Obasempire reports that Nigerian-South African Beauty Queen, Chidimma Adetshina, has expressed her intention to remain in Nigeria and not return to South Africa following the Miss Universe Nigeria Pageant.
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Chidimma Adetshina faced racial harassment from South Africans during her participation in the Miss Universe South Africa competition.
After being targeted due to her Nigerian heritage and the South African Home Office’s investigation into her mother’s alleged crime related to her citizenship registration, she decided to withdraw from the competition.
In an interview on Tuesday with Cool FM, she conveyed her decision to stay in Nigeria and not consider returning to the country she had known since childhood due to the xenophobic attacks.
“I think it’s safe to say I’m not going back. It’s been amazing. I’m not even looking forward to going back to South Africa. I just want to explore more. I want to stay longer and see what happens next,” she said.
Chidinma had explained that she had had the dream of being Miss Universe since 2017. She thanked the organizers of Miss Universe Nigeria for giving her the platform.
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She also disclosed that the xenophobic attack made her cry herself to sleep.
“I think it’s something I started recently; however, I’ve had this dream since 2017 to become the next Miss Universe. I’m really glad I have been given the platform and the opportunity to at least try and reach that goal.
“It has been a long journey, so hard at times. I would cry myself to sleep, questioning ‘Why me?’. I had to shift my perspective to see potential greatness emerging from these challenges”, she told Bold Friday Show.
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