Miss Universe Nigeria hopeful and former Miss SA contestant Chidimma Adetshina has responded to a burning question about her relationship status.
The beauty queen – who is a divorced mother of one – has made headlines in recent weeks over her Nigerian father and Mozambican mother.
She’s also currently at the centre of a Home Affairs investigation into her South African citizenship.
CHIDIMMA ON WHO SHE IS DATING
Speaking in an interview with Celeb Sporty, Chidimma Adetshina shared some insight into her personal life. The clip comes days ahead of the Miss Universe Nigeria, which will take place next weekend.
“Who is the man in your life? And don’t tell me, Jesus Christ”, asked host Tacha Akide.
A laughing Chidima, fondly known as “ChiChi”, responded: “I was just about to say that”.
She added: “There is no comment on that for now.”
According to reports, Chidimma was once married to a Nigerian club promoter known as “King Sefo”. The couple share a young son together.
Although the 23-year-old has never mentioned her ex-husband by name, she did reveal that she left her marriage over unfair gender roles imposed on her.
She told Sowetan: “I got divorced in February. We were not compatible because he had this ideology of what an African married woman is. I didn’t want to be in a position where I couldn’t go out but had to clean, cook… that was just not for me because, as a society, we are way past that phase”.
‘I’M PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN’
In another interview of her Miss Universe Nigeria quest, Chidimma Adetshina spoke about the “adversity” she has faced.
Speaking in a radio interview with Rhythm 93.7FM Nigeria, she said: “My name has brought a lot of awareness into this, but I don’t want it to come in a negative way because as much as I am still fighting for my identity, I am still proudly South African and I am still proudly Nigerian and it’s really OK to be diverse.
“I want people to see that good side but also for us to start acknowledging it and accepting it.”
Chidimma added that her mission was to promote inclusion and diversity.
She continued: “I will make a powerful impact. There are a lot of people who are just as diverse as I am and I don’t want us to live in a society or community where we are excluded because of the diverse backgrounds we have. I want us to be included, celebrated, appreciated, loved, and accepted.
“Me just being here, I am not only representing myself, but I am representing a lot of people who see themselves in me and are diverse in their culture.”