Meet 5 Northern Women That Have Won Miss Nigeria (Photos)

Northern Nigeria was a self-ruling division inside Nigeria, unmistakably not quite the same as the southern piece of the country, with free traditions, unfamiliar relations and security structures. In 1962 it procured the domain of the British Northern Cameroons , which casted a ballot to turn into a region inside Northern Nigeria.

Today in Nigeria, there are 19 expresses that make up Northern Nigeria and they are partitioned the into North west and the North East states and North focal.

The rundown of every one of the 19 Northern states in Nigeria incorporate Zamfara, Kano, Kebbi, Katsina, Sokoto, Kaduna, Jigawa, Niger, Adamawa, Kebbi, Borno, Bauchi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Taraba, Yobe, Plateau, and Gombe.

Notwithstanding, in this article I will be unvieling 5 Northern Nigerian Women that have won miss Nigeria, a yearly stunner exhibition show which grandstands positive credits of Nigerian ladies and grants college grants, and the victor depicts commendable characteristics and fills in as a good example for young ladies in the country.

1. Effortlessness Oyelude (Miss Nigeria 1957)

Brought into the world in November 17, 1931, Mrs Grace Oyelude hails from Kogi State however was brought into the world in Kano state to James Adeleye Olude and Marthan Dantu who both hailed from Isanlu in present day Kogi State.

Grandmother Oyelude, presently 89 won the Miss Nigeria challenge in 1957 and it is deserving of note that the exhibition did exclude a bathing suit rivalry.

Miss Nigeria began in 1957 as a photograph challenge, whereby hopefuls presented photos of themselves on The Daily Times central command in Lagos. Finalists were shortlisted, and effective finalists were welcome to contend in the live last at the Lagos Island Club.

Mrs Oyelude addressed the then Northern locale of Nigeria when she was working at UAC. It had been her sibling that encouraged her to present her photograph when he saw the advert in the Daily Times paper. He additionally supported her trip to Lagos for the finals of the challenge.

In the wake of winning the challenge, she ventured out to England where she acquired capability to turn into a medical attendant. Oyelude currently has numerous grandkids and some chieftaincy titles.

2. Alice Adepe (Miss Nigeria 1963)

Destined to the group of Akla Adepe of the Oono family in Otukpo-Icho in the present Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, Alice Adepe impacted the world forever as the second woman from Northern Nigeria to win the exceptionally respected crown in 1963.

Nonetheless, unfortunately for this ex-glamorous lady, her story finished like Queen Gadus in Andy Dowling's epic novel, 'The Crowing Crown.'

Very little was caught wind of her since she gave over the crown to her replacement, Edna Park in 1964.

Life played a savvy one on her and she established herself back in the town. "I was deserted and I chose to get back to my town," she reviewed with sentimentality in a selective meeting with IDOMA VOICE in her farm house, Otukpo-Icho, in Otukpo LGA of Benue State.

3. Binta Sukai (Miss Nigeria 1990)

Binta Sukai is a Nigerian design expert.

Sukai's folks separated from when she was a kid. She was raised by her Scottish grandparents in the United Kingdom where she was instructed, however at times lived with her mom in Nigeria.

She previously went to the spotlight when she was delegated Miss Nigeria in 1990, however her qualification to contend was addressed as she was supposed to be non-Nigerian, until it was affirmed that the hopeful style fashioner was just one-quarters Scottish. Despite the fact that she has been alluded to as the principal Northerner to win Miss Nigeria (her dad was [Ham clan of southern Kaduna), this achievement was at that point arrived at when Grace Oyelude was delegated in 1957. Oyelude was from the Northern Region , but of Yoruba legacy. Sukai kept on living in the country for a couple of years after her rule, prior to getting back to Europe , and selecting at the Paris Academy of Fashion, where she contemplated design and history.

In 2008, Sukai brought forth her little girl Zara Chloe. In a new meeting, she expressed that she doesn't mean to wed the dad, as she fears separate. As of late, Sukai has shown up at Nigerian style shows, where she is regularly an adjudicator; these incorporate the Runways Dreamz in 2007, and the Young Designers Creative Design rivalry in 2009.

In 2009, Sukai reported designs to dispatch the excellence expo/unscripted TV drama Face of Peace . In a meeting she expressed: "Africa and Nigeria particularly, in the new past, have seen arrangement of ethno-strict emergency that have dislodged families, stranded youngsters and annihilated homes and properties...The need to pad the uneasiness, difficulty and diminish a re-event or spread, incited this interesting and first of its sort idea to advocate the reason for harmony in Nigeria and Africa among others." However because of obscure reasons the show won't ever air.

4. Enemaya Lawani (Miss Nigeria 2004)

Enemaya Lawani was brought into the world on January 14, 1992 in Nigeria. She is a model who won Miss Nigeria 2004 and proceeded to address Nigeria at the Miss Universe 2004 exhibition. She has since proceeded to make her own line of womenswear and adornments called The Ene Maya Collection.

She hails from the territory of Benue, North Central Nigeria.

After she won Miss Nigeria, another champ was not delegated until 2010, stretching out her rule to six years.

She has been in a drawn out relationship with finance manager John Obayuwana.

She contended with China's Zhang Meng at Miss Universe 2004.

5. Etsanyi Tukura (Miss Nigeria 2019)

Excellence Etsanyi Tukura, brought into the world 21 October 1997, is a marvel expo candidate from Taraba State, Nigeria. In 2019, she won the Miss Nigeria 2019 rivalry in the wake of winning Miss Taraba.

Tukura was brought into the world in the city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the most youthful of four youngsters.

in 2019, tukura addressed taraba state at the miss Nigeria exhibition at eko convention center, lagos. she won the expo, turning into the main camp from the nornthern state. takuru deals with an online business known as stylish beauty, which ratails unique marked things from different planners all around the globe.

Tukura was born in the city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the youngest of four children.

In 2019, Tukura represented Taraba state at the Miss Nigeria pageant at Eko Convention Center, Lagos. She won the pageant, becoming the first winner from the northern state, Taraba.Tukura manages an online business known as StylishBeauty, which retails original branded items from various designers all around the world.