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"It has opened a lot of doors for me. I have met and rubbed shoulders with a lot of important people and world leaders, and not just in Nigeria but also across the world. I would always cherish those moments. I learnt that life is about meeting people, traveling, networking and building bridges so that we could have good and lasting relationships with people"

"This platform has given me the opportunity to help create awareness about endometriosis in Nigeria. It’s a disease that so many people don’t know about which affects the female child, so, I intend to go round, starting with secondary schools, to create awareness about endometriosis. I want young girls to know about this disease and try their best to get checked early enough. It is a disease that is fast spreading in Nigeria and it has to be checked; we can easily control it when everybody, especially young girls know about it."

"I have learnt to develop a thick skin. I am thankful for my family who has been my backbone and my fiends too who have been very supportive. So, you see negative things and you just laugh it off, because if people are not talking about you, then you are nobody; you are not relevant. You see negative reports and you just laugh and move on with your life"

"Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. What is ugly to you may be handsome to me. I don’t think there is anything like dating an ugly man. He might be ugly to you but he is handsome to me. It is basically beauty from the inside; that is the most important thing. If your inside is as beautiful and amazing, what is on the outside is of no consequence, so it is your inside that matters"

"My ideal man, first of all, has to be God fearing. Everybody could say that is a cliché but it is really important. I have to be attracted to him though, its part of it. And you have to be a hard and smart worker. I don’t like lazy men; you have to be on your feet. You have to be loving and caring as well. I don’t care about height. He could be short or tall and I don’t care about age, but he must be attractive. However, what matters for me is what is inside"

"I have learnt to be a bit more patient and a bit more understanding. Before being queen, you were relating with people but you can’t compare it to you being queen of a big country like Nigeria, and everybody is looking up to you, to see the next move you make or your next mistake or that good thing you do. So, that is the difference. I have learnt to be more understanding and careful of things I say and do, because people like to misinterpret things. What you mean may not necessarily be what will be interpreted, so you have to be careful of what you say and things you do. You are relating with people and everybody is not going to be how you want them to be, so you need to be smart, you need to know how to work with people, because if you can work with people and you can build relationships and be more understanding and patient, you will go far"

"I will advise every young girl who wants to go for MBGN, and whoever wins MBGN to just be herself. Be yourself; don’t try to be me or any other person. Don’t try to be any other person that went before you. Yes, these people can be your role models, but please be yourself and enjoy the moment. Be cool and don’t get carried away by what happens in our society nowadays. Just maintain your values"

"... Honestly I think am still processing the things that happen. I felt that I was going to make it to top thirty and was really ok with it, I put it on my heart I'm happy I'm going to be top thirty, when I make top 12 I was like 'oh my world' like, I made it this far? And I was actually really happy because I have to go to the evening gawn night, and I had no any expectation for any reason to make it to the top five. So, for me to hear my name in the top five I was like 'oh wow' like this is real and this is the main thing. The question now is 'what actually determines the winner"? and I didn't prepare myself to say I'm going to answer questions..."

"Women In Politics: Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu, January 17, 2020"

"At the 2020 Daily Trust Dialogue she proved why she is called beauty and brain when she aired her view on the brand of Democracy Nigeria is practicing Hear her What we have in Nigeria now is democratic GOVERNMENT and I don’t think we have democratic system to support it. For instance, if you look at our last two decade of democratic rule, you will notice the high rate of fluctuating numbers of women in both elective and appointive positions. But in truth, democracy ought to be all about equitable representation for all interest groups in the society and sadly in Nigeria we have continuously struggled to achieve this perhaps largely due to the absence of political party ideology which remains a key weakness in the Nigeria setup."

"Give a man/woman a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man/woman how to fish and you feed him/her for a lifetime."

"For every woman out there!! Lately I've been seeing women mock, condemn and even curse each other out on social media. it is so painful, I mean we have all made mistakes In our lives, ALL OF US! So why are we so quick to call another woman out, why is the word "bitch" such a trend now.. we women really need to encourage and most importantly pray for each other.. you can save her life with kind words.. that will never take anything out of you. A lot of women will hate this post as good things are barely promoted but may God touch your heart.. God bless us."

"You guys I actually had an experience with R.Kelly. I was about 16 working part-time at a retail store in Sandton (Johannesburg) we heard R.Kelly was in the mall, so we were standing outside the store to see him pass and I swear we locked eyes. He stopped and said hi to me, me out of everyone??!! and was asking me my name when my boss called us back in! I was angry at my boss though but watching this documentary now I'm like wow. Maybe underage girls were his type and was about to show interest"

"I will also organize seminars to mentor young girls, a kind of motivational programme aimed at mentoring them"

"I will help stop child trafficking and child abuse. We have to work with agencies in this area to eliminate the menace. We need to work with agencies involved in this area to keep children off the street and free them from forced labour"

"We had to bond. The girls became sisters. You wake in the morning, you meet the same girls with whom you do practically everything. While in camp, you argue, you make up. We had so many great moments"

"Of course, yes. I mean, you buying a form means you are ready to become MBGN. I always knew I would be a beauty queen. Years back, the password to all my accounts had been forevermissworld"

"When God says yes, nobody can change His verdict."

"I have always wanted to be a queen and I feel amazing to have won the pageant. Winning the Miss World looks promising and I have the confidence to, having won this"

"My goal is to make the world a more beautiful place for women and young girls. You're either part of this or you are part of it."

"The courage to think and act differently does not come overnight; it takes time."

"My greatest achievements are my two children: my amazing son and my company"

"Working under tension is quite frustrating, to be honest, but it keeps me on my toes and my team active. Truthfully, sometimes tension brings out creative ideas and solutions to different problems and it is a constant part of the job so I’m getting used to it."

"The time for women is now and we have broken ground in every major aspect of business, politics, economic and social sectors to name a few."

"I have always been conscious of my surrounding and environment for as long as I can remember. I also studied urban and regional planning at tertiary level, and during my extensive travels, I saw how waste was managed and handled in other developed countries. So, I thought this could also be done in Nigeria, if not on the same scale at least to make a start on it and then get it right over time"

"Being a mother is the best experience of my life. I truly understand why children are called gifts from God. I was lucky to have a baby with little issues, so it was an overwhelming but joyful experience"

"My greatest fear would be the fear of failure."

"12 years in wait, 7 years after our wedding and 3 children later, the father of the bride said ‘Yes’!. Enugu was shut down by a mammoth crowd as people from far and wide, distinguished personalities from all over the country as well as all the governors of the south Eastern States stormed the legendary ‘Okwor’s Fortress’, the ancient stone palace of the late High Chief Gabriel Okwor Onoh, Father of Chief C.C. Onoh, to witness this significant event. It was nothing short of a carnival!"

"Ojukwu’s personality transcends a political party. He means much more to the Igbo nation. He is the son of the ‘Rising Sun’."

"My presence at the Senate will further promote APGA ideology and acceptance of the Igbo nation by other states of the country."

"Thirty years ago this day, 4th Dec. 1988, I ventured in trepidation onto the grand stage of the National Theatre, Lagos, as a contestant in the MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN NIGERIA PAGEANT by Silverbird Productions. By the grace of God I won the contest. I was then a law undergraduate at the University of Nigeria. The rest, as they say, is history."

"Our own Barrister Bianca Ojukwu is one of our brightest and best in Igboland. She is our priceless jewel of inestimable value. A classical and celebrated beauty in her own class. She is a scholar in the best tradition. She is well brought Child, former Ambassador to Spain, former Miss Nigeria, daughter of a former Governor of the old Anambra State, Chief CC Onoh, wife of Ikemba Nnewi, former President of Biafra, a well-respected scholar, soldier of soldiers, IKEMBA Nnewi, Dikedioramma of Igboland, Onuo Onaa of Igboland. Bianca is a big fish, a jewel of inestimable value in Nnewi where I come from. Her husband Ikemba Nnewi was a lion and Hon Bianca is a lioness. Please know this and have inner peace."

"We must unite to achieve our common goal. I know you are concerned about what is happening at home. We, as an ethnic group, have been denied the presidency of Nigeria for so long. However, we cannot make progress by becoming internally divided, with some of our major stakeholders working against our collective interests. But we must not box ourselves into a corner. We must continue to build pragmatic partnerships and anchor our aspirations on strategic engagements, alliances, and negotiations which, while tapping into our collective goodwill and progressive agenda, will advance our political interests."

"Kanu’s release will further buttress President Buhari’s commitment to healing the wounds of marginalization felt by the Igbo nation."

"APGA is now like a secret cult, and this has reduced our once vibrant party to a shadow of its former self."

"It is most unfortunate that Obiano decided to remove the picture of Ojukwu on APGA uniforms and replace same with his picture, just to drive home his statement that he would no longer tie the fate and fortunes of APGA to the memory of a dead man, obviously in reference to my husband."

"When it comes to relationships, I do not think it is right to disgrace oneself over one. For me, what will work will work and vice versa. I will never fight over a man whoever it is. It is better I walk out of the relationship than to embarrass myself over a man. If he can get to the point of letting me fight for him, then he is not worth it. It’s better to walk away than to fight and embarrass myself. I think it is very disgraceful to fight over a man."

"I can't deny that I have a pretty face and that has added to the things I have achieved so far but I have also worked really hard to get to where I am. Even as a beauty queen, one has to be very intelligent. One cannot wear the crown simply because one is pretty. One has to possess other outstanding qualities. I have worked really hard since I came into Nollywood in 2011 and I have been consistent. I am not just sitting pretty or using my beauty to create a path with no skill or brilliancy"

"My life as an actor has been amazing because I have been getting jobs I never expected. I love what I do and I am good at it. I have yet to get to the point where I can say I make enough money, but people appreciate my acting skills and pay me."