Mildred Ehiguese
The reigning Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Mildred Ehiguese, has declared that she is also a born-again Christian.
Even though many people think that the world of beauty pageantry is
a secular one and not for born-again Christians, the current Miss
Nigeria, Mildred Ehiguese, says she is both a born-again Christian and a
beauty queen.
According to Punch Metro, she further said that wearing the crown
did not negate her religious values but had instead helped her to
empower women.
“I am a born-again Christian and a beauty queen. We did not
have to wear bikinis because it is a non-bikini contest. The Miss
Nigeria beauty contest is one that is known for its dignity. The
contestants know that they are there to promote their good image and
that the organisers would not make them do things that would make them
damage their relationship with God.
“Every pageant has a stereotype attached to it but dealing with
it has to do with the way you carry yourself and the kind of things you
do. If you have strong virtues and you are sure about them, then a
beauty pageant would not let you do anything that is contrary to your
belief,” she said.
The graduate of Psychology, Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State,
added that while some parents might be opposed to the idea of their
children contesting in a beauty pageant, it was her mother who bought
her the form for the beauty pageant.
“I got into the competition after my mother heard about it and
bought me the form. I wanted to leverage on the platform that Miss
Nigeria would give me in order to enrich lives and empower women. My
mother has never been into pageantry but she is a very ardent reader and
she had read that the Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant was a prestigious
one.
“She had read about the impact that the past queens had and she
wanted her daughter to do the same. Before Miss Nigeria, I had been
reaching out to people and my mother figured out that I could use this
platform as well. For instance, before I joined the competition, while I
was serving in Ibadan, Oyo State, there was an orphanage I visited
often and I sponsored some children’s education. Winning the pageant was
the best day of my life because I knew that I was going to maximise the
use of this platform to my benefit and do the things I want to do.
“I am a queen that works. I studied Psychology at the
Redeemer’s University and served in the Psychiatric Department of the
University College Hospital, Ibadan. My specialisation is in clinical
psychology and I work with people with emotional disorder. The
experience at UCH was similar to the one that I had at the
Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Abeokuta, Ogun State.”
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