Precious Okoye
Precious Okoye | |
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| Born | Precious Onyinye Okoye 17 February 1995 |
| Education | University of Lagos |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Polo Nigeria Miss Polo International (Top 5) Miss Earth Nigeria 2018 Miss Africa 2022 |
Precious Okoye // (born 17 February 1995) is a Nigerian model and entrepreneur, she is an beauty pageant titleholder and the winner of the Miss Africa 2022.[1]
Career
[edit]She started modelling in 2013 in Lagos. In 2017, she won the face of Black Opal Nigeria.[2][3]
Miss Polo Nigeria
[edit]She was crowned the winner and queen of the 2019 edition of the Miss Polo Nigeria held in Lagos, Nigeria on the 24th July, 2019.[4] The pageantry drew 35 contestants each representing each state in Nigeria.[5][6]
Miss Polo International
[edit]Precious represented Nigeria at the Miss Polo International 2019 edition, held on 14 September 2019 at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai, where she won the Miss Polo Africa title[7] and placed top 5.[8] 23 delegates and models from other countries contested in the pageantry.[9]
Miss Africa 2022
[edit]She participated as the Nigerian delegate in the Miss Africa pageant held in Calabar, Cross River State.[10] The competition featured 17 contestants from various African nations. She won and became the first Nigerian to win the Miss Africa Pageant.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Juliet, Ebirim (13 September 2019). "Precious Okoye represents Nigeria at Miss Polo Int'l pageant in Dubai tomorrow". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Njideka, Agbo (20 December 2017). "Highlights Of The Black Opal Tea Party". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Oluwatoyin, Adeleye (14 December 2017). "Waje, Uriel, More Celebs Turn Up For Black Opal's Tea Party". Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Precious Okoye set to represent Nigeria at Miss Polo International". This Day. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Precious Okoye set to represent Nigeria at Miss Polo International 2019". The Punch. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Rotimi, Agbana (13 September 2019). "Precious Okoye Represents Nigeria At Miss Polo Int'l Pageant In Dubai Tomorrow". Independent Nigeria (Lagos newspaper). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Justice, Okamgba (16 September 2019). "Precious Okoye wins Miss Polo Africa in Dubai". Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "The Queen – 2019". polointernational.org. 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "2019 Contestants". polointernational.org. 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Ayodele, Racheal. "Precious Okoye wins Miss Africa 2022 beauty pageant". Daily Post (Nigeria). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Gill, Nsa. "UNILAG graduate Okoye wins Miss Africa Calabar 2022". The Nation (Nigeria). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Onikoyi, Ayo. "Miss Africa, Precious Okoye empowers female farmers, donates bags of fertilizers". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
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