Folio Group, organisers of the 44th Miss Nigeria has
announced that the event would hold December 17th, 2021 at the Landmark
Convention Centre.
The organizers stated that the winner of the pageant contest
would walk away with the sum of N10 million, one-year luxury apartment
residency, brand new car and other mouth-watering prizes are up for grabs.
In a statement by the organizers, the Chairman, Board of
Directors, Folio Group, Fidelis Anosike, said participants and partners would
be treated to ‘a truly world-class pageant like never seen before in the
Nigerian pageantry landscape.
“To participate, each contestant will be required to
complete the call to entry form for free at www.missnigeria.org.
“All they have to do is click on the 2021 Miss Nigeria tab
and follow the instructions to submit their photos and video,” said Chioma
Nwigwe, manager of the Miss Nigeria Organisation.
According to her, the screening process will begin from a
selection of the top 120 contestants who will be further whittled down to 37
shortlisted candidates.
“Subsequently, 18 semi-finalists will head into the Miss
Nigeria boot camp and onto the grand finale from which the eventual winner will
emerge,” she added.
According to the statement, the 2021 Miss Nigeria is open to
beautiful young Nigerian women from all parts of the country, within the ages
of 18-to 25.
It pointed out that interested candidates were also expected
to have values that align with that of the organization.
The group added that the call for entry will be open from
Oct. 21 to Sunday, Oct. 31.
The pageant prides itself to have produced and nurtured
exceptional young ladies since its inception over five decades ago, including
the first-ever Miss Nigeria (1957), Grace Atinuke who turns 90-years in
November.
“Others include Lawyer, author and Columnist, Helen
Prest-Ajayi; Lawyer & CEO of NKASSI, Ezinne Akudo, amongst others.
“This year, we have worked very hard to eliminate the
barriers to contesting, including the continued suspension of the registration
fee and the elimination of regional auditions.
“While this is partly in response to the global public
health crisis, it is also to ensure that contestants from all 36 states within
the country are represented,” the organizers said.