By: Natasha Archary

A recent petition calling for the removal of Miss South Africa 2024 finalist, Chidimma Adetshina from the pageant is off the ground and has caused a heated debate online.
This after social media blew up over xenophobic remarks about her nationality.
The 23-year old law student who was born in Soweto, made the Top 16 of the pageant earlier this month and has progressed to the Top 14 stage of the competition.
However, public outcry over her nationality has been growing as she gets closer to the title and crown, and Chidimma has opened up about her nationality, confirming that she was born and raised in South Africa.
Chidimma’s surname caused a frenzy of xenophobic hate on social media, leaving the beauty contestant to question whether representing a country that she didn’t feel support from was worth it.
Earlier this week, Chidimma explained that while her father is Nigerian, and her mother of Mozambican descent, she was born at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and was raised in Pimville, Soweto.
She has since removed the Nigerian and Mozambican flags from her social media profiles.
The divorced mother of 1 has also caused a public divide over her failed marriage and the fact that she’s a single mother and entering the competition.
The petition calls for Chidimma Adetshina to be removed from the Miss SA 2024 contest, citing her participation undermines the integrity of the pageant.
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