Danielle Adewusi of Lagos State has emerged as the
winner of the Miss Universe Nigeria 2026 pageant.
Adewusi defeated 19 other contestants during the grand
finale held on Sunday, September 27, at Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
According to the organisers, Silverbird, Adewusi stood
out during the competition with her confidence, intelligence, elegance and
dedication to social impact.
She was crowned by Guy Murray-Bruce, President of the
Silverbird Group and National Director of Miss Universe Nigeria, at the
conclusion of the event.
With her victory, Adewusi will represent Nigeria at
the 75th Miss Universe Festival, scheduled to take place on November 24 in San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Top 10 contestants were Danielle Adewusi of Lagos,
Anita Osikhena of Edo, Myya Jones of Cross River, Melissa Toghanro of Delta,
Oluwafunmibi Ajaja of Ekiti, Benedicta Iferike of Abuja, Chidinma Oluku of
Abia, Precious Chinah of Rivers, Eno Idungafa of Akwa Ibom, and Edidiong
Udoidua of Ebonyi.
Adewusi emerged as the overall winner, while Osikhena,
Jones, Ajaja and Toghanro completed the Top 4.
Osikhena also emerged as the winner of the Pitch Your
Dream Competition, earning a ?1 million cash prize from Yolo Island and a
two-night all-expenses-paid stay at Yolo Island Beach Resort.
She also received the Best Advocacy Project award,
which came with ?500,000 and a one-year supply of Golden Penny products.
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