Online Frenzy As Nigerian TV Show Backs Chidimma for Miss SA: “This Is Crazy”

Online Frenzy As Nigerian TV Show Backs Chidimma for Miss SA: “This Is Crazy”

  • Netizens are on a spiral regarding the Miss SA and Vanessa Chidimma citizenship saga on social media
  • Recently, a Nigerian TV show rooted for the Miss SA finalist Vanessa Chidimma to win the beauty pageant
  • After the clip of the Nigerian TV show was shared on social media, many netizens had mixed reactions
Netizens unimpressed with Nigerian TV show showing support to Miss SA finalist Chidimma
Nigerian TV show roots for Chidimma. Image: chichi_vanessa
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Miss SA finalist Vanessa Chidimma is facing intense criticism on social media over her place in the beauty pageant finals.

Nigerian TV backs Chidimma to win Miss SA

It is safe to say that a social media war has brewed between South Africans and Nigerians regarding the Vanessa Chidimma and Miss SA saga.

Recently, a Nigerian TV show confidently shared its thoughts regarding the ongoing war and that it is rooting for the 23-year-old from Cape Town to win Miss SA 2024 regardless of many South Africans wanting her out of the pageant because her father is Nigerian.

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@JeffDumisani posted the video of the show on his Twitter (X) page and wrote:

"Nigeria 🇳🇬 TV show!! They're rooting for Chidimma, wishing her to win @Official_MissSA."

Watch the video below:

Netizens share their opinion regarding the video

Shortly after the video went viral on social media, many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions:

@EzamaCirha wrote:

"@Official_MissSA you have failed our country dismally."

@bruketsi commented:

"What's wrong with this I always root for Doja Cat to win Grammys because her father is Zulu. Her surname is Dlamini."

@SabzGatsheni said:

"This is crazy."

@Nathan__Dee commented:

"Nigerians are confused. How do you celebrate when an individual win the Miss SA pageant?"

@Khotsof94996935 said:

"Why can't they root for her to be Miss Nigeria? They are quick to claim British footballers of Nigerian origin, why can't they do the same in this instance?"

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@Adivhah32069972 responded:

"We must blame Miss SA organizers, they failed our country yerr."

Facts about Vannesa Chidimma Adetshina

Soweto's 23-year-old Miss South Africa hopeful, Chidimma Adetshina, has sparked a social media buzz after advancing to the top 16 of the beauty pageant.

She is a model, netball player, and Bachelor of Law student at Varsity College. Passionate about sports and advocating against violence toward women and children and gender-based violence, she describes herself as ambitious, confident, and optimistic.

She mentioned that her father is of Nigerian descent and that her mother, born and raised in South Africa, has roots in Mozambique. She also noted that her mother’s family still lives in Soweto, and she visits them from time to time.

New Vannesa Chidimma Adetshina video with family sends Mzansi on a spiral

Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that Vannesa Chidimma Adetshina was seen in a video with her Nigerian relatives, sparking outrage among South Africans for participating in the Miss South Africa contest.

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In the weeks following the backlash she received for participating in Miss South Africa, it seems life is not getting any easier for Vannesa Chidimma Adetshina after Mzansi found a new video of her with her family.

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Source: Briefly News

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