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Mama @ 84 still glitters: a food for thought to our new generation ladies

Grace Atinuke (born November 16, 1931) is known to be the first Miss Nigeria from the year 1957.

Early life
Oyelude was born in Kano to James Adeleye Olude and Marthan Dantu of Isanlu from Kogi State, and was raised in Northern Nigeria. She had her primary and secondary education between 1940 and 1952 in Kano.

Miss Nigeria
Miss Nigeria commenced in 1957 as a photo contest. Contestants posted photographs of themselves to the Daily Times headquarters in Lagos where finalists were shortlisted. Successful finalists were afterwards invitedto compete in the live final at the Lagos Island Club. At that time, the Miss Nigeria contest did not include a swimsuit competition. Oyelude was working at United African Company (UAC) when she represented the then Northern region. After winning the contest, she travelled to England where she studied Nursing. Within months of gaining admission to the School of Nursing, Ashford Kent England, she was crowned Miss Nigeria.

Nursing career
Oyelude became a State Registered Nurse in1961 and became qualified as a state registered midwife SCM (NRM) in 1962. She moved on to the Royal College of Nursing, England in 1971[4] and obtained a diploma in Nursing and Hospital administration (DNHA).

At the Ghana Institute of Management and Personnel Administration, she completed studies for another diploma.

In the United Kingdom, Oyelude worked in several hospitals including Paddington General Hospital, one of the former local hospitals of St Mary's Hospital, London. After returning to Nigeria, she worked in Kaduna General Hospital between 1964 and 1965.

She worked as a senior nursing sister-in-charge of the former Kaduna Nursing home (now Barau Dike specialist hospital, Kaduna) from 1965-1977. When the Nigerian Civil War started in 1967, she moved to Markurdi General Hospital. Oyelude led a team from the Northern region; the group that helped hospitals get ready to treat casualties of war.

In the early 1970s she worked as a senior matron and director of nursing services at the Ahmadu Bello University’s teaching hospital, after joining the Institute of Health, Ahmadu Bello University. She voluntarily retired from that post in 1985. She was also an external examiner of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. She chaired the Kwara State Health Management Board from1980 to 1983.

Nice meeting you, mama! Enjoy your old age, though I know it won't be as much fun!

fine mama

Mama is still on point. Wah a great icon

Natural beauty

No Artificial Baggage
Just Natural beauty.

Now MBGN has been turned to a ticket to marry footballers and become flavors baby mama.

Pure beauty

*coughs still what? nwanne beauty fades with age o

i done tey yash dey for back

She's still beautiful.... Natural beauty rocks!! Not all this body filler, foundation ridden and make up faces we see now in Beauty pageants.

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Dignity in a profession can b celebrated even after many years. Ride on mama

Beautiful mama.
If she sees today's model, she will wont believe her eyes. In today's beauty contest, if you don't augument most part of your body via plastic surgery, you won't make it to the top.

Still looking beautiful . Beautiful MAMA !!!

She is truly a definition of Beauty..

still looking strong at 84. Ma u lived a good life. Wish you more blissful years.

I beg who waka pass here?

Cool mama

Still elegantly beautiful.

omo Igbo wey talk any thrash ori iya e a buru fun.