Nigeria
has taken the global beauty queen crown again. Collete Nwadike from
Nigeria has been crowned Exquisite Face of the Universe 2015.
In
a keenly contested beauty pageant held Wednesday night 9 December in
Sao Tome & Principe, Nwadike made history as the first ever black
queen to take the crown.
She
beat Miss Germany who was the first runner-up; Miss Angola was the
second runner-up; Miss Aruba was the third runner-up and the host
country participant, Miss Sao Tome & Principe was the fourth
runner-up.
Nwadike succeeds Susan Castano from Dominican Republic.
The top 10 finalists are USA, Brazil, Sudan, Nigeria, Germany, Cape Verde, Ghana, Angola, Aruba and Sao Tome & Principe.
Nwadike,
who had earlier won the award for “Best Evening Gown”, put up a stellar
performance to outshine other gorgeous contestants from various
countries of the world.
“It’s
like a dream come true. I’ve always dreamed of winning an international
pageant and here I am, living my dream. I thank God for making this
possible. I thank my ever supportive family,” elated Nwadike said.
The
new Universe beauty queen gave special thanks to her groomer/national
director, Tomi Lydia Salami, whom she said left nothing to chance in
preparing her for this pageant.
Also she thanked Rikaoto and BiBiyonce, her custome designer.
She also commended the officials of the Nigerian Embassy to Sao Tome & Principe and the Nigerian Community in Sao Tome.
Speaking
on their experience in Sao Tome & Principle, Salami said it has
been a phenomenal couple of weeks for #TeamNigeria and everyone involved
in the Face of the Universe 2015 world finals.
“From
courtesy visits to media tours; enjoying the fantastic cuisine to
exploring the beautiful island of Sao Tome and even a 4-day extension of
the delegates’ stay courtesy of the Prime Minister. It certainly has
been a blessing and it was worth every minute spent promoting beauty,
goodwill, culture and tourism,” Salami said.
She
added that Nwadike will spend her reign promoting charitable causes,
tourism and goodwill around the world with special focus on Africa.
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