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Miss SA 2024 Finalist Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina Still Married?: Meet Her Nigerian Husband

Miss South Africa 2024 finalist Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina has stirred controversy again after it was revealed that she was previously married.

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Questions About Eligibility

Last week, social media was buzzing about Chidimma’s eligibility for the Miss South Africa pageant when it came to light that neither of her parents is South African. Now, a video of her lobola ceremony has surfaced on X (formerly Twitter), sparking further outrage in South Africa. The 23-year-old contestant is facing calls for her disqualification due to her Nigerian background, with many questioning her place in the competition.

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Mzansi Calls for Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina to Be Disqualified Following Revelation She Was Married

Adding to the controversy, a video has emerged showing Chidimma’s traditional wedding ceremony, revealing that she was married before entering the pageant. Her husband is alleged to be King Sefo, an Igbo man from Nigeria. Critics are now questioning whether she is still married and claim that her marriage might have been a means to obtain citizenship for her husband. This has fuelled further debate, with some alleging that she should be disqualified based on these grounds.

Here are some of the reactions to the revelation that Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina was once married:

@ThuliSaul_:

Yooooh yazin the bar is too low… Miss SA should be condemned for allowing married women and foreign nationals. I’m so disappointed

@diebands_:

She is giving him citizenship, and then they’ll have a South African baby 😂 after that. They divorced & I bet they’ll move on to marry other Nigerians & give them citizenship too 😂😂 the cycle continues

@redelakacyril:

A whole return soldier with a kid yo represent young SA girl child

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5 Facts About Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina’s Husband

Here are five facts about Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina’s husband, according to Fakaza:

  1. King Sefo is a Nigerian from the Igbo ethnic group.
  2. He is a businessman and a nightlife promoter in Johannesburg, known for organizing exclusive underground parties.
  3. Chidimma met King Sefo while working as a bottle girl at Saint Lodge Night Club in Cape Town.
  4. A circulating video shows that King Sefo is married to Chidimma.
  5. Chidimma and King Sefo are reportedly co-parenting a child together.

By Tayana