The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) pageant originally began as Miss Universe Nigeria in 1983, and was created by silver bird Group. It was later re-named Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 1986.Winners represent Nigeria in Miss World and, until recently Miss Universe - currently, only the first-runner up participates in Miss Universe.
Miss Gbemisola Shotade is a very intelligent smart and unyeilding talented young lady with a craving for mass communication also a vastly spoken music artist manager doing alot with LIST ENTERTAINMENT at Ogunlana Drive surulere.

Miss Gbemi is very experienced in human management even at a tender age of fifteen she has started managing a few very popular Nigerian Artistes under the tutorship of Mr. Sunday Are.

lately she also contested for a few pageants which she came tops and also she has visited a few orphanage homes stating clearly her intentions to be vocal about the RIGHTS of the less previlledged.

Miss Gbemi lost her father at a tender age of Eight so she knows what it means to grow up under a single parent also bearing in mind the principles of prudency and sharing.

Gbemi is a talented singer and a beauty to behold on stage when she chooses to pleasure on her God's given talents. She likes to tease every one with her numerous languages she learnt over time so to comunicate with a wider fans assembly round about Nigeria Africa and the world at large.


PLEASE VOTE GBEMISOLA SHOTADE  because she is the sure embodiment of beauty and talents, she speaks well over four languages including Zulu and abit of Rusian.

FOR MORE ON THE HISTORY OF MBGN PLEASE READ BELOW LINKS...............

History

  • In the pageant's early days, contestants were allowed to wear maillot swimsuits of their choice during the swimsiut parade. Identical bikinis are now used instead.
  • The first winner was model Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu in 1986. She was later crowned as Miss Africa.
  • In 1987, the pageant produced the first Nigerian to reach the top ten at Miss World, 1986 first runner up Pharmacy student Mary Bieoneh, who was also the first Nigerian to be named Continental Queen of Beauty. [3]
  • 1988 winner, Law student Bianca Onoh was crowned Miss Intercontinental in 1989, [4] and was replaced by Biology undergraduate and model Regina Askia, who was in the top three in Miss Charm held in Russia.[5] As no MBGN contest was held that year, Askia automatically became MGBN 1989.
  • In 1990, aspiring entertainer Sabina Umeh won Miss World's Personality prize.[6]
  • Future Nollywood actress Toyin Raji won Miss World's Personality prize in 1995, despite withdrawing from the pageant at the last minute due to political reasons.[7] Prior to this, Raji had been named Miss Congeniality at Miss Universe 1995.
  • Law student Emma Komlosy became the first mixed race winner of MBGN in 1996. Komlosy's father is of Hungarian descent, and her mother, singer/actress Patti Boulaye is from Delta. Previous mixed race contestants had included Lilian Bach, Alex Lopez and Ibinabo Fiberesima.
  • In 2001, Mathematics student Agbani Darego became the only black African to win Miss World; she had also been a finalist at Miss Universe 2001. Following her victory, MBGN first runner-up Philosophy student Ann Suinner was asked to step in as the new titleholder for five months.[8]
  • MBGN 2003 first runner-up Psychology student May Ikeora became the first Nigerian to win Miss Ecowas in Cape Verde.[11]
  • In 2007, Silverbird announced that the pageant would produce five representatives, as opposed to one winner.
  • In 2009, MBGN second-place winner Diana Odiaka was named Miss Tourism Africa at Miss Tourism Queen International.

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MBGN 2007 Munachi Nwankwo at Miss World 2007
Several past winners and participants of MBGN have managed to carve out successful careers in music (Sabina Umeh, Emma Komlosy, Munachi Nwankwo, Ibinabo Fiberesima [13]), acting (Regina Askia, Stephanie Okereke, Alex Lopez [14][15][16], Ibinabo Fiberesima [17]), business (Bianca Onoh, Omowunmi Akinnifesi), television (Chika Chikezie [18], Celia Bissong), and politics (Lynda Chuba Ikpeazu, Omasan Buwa). Two former contestants, 1991 winner Nike Oshinowo and 1990 third-place winner Robina Ehana are currently pageant organisers, with Oshinowo as chief executive and creative director of Miss Nigeria, and Ehana in charge of Mrs Nigeria. [19] [20] Others, like Rhihole Gbinigie and Sandra Petgrave, have sank into obscurity.