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Chinenye Ochuba-Akinlade

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Chinenye Ochuba-Akinlade is a Nigerian model and beauty pageant titleholder.

Early Life

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Ochuba-Akinlade is the seventh of eight children and also a twin. She is an Igbo. She won the 2002 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant while awaiting admission into university.[1] Despite being a favourite for the Miss Universe 2002 crown, she failed to make the top ten, but fared better at Miss World, where she was a top ten finalist, as well as the African Continental Queen of Beauty.[2] Her reign was a scandal free one.

Education

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She had her secondary education at Regan Memorial Secondary School. After her reign left her Computer Science at University of Lagos.[3] She studied Accounting and Finance at the University of Greenwich London.[4]

Career

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she was the Second Best for Miss Universe Pageant in Puerto Rico and Miss World.[5]

Personal life

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Formerly a student at the University of Lagos, Ochuba-Akinlade completed her degree in accounting and financing at the University of Greenwich, London in 2008, graduating with a second class upper.[6] She returned to Nigeria, where she married businessman AdeKunle Tajudeen Akinlade, and worked for ExxonMobil. Ochuba-Akinlade now has two children.[7] He is from Agosasa in Ipokia of Idiroko Ogun State. He is the first born of a family of nine.[8] His Mum died in 1997 and his Dad is a retired Army Officer. He studied Political Science in University of Lagos. He has a 6year old from his previous relationship with Temilade. They met at Lagos in 2004[9]

References

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  1. ^ MBGN 2002 Archived 12 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Chinenye Ochuba- Epitome of Black Beauty". www.gisters.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. ^ "how i met her - ex mbgn's chinenye ochuba speaks". Modern Ghana. 25 November 2008.
  4. ^ "how i met her ex MBGN'S chinenye ochuba's husband speaks". Modern Ghana. 25 November 2008.
  5. ^ "how i met ex-MBGN'S chinenye Ochuba husband speaks". Modern Ghana. 25 November 2008.
  6. ^ Chinenye Graduates Archived 29 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Ochuba-Akinlade gets groovy[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "how i met her - ex MBGN'S chinenye ochuba hubby speaks". Modern Ghana. 25 November 2008.
  9. ^ "how i met her ex- MBGN'S chinenye ochuba's hubby speaks". Modern Ghana. 25 November 2008.
Preceded by Miss World Africa
2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria
2002
Succeeded by