Yoh, Chidimma Adetshina became the talk of the town after bagging the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 title this past Saturday! Representing Taraba State, this 23-year-old beauty queen went up against 24 fierce contestants.
All eyes are now on her as she gears up to represent Nigeria on the global stage in Mexico this November. But hold up, sis isn’t just trending for her victory…
Now, here’s where the drama begins. Social media blew up when @destinyzee on X pointed out that Chidimma’s shiny new crown looks like a tiara on Temu, that popular e-commerce site.
.@destinyzee was right.
Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina’s crown 👑 is from Temu 😂😂😂.
Heeeee eeehhhh lona.SA ID #MissUniverse #MissUniverseNigeria #MissUniverseNigeria2024 pic.twitter.com/1m20naKP59
— Lady L Mabuza-Thaanyane (@_LeratoMabuzaM) September 1, 2024
Bruh, the Temu version is only R76 – that’s like ₦6 786 in Nigerian currency! I mean, imagine: our former Miss SA contestant rocking a R76 crown. The timeline was lit with people roasting the whole thing.
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Folks didn’t hold back. @themthusasegoc3 said, ‘The worst thing ke (is) crown price ke R76.00. Imagine Miss Universe ka (with) crown ya airtime recharge.’
Another user, @hypehoncho, dragged, ‘These one’s are not serious at all shame. They even scam themselves maarn. R79.00 for crown?’ @sthonorable added, ‘yooooooh, they gave her the cheapest of them all.’
@madooramopedi declared, ‘No South African re ya gafa (mentally ill) straight Ramaphosa please build another mental institution. No country is like ours.’
And @magacew1 was clearly having a good time, ‘bafwethu sikhuluma nge nara (We are talking about naira) lapha lento ibiza boma 700 trillion’ (the crown is 700 trillion). Whew, talk about global cringe.
South Africans weren’t holding back at all! @sthonorable exclaimed, “yooooooh, they gave her the cheapest of them all,” and @bonolovalencia2 humorously noted, “oh my goodness, with my R370 SRD grant I can buy 5 of those tiaras for them.”
Former Nigerian Senator Ben Murray Bruce backed the event and its organizing body, Silverbird Group, ensuring no Nigerian woman striving for success would be denied opportunities.
But after this crown drama, everyone’s side-eying the event. As Adetshina preps for Miss Universe, we can only hope she gets a crown that doesn’t look like it belongs in a toy box. Ayeye Silverbird Group, time to step up!
