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Miss Rivers emerges ‘Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria’ 2019
Miss Rivers, Nyekachi Douglas, has emerged winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) contest for 2019. Miss Rivers, Nyekachi defeated 36 other contestants to become the most beautiful girl in Nigeria at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Bayelsa on Friday.
Nyekachi Douglas, who gets a brand new car for her win at the grand finale, will also represent Nigeria at the Miss World 2019 pageantry which will be held on 14 December in London.
Douglas takes over the crown from Anita Ukah, who was the 2018 winner of the beauty pageant.
The MBGN pageant, organised by Silverbird Group (owned by Ben Murray-Bruce) and which began in 1983, was originally called ‘Miss Universe Nigeria’. It gained attention after it changed its name to ‘Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria’ in 1986.
Kola Tella
More information and photos of the MBGN pageant here
