Miss SA’s Chidimma Adetshina Drops Out of Pageant, Issues Statement: “For the Safety of My Family”

Miss SA’s Chidimma Adetshina Drops Out of Pageant, Issues Statement: “For the Safety of My Family”

Miss SA’s Chidimma Adetshina Drops Out of Pageant, Issues Statement: “For the Safety of My Family”

Miss SA’s Chidimma Adetshina Drops Out of Pageant, Issues Statement: “For the Safety of My Family” Thursday, August 08, 2024 at 2:15 PM by Taiwo Owolawi 2 min read Miss South Africa finalist, Chidimma Adetshina, has now withdrawn herself from the pageant, to the dismay of fans On August 8, 2024, the beauty queen took to social media to release a statement explaining her reasons Chidimma’s withdrawal from the Miss SA pageant was met with mixed reactions from netizens

South Africa 2024 finalist, Chidimma Adetshina, has now withdrawn herself from the beauty pageant following the uproar her participation caused on social media.

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Recall that Chidimma had been trailed by massive backlash from South Africans on social media who did not want her to be part of the pageant as someone with Nigerian origins. Fans react as Chidimma Adetshina withdraws from Miss SA pageant.

According to reports, the 23-year-old beauty queen was born to a Nigerian father and a Mozambique/ South African mother, but that did not ease the tension from South Africans.

Miss SA’s Chidimma Adetshina Drops Out of Pageant, Issues Statement: “For the Safety of My Family”