{"id":56247,"date":"2024-11-17T09:10:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T09:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=56247"},"modified":"2024-11-17T09:10:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T09:10:59","slug":"chidimma-adetshina-shines-as-nigerias-first-miss-universe-first-runner-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/17\/chidimma-adetshina-shines-as-nigerias-first-miss-universe-first-runner-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Chidimma Adetshina Shines as Nigeria&#8217;s First Miss Universe First Runner-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jesusemen Oratokhai<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigerian beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina has etched her name in history by becoming the first Nigerian to claim the first runner-up spot at the prestigious Miss Universe competition.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old dazzled judges at the 73rd edition of the global pageant, competing against over 120 contestants.<\/p>\n<p>While Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, clinched the crown, Adetshina\u2019s stellar performance outshone many, with Miss Mexico, Mar\u00eda Fernanda Beltr\u00e1n Figueroa, finishing in third place.<\/p>\n<p>Contestants from Thailand and Venezuela rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n<p>Adetshina\u2019s remarkable achievement is Nigeria\u2019s highest placement in Miss Universe history, earning her accolades as a trailblazer.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing online harassment and bullying tied to her Nigerian roots, her resilience and grace have sparked vital discussions on inclusivity in global pageantry.<\/p>\n<p>This groundbreaking accomplishment cements Adetshina&#8217;s legacy as a beacon of hope and inspiration for aspiring beauty queens worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jesusemen Oratokhai Nigerian beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina has etched her name in history by becoming the first Nigerian to claim the first runner-up spot at the prestigious Miss Universe competition. The 23-year-old dazzled judges at the 73rd edition of the global pageant, competing against over 120 contestants. While Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, clinched [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":56248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,172,249],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-news","category-world-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56249,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56247\/revisions\/56249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}