Chidimma Adetshina, who quit the Miss South Africa beauty pageant last week after being embroiled in a row over her nationality, has accepted an invitation to compete for the title of Miss Universe ...

On Saturday night in Lagos, 23-year-old law student Chidimma Adetshina was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria after a protracted and very public debate about her eligibility. But the drama in question was ...

Clad in sleek red gowns and wreathed in smiles, the models lined up in Bangui stadium for the capital's first Miss Central African Republic beauty pageant for three years -- all thanks to Russia. In a ...

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Chidimma Adetshina, a beauty pageant contestant who faced a wave of hostility in South Africa after questions arose about her nationality, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria ...

Entries have officially opened for Miss Curvylicious Namibia 2026, a new pageant dedicated to celebrating authentic African beauty and combating body shaming.

At 17, Joyce Malindi won her first beauty contest under the suffocating limits of apartheid South Africa. Fifty-five years later, she was back on the catwalk, silver curls gleaming and brown clogs ...

*The Miss Côte d’Ivoire 2025 beauty pageant has implemented a groundbreaking rule prohibiting the use of weaves, wigs, and hair extensions, marking a historic first in the world of pageantry. This ...

Celebrities always support Actress Lisa Ruffin’s Annual Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant and this year it continues. *Celebrities always support Actress Lisa Ruffin’s Annual Little ...