Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 opens up about missing her successor’s crowning amid ongoing controversy
Mapaballo Borotho

Chidimma Adetshina has confirmed that she will not be attending the Miss Universe Nigeria finale to crown her successor due to an alleged fallout with the pageant organisers.
The South African-born model has made headlines in recent months due to allegations of identity fraud and a criminal investigation by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) following her entry into the Miss SA 2024 pageant.
She was forced to pull out of the pageant after it emerged that her birth mother stole the identity of a South African citizen.
The 23-year-old went from representing South Africa to Nigeria just a few weeks later.
Last year, the DHA confirmed that her Malawian mother, Anabela Rungo, had illegally registered her birth in South Africa.
In an Instagram Story, which she reposted on X, the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 titleholder confirmed that she would not be attending the Miss Universe Nigeria 2025 crowning.
The finale took place on Saturday, 30 August, at the Balmoral Convention Centre in Lagos.
The 23-year-old said:
“I’m so heartbroken, I am having so many messy emotions. My heart is so broken because I am not able to crown my successor. It’s been a hard pill to swallow, but it is what it is.”
Hard to swallow #Missuniversenigeria2025 pic.twitter.com/ezCghTOWi3
— Chidimma Adetshina (@chichi_vanessaa) August 30, 2025
After winning the Miss Universe Nigeria title, she participated in Miss Universe in Mexico in December, where she was placed as the first runner-up.
Before her fallout with pageant organisers, Chidimma revealed her plans to launch a career in the Nigerian entertainment industry. She has since returned to her home in Cape Town.
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