Miss Universe Nigeria welcomes ex-Miss South Africa contender after anti-foreigner backlash
Miss Universe Nigeria contenders welcome into the "sisterhood" Chidimma Adetshina, who was forced to withdraw from the Miss South Africa pageant in early August after her Nigerian heritage sparked a national controversy and a government investigation in her home country.
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00:00I don't think that anybody deserves the kind of backlash that I have received.
00:29And I know that I've grown through everything. I've bounced back from all
00:34these challenges and obstacles and it has just really proved the strength and
00:38the courage and the resilience that I have.
00:48She is South African as well as she is Nigerian. I am Nigerian-Canadian.
00:54The Canadians would never discriminate against me if I wanted to compete for Miss
00:58Universe Canada because I'm Nigerian. Because they understand that we're all multicultural.
01:08Bringing her on board pretty much indicates that we're a unified nation.
01:12The continent of Africa, the black continent, should be unified.
01:16We shouldn't fight amongst ourselves as being one person from a
01:22different country. There's enough racism around the world.
01:25Hello everyone, my name is Chidima Vanessa Onwearechina and I am representing Tarawa State.
01:31My story is a very powerful story and it can be very impactful
01:40because this is a lot of people that are not accepted, a lot of people that are
01:44still fighting for their identity and I just feel like in order for us to move
01:48better and have a better future we need to stand together as one.