| Type | Beauty Pageant |
|---|---|
| Parent organization | Qhue Concepts |
| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
| First edition | 2012 |
| Most recent edition | 2023 |
| Current titleholder | Joy Ebere, Abia State |
Chief Executive Officer | Seth Santiago Roberts |
| Language | English |
| Website | Official Website |
Miss Tourism Nigeria is a Nigerian beauty pageant aimed at supporting today's women through its passion for pageantry with a purpose. The winner of Miss Tourism Nigeria represents Nigeria at Miss Tourism World while the runner up represents Nigeria at the Miss Tourism Africa. [1]
Miss Tourism Nigeria based in Lagos Nigeria was established in 2012 By The Qhue Concepts Group. The pageant has been aired on NTA, Plus TV and AMC Channel on StarTimes. [2] [3]
In 2024 Miss Tourism Nigeria emerged best female pageant brand of the year at the Eko Heritage awards. [4]
The Current titleholder is Joy Ebere. [5]
The competition begins with an open registration process, where applicants are shortlisted through interviews and other evaluative factors to determine the top 37 semi-finalists. These semi-finalists undergo a series of tasks designed to test various facets of their skills and abilities. Following each task, contestants face eliminations until a select number of finalists (usually ranging from 10 to 20) remains. These finalists then proceed to a camp for the final round of the competition, culminating in the grand finale where one contestant is ultimately crowned the winner [6] [3]
As at 2024, the winner receives a grand prize of 10 million Naira, a brand new car and rights to represent Nigeria at Miss World Tourism competition in Colombo, China [7]
Miss Tourism Nigeria, founded by Seth Santiago Roberts was officially created in 2012 and held its first edition in 2014. The maiden edition concluded with Tomi Salami from Kwara State being crowned the winner. [8]
The organization has crowned several young women some of which have gone on to achieve remarkable accomplishments both nationally and internationally. [9]
| Year | Winner | State | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tomi Salami | Kwara State | [10] |
| 2013 | Jennifer Igwegbe | Anambra State | [11] [12] |
| 2014 | Collete Nwadike | [13] [14] | |
| 2015 | Ifeoma Sharon Anya | [15] [16] | |
| 2016 | Ogenna Ekwubiri | Abia State | [17] [18] |
| 2017 | Chiamaka Chinwuko | Anambra State | [19] |
| 2018 | Chisom Francisca Agu | Enugu State | [20] |
| 2019 | Yetunde Barnabas | Kogi State | [21] |
| 2020 | Prisca Nwaobodo | Delta State | [22] [23] |
| 2021 | Adeduro Tosin Adetola | Ondo State | [24] |
| 2023 | Joy Ebere Ekekwe | Abia State | [25] [26] |