Miss South Africa 2024 contestant, Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina, has withdrawn from the pageant race.
Miss Chidimma who is born and raised in South Africa by a Nigerian mother, faced several hateful campaigns from the South African citizens shortly after she announced her participation in the pageant.
South Africans saw Chidimma as a Nigerian and question her qualifications in contesting as Miss South Africa. They took to X formerly Twitter to launch campaign against her and asked the organizers to suspend her from the race.
Reacting to the hate campaign that greeted her participation, Chidimma in a post on her verified Instagram page, announced that she will be withdrawing from the pageant.
Chidimma cited her decision for withdrawing from the competition is because of her security and that of her family. She, however, thank the organizers of the competition.
She writes:
I would like to start off by thanking everyone who has stood beside me right from the start of my Miss South Africa journey. I’m really grateful for all the love and support I have been shown.
Being part of the Miss South Africa 2024 competition has been an amazing journey however, after much careful consideration, I have made the difficult decision to withdraw myself from the competition for the safety and wellbeing of my family and I. With the support of the Miss South Africa Organisation, I leave with a heart full of gratitude for this amazing experience.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish my fellow finalists all of the best for the remainder of the competition. Whoever wears the crown represents us all.
Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina
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