Is She The 'Most Beautiful Face in Nigeria'?

21 year old Sandra Muna Okerie was crowned Amity's most beautiful face in Nigeria a few weeks ago.The IMO state born beauty queen who is a student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University has just shared some new photos. She sure does look very pretty. See more of her newly released pics below...

Queen Celestine, MBGN Miss Universe Unveils Boo [Photos]

Queen Celestine represented Nigeria at the recently concluded Miss Universe 2015 where she took home the Miss Congeniality statuette. She shared the picture above on her return to Nigeria from Florida, USA where the event held and I was intrigued by the ring on her finger.

Turns out there's a boo in the picture, probably her fiance. She shared photos of the two together on her Instagram page. It seems her boo is travelling because she captioned the images, "Safe trip boo. Will miss you." See the photos below...

Queen Celestine In Bikini @ Miss Universe 2015 + Jeannie Mai, Nick Jonas, Red Carpet Photos

The Miss Universe 2015 event is currently going on, and representing Nigeria is Queen Celestine who is 22, 5ft 10' tall and from Lagos. She shared the photo above with Jeannie Mai who is one of the co-hosts of the Miss Universe Show.

The Miss Universe Pageant is part owned and shown on NBC with Donald Trump as the chief sponsor. Other stars at the event include Nick Jonas, Olivia Culpo - Miss USA 2012, William Levy, Natalie Morales, and Thomas Roberts. See more photos from the red carpet below, and also from Queen Celestine's progress at the Miss Universe.

Miss Lebanon Rejects Miss Isreal Selfie At Miss Universe Pageant

Miss Lebanon, Saly Greige, is representing her country at the upcoming Miss Universe pageant, and because she wants their support for the voting aspect, she's being careful with the other contestants she associates with. One of those is Miss Isreal, since both neighbouring countries are not exactly on very good terms.

However, Miss Israel, Doron Matalon wants to bury the hatchet, at least at the event and between them as personal friends. She took a selfie in which Miss Lebanon appears and posted it on social media. While Miss Lebanon did not protest at the time, she has now written an apology to her fans explaining she did not consent to the picture, and also cropped out Miss Isreal in the contentious photo.

Miss Nigeria USA 2015 Releases Contestants Photos

The Miss Nigeria USA is different from the older Miss Nigeria in America but seem to off to a great start. This is their inaugural awards and they have been able to select an amazing crop of contestants. My only question is, why categorize the ladies by naija origin, and not according to the states in the USA?

The pageant awards over $10,000.00 in cash and prizes including the winner teaming up with a Charity organization to impact the lives of women and children in Nigeria and the Nigerian community in America. They will also be representing Nigeria at Miss Africa USA pageant, and will get an all expense paid trip to Nigeria. Check on the contestants below...

Miss World Pageant Abolishes Bikini Segment

After almost 65 years of the Miss World pageants, and just as more and more public figures are embracing showing off more skin in public, the organizers of the premier beauty pageant in the world have turned their back on the nudity trend.

The Miss World pageant owners have announced that there will be no swimsuit segment starting from next year's competition. The organization’s chairwoman Julia Morley made the announcement recently.

Miss South Africa Emerges Miss World 2014!

Miss World 2014 has been declared and she is Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss! Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar was named runner-up, while Miss United States Elizabeth Safrit came third in the contest. Miss Thailand won the People’s Choice Award. The top five semi-finalists included Hungary, Australia, United States, South Africa and England.

Sister's Boyfriend Arrested For Murder Of Miss Honduras Days Before World Pageant

The reigning Miss Honduras, Maria José Alvarado, and her sister, Sofía Trinidad Alvarado, have been found dead just a day before she was to represent her country at the Miss World Pageant. Authorities are saying the women were murdered by sister, Sofía Trinidad Alvarado’s boyfriend in a jealous fit of rage.

The two women's disappearance last week in Santa Barbara, Honduras, had been under investigation until their bodies were found last night.

Nigeria's Miss Curvy 2014, Ify Anadu Releases Promo Shots For New Website

Ify Anadu won the beauty pageant Miss Curvy 2014 to select the Nigerian plus size beauty with the curviest hips and backside a few months ago. Check out the pictures she just released to promote her new website, ifyanadu.com. They say, flaunt it if you've got it, right? You go gurl!

Dethroned Beauty Queen Refuses To Return $100k Pageant Tiara

May Myat Noe, the dethroned 16-year-old beauty queen from Myanmar [aka Burma] said she won't return her bejeweled crown until pageant organizers apologise for calling her a liar and a thief.

According to the Telegraph, May Myat Noe is the country's first winner of an international beauty contest, and she said representatives of the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant lied about her age. They said she was 18 instead of 16, and they also tried to pressure her into getting plastic surgery "from head to toe."

David Kim, the director of media for the South Korean-based pageant has admitted they gave the winner surgery, provided free of charge, as part of efforts to boost the teen into super-stardom. Ms Noe  denied having the breast implants as he claimed.

27 Women Shortlisted For The Miss BumBum Brazil 2014 Competition

27 women have been selected to compete for the title of Miss Bum Bum Brazil 2014. The competition offers a $22,000 prize and the chance of worldwide fame, and seeks to find Brazil's finest example of the female bottom.

In its first stage, representatives from each of the country's states are brought together to witness a public online vote, during which 15 finalists will be selected. The second stage will see a winner chosen by a jury in a ceremony in November.

Now in its fourth year, Miss Bum Bum Brazil has gone from humble beginnings to international fame, with spin-offs in Miami, Japan and for the World Cup.

More photos below...

MBGN Releases Pictures of Contestants in Their Beautiful Traditional Outfits

I've been receiving tweets, emails and FB messages from various camps on who to vote for as my favourite contestant at this years MBGN. I know who some of my favorites are, but I think I was waiting for these pictures of the contestants in the native attires to convince me.

Check out more of the pretty ladies below. Do you have a favorite yet?

A Pageant For Ugly Men? Former Winner William Masvinu Retains His Title

William Masvinu is the Ugliest Man in Zimbabwe 2013, and in Harare this year, he retains the title, Mr Ugly, and looks forward to winning in the national finals of the "beauty" contest. But I won't ask if you'll marry him, because, Mr Ugly is already taken! Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder for sure.

Miss Philippines Emerges as Winner of the Miss World Crown in Bali Indonesia

The new Miss World has just been crowned in Bali, Indonesia and it is Miss Philippines, 23 Year Old Megan Young, an actress, TV presenter and aspiring filmmaker. Miss France and Miss Ghana were second and third runners up. Many people were rooting for another African Miss World especially Miss South Sudan who was among the top 10 contestants. See their pictures below...

Toddlers and Tiaras No More - France Senate Votes To Ban Kid Beauty Pageants

While I support beauty competitions, I believe they should be for adults, and with the introduction of Male Pageants, I doubt anyone can still point to gender bias in such contests. But pageants for little girls, and especially in the way they are carried out, still leave a lot to be desired.

Nina Davuluri Becomes First Miss America of Indian Heritage, Brushes Off Racist Criticism

Nina Davuluri was crowned the first Miss America of Indian heritage last night and has brushed off most of the negative racist comments that flooded the internet after her win. She said, according to AP,

#MissWorld2013 - Vote For MBGN Anna Banner For Miss World 2013 in Indonesia

Anna Banner, the MBGN representing the country at the 2013 Miss World currently holding in Indonesia, is asking for our votes. These are some of her pictures shared on Instagram with the tags - #MissWorld #competition #Bali #Indonesia #love #me #laughter #voteontheMissWorldApp #voting #vote #beautypageant #AnnaBanner. Downoad the app if you can, and vote :)