Rising beauty pageant Chidinma Adetshina has emphatically responded to the criticism that surrounded her recent crowning as the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 winner.
The lanky beauty queen who reacted to critics in a recent interview with Arise TV emphasized that her victory was the product of her perseverance and hard work rather than sympathy or pity.
She said; “A lot of people felt like it was a pity win. I don’t think so. Coming from a South African journey, I worked very hard. We spent like 10 weeks camping, going through the whole journey.
“It might have been a slight difference compared to everybody else, but if you have to look at the journey that we have all been through, I feel like I had the same experience with other contestants.’’
Chidinma Adetshina also denied stealing anyone’s identity as recently alleged by the South African government and also stated that she will not comment on the matter until all the details are known.
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She noted that she is not avoiding the accusations but is instead concentrating on her objectives, explaining that she left the Miss South Africa pageant to follow her desire to compete in the Miss Universe Nigeria contest.
“I did not steal anyone’s identity. I’m just waiting for the conclusion of the case and the whole matter. Then moving forward I will know exactly what to say because I feel right now if I say something and another thing comes out tomorrow. I’m just avoiding all those two things contradicting each other.
“I avoided the questions because it is a legal matter and I don’t have all the facts about the matter, but what I can say is that I was not running away from any of that. I was just running because I knew I had a dream that I wanted to fulfill.
”I’m not fully aware of the matter. But what I can speak on is that I know I did not steal anyone’s identity,” she said.
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