‘I Haven’t Been Okay’ - Chidinma Adetshina Speaks Out Following Miss Universe Journey

Nigerian beauty pageant titleholder Chidinma Adetshina who won Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 and represented Nigeria at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico and finished as the first runner-up is speaking about the aftershocks of the trauma she faced during her pageant cycle.

Chidinma who was also crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania as the highest ranked African Contestant of 2024 and whose placement is Nigeria’s highest at any Miss Universe pageant is opening up about why she has been mostly absent and keeping away from attending other pageants being held out of trauma. Here is what Chidinma had to say about her trauma, as well as what she said about her future plans. Here's what she said.

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Speaking during an Instagram Live about how she has been traumatized after her pageant cycle and hasn't been okay since, Chidinma revealed saying:

CHIDINMA ADETSHINA: I haven't been okay. I've just been in the dark. I don't even come on my Instagram. I think today is the one time I was like let me go live, let me just post. Whatever. I just need to focus on me, and by 2025, I know I'll be fine. By the 1st of January, I know I'll be okay. That's the reason why I've not attended all of these pageantries that have been taking place and all of those things because eh eh eh eh, trauma trauma trauma trauma. It's been a lot of trauma on a realistic level.

Then, also speaking to The Will Downtown about her future plans, Chidinma said:

CHIDINMA ADETSHINA: What’s up for me next is just to focus on myself and just focus on becoming a better version of myself. There are so many things that I would like to work on and one of them is also my education but I feel like every single step that I take I’ll share with people as I have already made such a powerful impact and allowed a lot of people into my space and I will be keeping people up with what is next with me.

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