Our girl, the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Ugochi Ihezue repped us at the Miss World Pageant in China today and we’re so proud.
Although she did not leave with the crown (Miss India – Manushi Chhillar did), here are 5 reasons we’re so proud of her still.
Yup! Ugochi is bringing home to us the Miss World Top Model prize.
Ugochi, with her graceful struts and that lovely, lovely gown, beat all of the other girls to win the Top Model and steal an automatic qualification into the Top 40.
Did you see her go on about her love for fabrics and motifs and unity in Nigeria?
In today’s Nigeria where there is so much disunity and intolerance, it’s such a relief to have someone who’s so intent on making the country proud any way she can.
Ugochi, in her challenge, discussed attempting to create an image of a unified Nigeria by bringing together fabrics and motifs and colours distinct to each ethnic group in her textile making.
Are you even Nigerian if you don’t like (Nigerian) jollof rice?
Proper jollof rice, fufu and egusi soup, our girl, in China for so long, eating all that supri supri, is obviously missing our lovely food.
Ugochi, during her stay in camp, was often garbed in dresses made by Nigerian designers, sharing the reactions the beautiful dresses elicited from the other contestants.
“Thank you @menaallure for this beautiful dress, everyone was asking where I got it from,” she wrote on her Instagram about the lovely dress she wore to the IBC gala dinner.
If you followed the progress of the pageant closely, on BellaNaija or her Instagram, there’s absolutely no way you’d have missed how positive she was throughout.
Always smiling, always thankful, from the day she arrived in camp, promising to put her best into it and carry us all through the journey, to her Miss World Top Model win, thanking everyone for the support and the votes. She’s been consistently grateful.
Not once did she forget her designers and stylists, thanking them in every Instagram post.
“I promise not to let you down,” Ugochi wrote when she arrived in camp, and no, Ugochi, you haven’t. We’re so so proud of you, and lucky we had you to represent us on the world stage.
You guys do real goooood. All the best too Ugochi, we may not know you but we clearly do celebrate with you and did vote, thanks to Bella naija.
My votes and all my rooting wasn’t in vain.
Whether they like it or not, Ugo you are my Miss World jare.
I personally is so proud of you.
Thank you for representing us so well.
I’m so proud of Ugochi. I see her becoming a successful international model, that’s if she doesn’t succumb to marrying one footballer and doggedly pursues a very promising career and bright future she has ahead of her.
You go girl, the world awaits you!
I see her as a top model walking all the world famous runways in the nearest future!