls for Chidimma Adetshina to be disqualified sprout from a toxic pond of xenophobia. Read more »
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South Africa: Miss South Africa - More Controversy As Chidinma Adetshina's Nigerian Wedding Clip Surfaces
Premium Times, 5 August 2024
"Why can't she just produce documents and say she's South African, there are beautiful South African young ladies that might be robbed of this opportunity." Read more »
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South Africa: Miss SA 2024 Finalist Chidimma Adetshina Faces Xenophobic Backlash
Premium Times, 23 July 2024
Born in South Africa to a Nigerian father (Igbo) and a Mozambique mother, now naturalised South African, Ms Adetshina's participation in the pageant has been met with criticism. Read more »
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South Africa: The Discord Continues as Miss SA Announces the Top 16 Finalists
Fame Frenzy, 2 July 2024
As soon as the Miss SA Organisation announced its Top 16 finalists for the converted beauty pageant, online users had much to say. Read more »
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South Africa: Miss SA 2024 Top 30 Finalists Announced
Fame Frenzy, 23 May 2024
The race is on to crown Miss South Africa 2024. As soon as entries opened for the much-coveted title, women from across the country entered the prestigious beauty pageant, vying… Read more »
Chidimma Didn't Deserve the Hate - Miss South Africa Winner
Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria. She was invited to participate in Miss Universe Nigeria after her position as a finalist in the Miss South Africa contest sparked a wave of criticism over her Nigerian heritage.
Meanwhile, ActionSA has urgently requested clarification from the Department of Home Affairs regarding how Adetshina's mother, the primary subject of an ongoing fraud and corruption investigation, was allowed to leave South Africa and travel to Nigeria.
