Miss Universe runner-up, Chidimma Adetshina, has announced that she plans on quitting pageantry.
Adetshina disclosed this during a recent interview with Silverbird TV.
According to her, pageantry has been a traumatic experience for her.
She lamented that she almost quit during the Miss Universe contest.
The model said she was quitting pageantry for personal reasons and relocating to Nigeria from her estranged country, South Africa.
She said, “Finishing in the top 2 [at the Miss Universe competition] is still a shocker for me… Honestly, I am done. Pageantry was a real traumatic experience for me.
“People still don’t understand how I felt. There were times when I almost quit during the Miss Universe contest. I’m really done with pageantry. I want to focus on myself and establish who I am. And forward my education as well.”
After finishing as 1st runner-up at the Miss Universe competition, Adetshina was named Miss Universe Africa and Oceania
She won Miss Nigeria after withdrawing from the Miss South Africa contest after she attracted scrutiny over her nationality.
