A brave soul has stepped into the limelight: Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina. This South African model and Miss SA candidate has been stirring up quite a stir on social media, especially on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Chidimma’s so-called crime? Being a South African citizen born in Nigeria and daring to participate in a beauty pageant in her adopted country. How reckless! How dare she have dual citizenship and dare to participate in a beauty pageant in South Africa? How appalling!
Miss South Africa 2024 contest video of South African model Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina.
She made it to the Top 14. pic.twitter.com/11COvUUbYm
— IGBO History & Facts (@IgboHistoFacts) July 17, 2024
Internet trolls have been critical, questioning her South African identity and demanding that she be disqualified from the Miss South Africa pageant. Because only people born and raised in South Africa can represent the country in beauty pageants. South Africa doesn’t have a long history of immigration and multiculturalism or anything.
But fear not, because Chidimma is not backing down. She is using her platform to advocate for change and raise awareness about violence against women and children. Talk about a beauty queen with brains and heart!
