GirlZOffMute —Nigeria:The most beautiful girl in the world. Where is she now?

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Jare Ijalana, the rising star model was named the most beautiful girl in the world in 2018. She is the first Black and African to earn this title, and was relatively unknown before she won. Ijalana has featured in several events including at the London Fashion Week, and bagged several awards in the entertainment industry while she has 160,000 followers on instagram. #GirlZOffMute #77Percent

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00:00It's another exciting one from Lagos and today I'll be meeting Jare Ijalana who was voted the

00:18most beautiful girl in the world in 2018. Jare who is now eight years old is still glowing and

00:24remains one of the most beautiful girls on the planet. She's a lovely girl with big dreams.

00:31I'm Angel and honestly I have to confess I can't wait to meet this gorgeous goddess one-on-one.

00:44How has your journey been like after being dubbed the most beautiful girl in the world?

00:50It has been awesome. I have had opportunities to travel to places like Dubai, United Kingdom and Ghana.

00:59What does beauty mean to you? Beauty is being kind. It's not just the way you look or how your face is,

01:06it's about inside your heart, how you feel inside. Jare has made a mark as a child model. Although,

01:14her career as a model was disrupted by the COVID-19 lockdown. She has been able to participate in some

01:22fashion shows including the London Fashion Week. How do you use your beauty to unmute?

01:27I'm going to launch my initiative January for less privilege and sexually abused children.

01:38Why do you want to help children? Why do you want to help children? I want to help children because my mom's

01:45teaching and does seminars about sexually abused children. So I would like to take after my mom.

01:52Beauty runs in Jare's family. She has two other sisters. What does it feel like being the mother to three

02:00beautiful girls? I'm just a mother to three girls. You know the beauty and it's not really something

02:07too hard to eat. For every mother, you're a mother to your child and that's what I am to my girls.

02:13How do you manage their fame? So when it now comes to the issue of fame, I don't allow it to get into

02:18their head and we try as much as possible to balance things and make them understand one or two things.

02:26Luckily for me, we've always have this close-knitted family and it has helped us a lot from the

02:34their tender age. From being told to the graduate process, I've always been with them. I've never

02:45been missing. So when the fame came in, all I just had to do was manage one or two things.

02:50What was it like to you as a mother when Jare was named the most beautiful girl in the world?

02:55Jare is using her beauty to promote her passion for good health. She is a mental health campaigner

03:08and aspires to become a medical doctor in the future. She believes she will be able to shuttle

03:14between the hospital ward and major fashion events while displaying her beauty. We wish

03:20the best of luck. Much love from Lagos. I am Angel Olinichi Onigre.

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