In the wake of the sex tape saga of former
Miss Anambra, Chidinma Okeke, that threw
several media into pandemonium, there have
been worries that other pageants may not
hold as much credibility as they used to. The
Miss Anambra saga which Nollywood is even
attempting to make into movie raised many
questions about pageants in Nigeria and some
enthusiastic pundits have been painting all
sorts of pictures what to expect in future.
Meanwhile, Potpourri talked to a former
beauty queen, Ambassador Sharon Anya, Miss
Tourism Nigeria 2015 and she also holds the
belief that pageants may not be what they
used to be. “It will certainly affect other
pageants.


Sharon Anya
The organisers have to become more
transparent, and let the criteria be properly
spelt out, and being more transparent means,
everybody should know why the winner won,
and on the other hand, the contestants
should always go for official meetings with
her lawyer and manager before signing any
contract”, she offered.



When asked if it is true that beauty queens
cut corners to win at all costs, the Mass
Communications graduate of Igbinedion
University said it is a possibility and maintained
that it is not exclusive to pageants. “It
happens in any other field. Some journalists
go the extreme to get top interviews, even in
churches, there are pastors that use
diabolical powers to get to the top.
Some athletes use drugs to get to the top,
there are those that would want to do
anything to get to the top of their careers,
in every field. There are those that break the
moral boundary in pursuit of a goal, others
won’t, it’s everywhere, so it’s not peculiar to
pageants only.


“I don’t know her to know what went wrong,
the act was wrong but the person…I can’t
judge. For future pageants, have a team, have
a manager and a lawyer. For me, I got into
Miss Tourism Nigeria pageant for a purpose
and not to be famous.


My pageant is about promoting tourism ,
women empowerment, leadership across the
country and attracting foreign investors, I
focused on that, and it kept me going, I was
able to stay scandal-free because I invest in
myself a lot, I cultivated a life I want to
enjoy in peace,” she added

Source http://tunexclusive.com

I don't think it will affect others.

olosho...she don dey fear

It should; infact, there should be a regulatory body sanctioning pageantry in Nigeria. Imagine pageants like miss curvy tourism. Haba!!