This past weekend, Saturday May 22, saw the crowning of a new “Miss Nigeria,” or as should we say “Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria” (MBGN), as Silver Bird Group tagged it.

The event which was held at Eko Hotel’s new Expo center had 30 beauty queens vying for the crown. After the list was trimmed to 15, and then to 5 – Guy Murray-Bruce, President of Silver Bird entertainment ended the suspense when he announced the 1st runner-up, Miss Niger, thereby declaring Miss Plateau State, Fiona Aforma Amuzie , as the MBGN 2010.

The Winners

Miss Photogenic: Miss Taraba – Rosabel Oyaole
Miss Amity: Miss Kwara – Ruth Chinenye Chukwueke
Best Traditional Costume: Miss Delta – Onoma Osiki

Top 5:
Miss Gombe – Lynda Dunkwu
Miss Ekiti – Chinenye Charity Obiora
Miss Rivers – Nengi Warikoko – MBGN Tourism – 2nd Runner-Up
Miss Niger – Ngozi Odalonu – MBGN Universe – 1st Runner-Up
Miss Plateau – Fiona Aforma Amuzie – MBGN World – Winner

The top 15 contestants of the night were:
Miss Yobe, Miss Rivers, Miss Plateau, Miss Lagos, Miss Akwa Ibom, Miss Abuja, Miss Benue, Miss Ekiti, Miss Ebonyi, Miss Edo, Miss Osun, Miss Niger, Miss Gombe, Miss Ogun and Miss Cross Rivers.

Other winners

Onyeka Martina Udechukwu Miss Abuja FCT was chosen as Miss LaCasera 2010. She will receive a 1 Million Naira cash prize. Shalom Obi, Miss Ebonyi won the Face of Select Pro Cosmetics Contest, and a 500,000 Naira cash prize.

Now to the glitches

Though it was a colourful event, I and just about every body on my table, which was right behind the judges think the was a bit too long – felt like a Night vigil as it went on till 1:15 am. And yes, the infamous “African time” syndrome. . .event commenced about 90 minutes late.

People

The hosts on the night were IK Osakioduwa and the gorgeous Jasmine Murray-Bruce. I must point out that Jasmine was visibly nervous on that stage – tentative on her lines. It felt like a Deja Vu, as  IK had to step in a few times to save the day, like he did at the 2009 edition.

There were performances from Timi Dakolo , MI, Basket Mouth and RL of the now defunct R&B group, Next.

The judges  included Agbani Darego (MBGN 2001 / Miss World 2001), Bryan Okwara (Mr Nigeria 2007), Omowunmi Akinnifesi (MBGN 2005 and Miss Tourism International 2005), Nadia Letova (Danel Nig. Ltd).

From the Amebor Team, congratulations to all the winners, and the organizers of the show.

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