Ugochi Mitchel Ihezue

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Mitchel Ugochi Ihezue is a Nigerian beauty queen. She was Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2017, Miss World Top Model 2017, and Miss Universe Nigeria 2023. [1]

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Early life and education

Mitchel is from Umukegwu-Akokwa in the Ideato-North Local Government Area of Imo State. She is a graduate of Fine and Applied Arts from University of Benin. [2] In 2022, she completed her Master of Business Administration from Lagos Business School. [3] [4]

Career

Mitchel represented Miss Kebbi and was crowned the winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2017. [5] [6] She went on to be Miss World Top Model in 2017 and made top 15 at Miss World 2017. [7]

In 2023, she was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria. [8] She is the first woman to win both the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria and Miss Universe Nigeria pageants. [9]

Personal life

Mitchel got married to Nicholas Ukachukwu in 2023. [10]

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