Controversial reality TV star, Josephine Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has faulted the admission of Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina, a model of Nigerian and Mozambican heritage, who withdrew from the Miss South Africa 2024 contest over scrutiny of her nationality, in the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 beauty pageant.
We reported that Adetshina, who was invited to participate in the Miss Universe Nigeria beauty pageant after a forced withdrawal from the Miss SA pageant despite being a Top 11 Finalist, announced in a video shared by the organisers on Wednesday that she has decided to compete in the beauty contest.
Reacting via her X handle, Phyna claimed Adetshina's inclusion could affect the chances of "typical Nigerian queens" in the beauty pageant.
She advised her to take some time off pageantry.
She wrote:
"Just thinking out loud oh. I'm in support of Chidima o, but this one she now wants to rep us like this.... What will now happen to our own typical Nigerian Queens that have been preparing for it too, Omo I for advise her to leave pageant first or for this year... then go next tym."
Phyna's post earned backlash, with many condemning her view.
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