Nigeria at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Nigeria's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won one victory:

Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]

The Nigerian franchise holders of the four major beauty pageants are the following:

The criteria for the Big Four inclusion is based on specific standards such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the pageant's specific purpose, relevance, and advocacy; the overall production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[23]

Nigeria's Big Four titleholders

Nigeria has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][24] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[25][26][27]

Color Key
  •      Ended as Runner-up or Finalists
  •      Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2021 TBA TBA Precious Obisoso
TBA		 TBA
2020 TBA TBA ↑ No Pageant Held Gwenivere Chioma Ifeanyieze
TBA
2019 Olutosin Araromi
Top 20		 Nyekachi Douglas
Top 5		 Alice Duke Modupe Susan Garland
Top 10
2018 Aramide Lopez Anita Ukah
Top 30		 × Maristella Okpala
2017 Stephanie Agbasi Ugochi Ihezue
Top 15		 × Eucharia Akani
2016 Unoaku Anyadike Debbie Collins Ivie Mary Young Akpude Chioma Obiadi
2015 Debbie Collins Unoaku Anyadike × Chinonye Chukwukere
2014 Queen Celestine Iheoma Nnadi × Damola Akinsanya
2013 Stephanie Okwu Anna Banner × Marie Miller
2012 Isabella Ayuk Damiete Charles Granville
Top 30		 × ×
2011 Sophie Gemal Sylvia Nduka × Munachi Uzoma
2010 Ngozi Odaloni Fiona Amuzie × Inarah Isaiah
2009 Sandra Otohwo Glory Chukwu × Modesta Alozie
2008 Stephanie Oforka Adaeze Igwe × Uko Ezinne
Top 16
2007 Ebinabo Potts-Johnson Munachi Nwankwo Sokari Akanibo Stacey Garvey
Top 16
2006 Tienepre Alexandra Oki Abiola Bashorun Misel Uku Ivy Edenkwo
2005 Roseline Amusu Omowunmi Akinnifesi × Ethel Okosun
2004 Anita Iseghohi Anita Iseghohi
Top 15		 × Ufuoma Ejenobor
2003 Celia Bissong Celia Bissong Nwando Okwosa Eva Ogbebor
2002 Chinenye Ochuba-Akinlade Chinenye Ochuba-Akinlade
Top 10		 × Vanessa Ekeke
2001 Agbani Darego
Top 10		 Agbani Darego
WINNER		 × ×
2000 Matilda Kerry Matilda Kerry × MISS EARTH
established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Nigeria sent their first delegate in 2002.
1999 Angela Ukpoma Angela Ukpoma ×
1998 Chika Chikezie Chika Chikezie ×
1997 × × ×
1996 × Emma Komlosy ×
1995 Toyin Raji × ×
1994 Susan Hart Susan Hart Jamilla Danzuru
1993 Rihole Gbinigie Rihole Gbinigie ×
1992 Sandra Petgrave Sandra Petgrave ×
1991 Tonia Okogbenin Nike Oshinowo ×
1990 Sabina Umeh Sabina Umeh Regina Askia-Williams
1989 Bianca Onoh Bianca Onoh MISS INTERNATIONAL
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Nigeria sent their first delegate in 1990)
1988 Omasan Buwa Omasan Buwa
1987 Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu Ngazi Bienoseh
Top 12
1986 × ×
1985 × Rosemary Okeke
1984 × Cynthia Oronsaye
1983 × ×
1982 × ×
1981 × ×
1980 × ×
1979 × Helen Prest-Ajayi
1978 × Irene Omagbemi
1977 × ×
1976 × ×
1975 × ×
1974 × ×
1973 × ×
1972 × ×
1971 × ×
1970 × Stella Owivri
1969 × Morenkike Farabidio
1968 × Foluke Ogundipe
1967 Edna Park[28] Roseline Balogun
1966 MISS UNIVERSE
established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. (Nigeria sent their first delegate in 1967)		 ×
1965 ×
1964 ×
1963 Gina Onyejiaka
MISS WORLD
(established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Nigeria sent their first delegate in 1963)

× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

Pageant Placements Best result
Miss Universe 2 Top 10 (2001)
Miss World 8 Winner (2001)
Miss International 0 -
Miss Earth 3 Top 10 (2019)
Total 13 1 TITLE
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See also

References
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  22. Miss Earth
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