Unoaku Anyadike

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Unoaku Anyadike
Born
Unuoaku Temitope Anyadike

(1994-09-16) September 16, 1994 (age 28)
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2015
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
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Unoaku Anyadike // ( Loudspeaker.svg listen )(born Unoaku Temitope Anyadike on September 16, 1994) is a Nigerian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as the winner of the 2015 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant. [1]

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Personal life

Born into a middle-class family to an Igbo father and a Yoruba mother, both educators in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria; Unoaku is an alumna of the University of Ibadan where she studied psychology. [2] [3]

Pageantry

Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2014

Unoaku contested at the 2014 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria representing Lagos State.

Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2015

On October 24, 2015, while representing Anambra State, Unoaku was crowned winner of the 2015 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria that was held at the Calabar International Convention Centre. She represented Nigeria at the Miss World 2015 pageant held in China. [4]

Miss Universe 2016

She represented Nigeria at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant but Unplaced.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria MBGN 2015 is Unoaku Anyadike". BellaNaija . 24 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. "Anyadike Unoaku". Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria . Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. "Aside The Pretty Face, Here Are 5 Things You Should Know About The 2015 MBGN Winner". Information Nigeria. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  4. Badmus, Kayode (24 October 2015). "Breaking News: 21-year-old Unoaku Anyadike wins MBGN2015". Nigeria Entertainment Today . Retrieved 24 October 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria
2015
Succeeded by