won the Miss World contest. What made Chidimma’s story special was that it once again exposed the odious matters of tribalism and xenophobia which are among factors keeping Africa backward.

The controversy around the Miss World franchise in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), centred around two main parties: the official organisers of the Miss World pageant, Mecca, and Tony Ellis, who claimed to ...

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The South African was among 130 contestants from around the world competing in the 73rd Miss Universe pageant. Le Roux's departure from the pageant follows a dispute earlier this year over another ...