36 beauties jostle for Miss Nigeria 2013 crown

After over six months of rigorous, nail-biting and exciting auditions and elimination processes, 36 beautiful contestants have finally emerged in the semi finals of the prestigious Miss Nigeria crown.

The lucky 36 will now feature in a two-week reality TV show entitled “The Making Of A Queen”.

The reality show in the words of the organizers, will see the 36 contestants enter into the special Miss Nigeria House, where they will undergo grooming and preparation for the role of Miss Nigeria. Eliminations will take place during this period as they whittle down to the “21 most suitable ladies”. The 21 ladies will then go on to compete for the Miss Nigeria crown at the Grand finale, where a winner will be chosen based on elegance, poise, talent, intelligence and beauty.

Created in 1957, The Miss Nigeria beauty pageant has discovered and made beauty queens such as: Grace Oyelude, Julie Coker, Helen Prest Ajayi, Binta Sukai, VienTetsola, Sylva Edem, Ene Lawani and Damilola Agbajor into household names.

Now in its 38^th year, Miss Nigeria, a strong symbol of African culture and tradition is powered by the African Times Network. Contestants who emerge through the Miss Nigeria 2013 grooming process will not only carry a worthy title but will also serve the nation by becoming ambassadors and positive role models to Nigerian women and Nigerians in the Diaspora.

The 36 finalists are:

Adaeze  Priscilla  Eluke

Adolph  Barbara

Ola-Iraoya  Sophia

Ofoegbu  Sandra  Nwamaka

Awonuga  Tomilayo

Nwachukwu  Abosede  Bukola

Joyce  Ekanem  Nna           

Alli  Oluwaseun  Zeenat

Anyanwu  Tochukwu  Agnes

Ajayi  Esther

Udu  Abigail  Nneka

Olisah  Violet  Chioma

Maryam  Elisha

Sadiq  Olive  Chiamaka

Ogodo  Doris  Uchenna

Preciuos   Anita

Ogboru  Vanessa

Alieze   Stephanie

Odimegwu  Chiamaka

Ngohile  Mohammed

Stefania  Bassey

Anyaoha Akudo

Nwachukwu  Jennifer

Iwuanyanwu  Cynthia

Ikechi  Regina

Ibeneme  Ebere

Iheukwumere  Annabelle

Olasubomi  Durojaiye

Chibueze  Ada

Queen Celestine

Dokubo  Tari

Lara  Anaye

Ngozi  Azuka

Tarila  Okah

Rachael  Ndigwe

Sawyerr  Toluwalope

For more info on the pageant, visit

www.missnigeria.org.ng