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MBGN 2022: Organisers unveil successful contestants; Partners, Sponsors share experiences with contestants

Silverbird Group, organisers of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) unveils the 37 beautiful contestants in the 34th edition of the pageant at the Silverbird Galleria, Cinema floor, Victoria Island Lagos, on the 14th of October, 2022.

The contestants who have gone through a series of activities and preparation to keep them in good shape for the competition are ready to be unveiled to the public.

The 37 contestants will be representing each state in Nigeria, including the FCT. They were screened to be some of the best delegates from hundreds of entries that were submitted during the preliminary stage.

As part of the preparation for the unveiling, the contestants were camped at the Colonades Hotel, Ikoyi, where they were put through a series of activities and sessions as prerequisite for pageantry.

Some of the activities which will help them become beauty ambassadors include intensive but exhilarating confidence-building sessions, catwalk, choreography, grooming, elocution, and etiquette classes.

They also benefited from the photography and make-over sessions, courtesy of the event partners, The Studio 24 and Zaron.

Organisers, Partners, and sponsors of the 2022 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria on Friday took turns at a press conference held inside the Silverbird Galleria to share their experiences with the 37 contestants.

Speaking at the event, the President Silverbird Group, Mr. Guy Murray-Bruce encouraged the contestants to put their best, saying while all of them got the quality, pageantry will pick one as the ultimate queen.

He also used the opportunity to commend the partners and sponsors of the annual event as the country looks forward to seeing the faces of the next beauties next week Friday.

In her speech, the current MBGN queen, Oluchi Madubuike spoke about her experience as she expected the contestants to learn quickly from past winners.

As a winner, she said that she represented Nigeria at the Miss World Pageant describing the experience as a global one.

To a pageant trainer, Juliet Hagerman, being a contestant today is an opportunity to exhibit some other inbuilt talents.

She said, ‘ I was once like you. I once won a beauty contest in the past but I found my passion behind the cameras. Pageantry is beyond lipstick and heels.

Commenting, the Chairman, Colonades Hotel Chief. Charles Odunnukwe said it is a thing of Joy to be involved in MBGN. He spoke on the transformation of the contestants in the last edition and assured the current contestants that their lives could be transformed.

He also advised the contestants to work hard to win the crown and be the best that God had destined them to be.

The representative of WOW detergent, who is also one of the sponsors, Seun Adepoju urged the contestants to be bold and courageous.

“Don’t be shy. This is an opportunity and a step towards achieving your dreams.’

The representative of Sarri Signature hailed the contestants as he also confessed their beauty.

He narrated the story of how he became a celebrity as a hairstylist.

The Champagne Nigeria representative, Mrs. Uzoma Anazodo congratulated the contestants while also reminding them that the beauty pageant actually goes beyond physical beauty but also intelligence.

To Baileys delight representative Dorcas Mashingil is of the view that all the contestants are potential winners and that they should begin to carry themselves as winners.

Sponsors of MBGN 2022 are Colonades hotel, Waw detergent, Eko Hotel and Suites, Studio 24, Zaron cosmetics, Malta Guinness, Baileys Delight, Occasions and Events, Vollereaux, Sari Signatures, STV, Silverbird News24, Rhythm FM, And Silverbird Cinemas

The venue of the grand finale of MBGN is the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island Lagos, on the 21st of October, 2022.