nana58625 Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 hkhj.bmp Miss Agbani Darego, an 18-year-old Nigerian computer science student is the winner of the 51st Miss World pageant held Friday in Sun City, South Africa. She was chosen from 93 contestants from all over the world. She had promoted herself as wanting to be a computer scientist as well as a super model. Runners up were Zerelda Lee (Miss Aruba) and Juilet Horne (Miss Scotland). The event was hosted by U.S. TV talk show personality Jerry Springer, and was beamed to a projected global television audience of 1.2 billion people. The beauty gala was held in Sun City, at South Africa's Kingdom of Pleasure, a luxury resort of casinos and wild animals. Darego won a total cash prize of $100,000, plus gifts valued at $150,000. She was quoted with this statement "black is beautiful", moments before being crowned. Miss Agbani Darego hails from Rivers State in Nigeria. Today the governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Peter Odili, congratulated her, on her great achievement. Governor Odili called her achievement "an expression of the natural endowment of the people of Rivers State and noble qualities of Nigerian womanhood." He went further that the historic feat was "symbolic of the spirit of the new Nigerian nation and renaissance of our cultural values." The Miss World contest was founded by British entrepreneur, Eric Morley in 1951. Morley died last year weeks before the 50th anniversary celebration of the event. There have only been three winners from Africa since the inception of the event and two of them were white South Africans (1958 and 1974). The third, was from Arab Egypt (1954). Miss Agbani Darego is the first black African woman to win the title. hkhj.bmp Quote
Joe > Average Posted September 7, 2007 Posted September 7, 2007 She has amazing eyes. And lips...She's just beautiful . Quote
helenalover Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 You can see more of Agbani on her agency site: www.outlawsmodels.com Quote
Nefertiti Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Loreal Miss World 2001 Agbani Darego on Modeling Scams Quote
modelknowledge Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Agbani DaregoNationality NigerianHair color BlackEye color BrownPlace of birth Port Hartcourt, Rivers State, NigeriaHeight 5'11.5" ; 181.5cmMeasurements (US) 32-23-34 ; (EU) 81-58.5-86.5Dress size (US) 4 ; (EU) 34Shoe size (US) 9.5 ; (EU) 41 ; (UK) 7Mother agencyn/aAgenciesVisage Management - ZurichO models Africa- JohannesburgOutlaws Models- Capetown Ford Models- New York Formerly With:Next ParisFashion Model Management- MilanAdvertisementsChristian Dior , L'Oréal , Lotto Sport Italia , NordstromMagazine CoversWest Africa: 'True Love' - January 2005Fashion ShowsReady to wear - Spring/Summer 2004 {Diane von Furstenberg}Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2006 {Tommy Hilfiger}Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2010 {Elie Tahari}Notes- Her full name is Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darego.- She was chosen to represent her country at the Quote
Nefertiti Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 African Miss World Agbani Darego celebrated her 30th birthday party in Nigeria, wearing a green Roland Mouret dress and one-sleeved illusion dress by Stella McCartney. beautyisdiverse Quote
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