Miss Imo “Anita Ukah” Wins The Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria (MBGN) 2018 Pageant: See Details Here #mbgn2018

The 31st Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2018 beauty pageant event took place on Friday 21st September, 2018 in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, with the theme: "Education for the Girl Child." The event was hosted by Ik Osakioduwa and Toke Makinwa. The show aired as a live broadcast on Silverbird TV (STV).

37 beautiful contestants representing the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, went head on head to contest for the most beautiful girl in Nigeria crown.

Social media was buzzing with reactions from Nigerians as the show was going on, with #MBGN2018 as the number one trending topic in Nigeria with over 15,000 tweets on Twitter.

The queens went on stage in three different attires which wowed the spectators. They first started with their traditional attires, then they switched to the swimwear, before they finally wore their evening wears.

2baba was invited to perform on stage, and as usual he started saying "I see you" repeatedly before he started singing. He gave an electrifying performance singing his hit songs Gaga Shuffle, Amaka, and of course African Queen.

Before the selection for the top 15 contestants began, special awards were presented to some of the contestants.

See the list of those that won the special awards below:

The Face of Select Pro - Miss Adamawa, Sandra Chisom Ndigwe

MBGN Model - Miss Nasarawa, Obianuju Ononuju

Miss Charismatic - Miss Oyo, Esther Chiamaka Okechukwu

Miss Photogenic/Congeniality - Miss Benue, Anna Tenna

Miss Amity - Miss Rivers, Betty Harry

Best Traditional Outfit - Miss Edo, Daniella Jatto

Best Evening Gown - Miss Plateau, Meyaroghene Ariagbobe

Thereafter Ik and Toke called out the top 15 finalists which were chosen by popular online votes. The following are the contestants that made the top 15; Miss Plateau, Miss Lagos, Miss Sokoto, Miss Edo, Miss Imo, Miss Kaduna, Miss Ogun, Miss Bauchi, Miss Kano, Miss Katsina, Miss Bayelsa, Miss Ebonyi, Miss Ondo, Miss Taraba and Miss Jigawa.

The next round which was decided by the judges, made 5 contestants to remain which were: Miss Imo, Miss Edo, Miss Lagos, Miss Sokoto and Miss Ogun. There was a little confusion at the event when Ik announced that a fast track (Most popular vote online) contestant will be added to the top 5, which will make it top 6. Miss Kwara who was meant to be the first person to be selected in the top 15 but was not part of them, turned out to be the fast track contestant.

At this point the outgoing MBGN 2017 Ugochi Ihezue was invited on stage. She talked about the opportunities that the MBGN gave her, and urged the queens never to give up on their dreams despite the obstacles. She also talked about how she represented Nigeria at the Miss World Beauty contest and her involvement in the Slum to School project.

The top 6 contestants were asked some questions in order for the organizers to determine who will be eligible to put on the crown.

Miss Ogun was asked what she will do as the President of Nigeria, she said that she will change girl rights from fundamental rights to a policy.

Miss Sokoto was asked what her pet project will be. She started by saying that she will rather call it a life time project instead of a pet project which lasts for one year. She said that she will ensure that the girl child goes to school, based on the statistics that shows that the boy child is more educated than the girl child.

Miss Lagos was asked the first three things that she will do if she becomes the Governor of Lagos State, she said that she will reform the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),  she will reduce the congestion in Lagos because she is tired of the traffic and she must do something about it, then also she will also control waste management.

Miss Edo was asked the three most important things that a beauty queen should know. She said "a beauty queen is not just a representative of her country but a representative of the world. She should know how to communicate with others, know the current affairs of the country and the world at large, and also know how to care for others."

Miss Imo said that if she is to be crowned the most beautiful girl in Nigeria, she will establish a public health system in rural areas, and a waste disposal system that will be used in her community.

Miss Kwara was asked what she will tell the world about Nigeria as an ambassador if she represents Nigeria as the most beautiful girl in Nigeria, She said "Nigeria is a very beautiful place, we are great and black."

Guy Bruce was invited on stage to announce the winner and runners up.

See the order below:

5th runner up - Miss Kwara - Miss Damilola Adeshina

4th runner up - Miss Ogun - Miss Tolulope Mary Ayanfalu

3rd runner up - Miss Sokoto (MBGN ECOWAS) - Miss Valentina Ogbonaya

2nd runner up - Miss Edo (MBGN Tourism) - Danielle Jatto

1st runner up - Miss Lagos (MBGN Universe) - Miss Aramide Oluwatobi Lopez

The winner - Miss Imo (MBGN World) - Miss Anita Ukah

Miss Lagos will represent Nigeria as Miss Universe in Thailand later this year, while Miss Imo will represent Nigeria as Miss World in China scheduled for December 8, 2018.

Congratulations to all the winners and most especially Miss Imo who is the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria.

We can only hope that Miss Imo gets a statue at Owerri in Imo State.