Izuchukwu OkosiHistory was made Friday night as 18 year old Shatu Garko won the 44th edition of the Miss Nigeria beauty pageant at the Landmark Event Center, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday night
Garko hails from Kano state and defeated Nicole Ikot to the crown, while Kasarachi Okoro emerged as the second runner-up at the contest.
The hijab wearing lass will represent Nigeria at the Miss world beauty pageant. She thereby won the sum of N10m, a 1-year residency at a luxury apartment, a brand new car, and other mouth-watering brand ambassadorship opportunities.
The outgoing queen, Etsanyi Tukura, who hailed from Taraba State, handed her successor the crown at the colourful ceremony.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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