20-year-old wins Queen Nigeria pageant

It was truly a celebration of beauty, brain and cultural appraisal at the grand finale of the Queen Nigeria beauty pageant tagged ‘Beyond Beauty’, which witnessed the emergence of 20-year-old Diamond Okoh Obiahu as Queen.

Held in Lagos, the event which was witnessed by celebrities and fans of the contestants, who converged at the venue from different parts of the country, showcased the essence of true beauty meant to be exemplified by a typical, cultured Nigerian woman.

Having had a keenly contested pageant with lots of cultural embellishments to distinguish it from many other pageants, Queen Ebonyi, Diamond Okoh Obiahu dazzled the judges from the point of screening through boot camp to the grand finale as she emerged the winner, thereby crowned as the Queen Nigeria for the 2014 edition of the pageant.

The first runner up was Queen Abia, Chidinma Oti while the second runner up was Queen Delta, Lolita Oyibo Onome. Also, Queen Cross River, Blessing Edidiog emerged as Miss Congeniality while the Miss Photogenic award was given to Queen Kaduna, Olive Sadiq.

As parts of the event to spice up the day, many interesting performances were featured by notable musicians, poets and dancers. The Queens also performed choreography with a blend of traditional, contemporary and classical movements.

Queen Diamond Okoh Obiahu, a Diploma in Public Administration holder who is currently studying Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, went home with a cash prize of 1.5 million naira, a car and other consolation prizes.

The CEO of Famford Enterprise Limited, Segun Famodimu, organisers of the pageants, expressed a sense of fulfillment at the emergence of the queen.

“I feel good. It’s been serious hard work, and I bless God for the strength to follow through to the end. I want to thank my team for a job well done and the support they gave towards the success of this event. I pray next year’s edition will be bigger and better and we get more support from sponsors and partners alike,” he said.

The event which held in collaboration with NTA and TV Enterprises was anchored by Uti Nwanchukwu and Zainab.