Nigeria: On Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 – Merit Over Sentiment

I doubt any Miss Universe Nigeria contest has attracted as much attention or polarisation as the recently concluded one, which crowned Miss Chidimma Adetshina as its winner. Unless you’ve been off the radar (stuck in space or locked up in a room without access to social media or news), you most likely know of the xenophobic-tinted hostility Chidimma faced for wanting to contest in Miss South Africa. The attack on her was further fueled by South Africa’s Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton…