15/06/2024
In 1989, Bianca Onoh won the Nigerian version of Miss Intercontinental. However, a few months later, she decided to quit instead of completing her term.
This happened when it came out that she was dating Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, a political figure who was 34 years her senior and an associate of her father. Some newspapers even falsely claimed she was expecting a baby.
Although Bianca and Ojukwu never confirmed or denied their relationship until they got married in 1994, the organisers of the pageant, Silverbird, were very angry. They usually do not want their winners, like Bianca, to be in the spotlight with high-profile relationships while they are still reigning.
Later, Bianca said she found it too hard to manage her duties as a pageant queen, which was why she gave up her crown to the runner-up, Regina Askia, who then finished the rest of her term as the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN).
