Nigerian-South African beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina has opened up about how she felt heartbroken that South Africans did not accept her during the Miss South Africa contest.
Adetshina, who was recently crowned Miss Universe Nigeria explained the challenges she faced in South Africa due to her name and heritage during a recent interview with Silverbird Television.
Sharing her experience, she said, “It all started because of my name; people were not happy that my name is Chdimma and I am representing South Africa, and that was where it really started.
“South Africans felt like I wasn’t South African enough because of my name and it was sad to see.”
“It was a very heartbreaking and horrible experience, and I wouldn’t wish it on anybody because I have lived there for 23 years. It was heartbreaking to see that I wasn’t welcome or accepted,” she said.
I don’t really want to talk about it,” she added in between tears, “it’s heartbreaking and there were things that happened behind the scenes that made me withdraw. ”
The beauty queen expressed her sadness over having to withdraw from the competition despite being South African.
“It was heartbreaking that I had to withdraw so close to the finale but a decision had to be made. What I do know is that I was born in South Africa, and I am a South African, and I’m still proudly Nigerian as well,” she explained.
