Chinenye Akinlade

Chinenye Akinlade (born Chinenye Ivy Ochuba) is a former beauty queen.

Akinlade is the seventh of eight children and also a twin. Following completion of her secondary education at Regan Memorial Secondary School, she won the 2002 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant while awaiting admission into university.^[1] Despite being a favourite for the Miss Universe 2002 crown, she failed to make the top ten, but fared better at Miss World, where she was a top ten finalist, as well as the African Continental Queen of Beauty.^[2]

Formerly a student at the University of Lagos, Akinlade completed her degree in Accounting and Financing at the University of Greenwich, London in 2008, graduating with a second class upper.^[3] She returned to Nigeria, where she married businessman Kunle Akinlade, and works for oil company Exxon Mobil.^[4] In 2009, Akinlade gave birth to a daughter.^[5]

References

1. ^ MBGN 2002
2. ^ Chinenye is the face of Gisters
3. ^ Chinenye Graduates
4. ^ Interview with Chinenye's husband
5. ^ Ochuba-Akinlade gets groovy

• Chinenye set to wed!

Preceded by Agbani Darego

Miss World Africa 2002

Succeeded by Hayat Ahmed

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