Miss SA 24, Chichi Vanessa Adetshina, has Nigerian and Mozambique flags on her TikTok bio

Based on data, South Africans are at present dragging Chi Chi Vanessa Adetshina has she put up Nigeria and Mozambican flag on her TikTok profile.

Chidimma Adetshina, a 2024 Miss South Africa pageant finalist, has confronted scrutiny and backlash over her Nigerian heritage, The South African Occasions experiences.

The controversy surrounding Ms Adetshina started shortly after she entered the sweetness pageant. The 23-year-old mannequin from Soweto, South Africa, who superior to the Prime 30 Miss SA competitors, turned the frontline of the nation’s xenophobia debate and nationwide identification.

Born in South Africa to a Nigerian father (Igbo) and a Mozambique mom, now naturalised South African, Ms Adetshina’s participation within the pageant has been met with each assist and harsh criticism, shedding gentle on the nation’s deep-seated historical past of xenophobic violence and discrimination, significantly in the direction of African immigrants.

“I’m a South African citizen and I’ve met all the necessities to be part of the Miss SA competitors. The truth that my father is Nigerian doesn’t take away from the truth that I’m South African. My mom is South African, and I used to be born and raised on this nation,” she mentioned.

Additionally clearing the air on the difficulty, the Miss SA organisation, in a press release confirmed that Adetshina met all the necessities to take part within the pageant.