Nike Oshinowo-Soleye

Nike Oshinowo-Soleye

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Adenike Oshinowo
Title(s)	MBGN 1991
Major competition(s)	Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 1991

Nike Oshinowo-Soleye (born Adenike Asabi Oshinowo)^{[1] [2]}is a Nigerian businesswoman, socialite, and pageant director.

Oshinowo was raised in Ibadan and England, where she attended boarding school. Although she had intended to become an air hostess or a doctor, she studied Politics at the University of Essex.^[3] Shortly after obtaining her degree, Oshinowo, who was mentored by former Miss Nigeria Helen Prest-Davies, represented Rivers at the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant and became its first Yoruba winner (she was crowned in December 1990, but reigned in 1991). ^[4][5]

After her reign which saw her compete at Miss World, Oshinowo featured in a commercial for Venus cosmetics ^[6] and hosted a fashion and beauty show on Nigerian television. Her business ventures included an African restaurant and Skin Deep, a health and beauty spa which ran for seven years before it was sold after she decided to create her own range of beauty products for the Nigerian market.^[7] On January 17, 2010, she released the workout video Nike Oshinowo: Fit, Forty and Fabulous - the first celebrity fitness DVD produced in the country - and is currently working on the beauty products which will include fragrance, skincare, and haircare.^[8][9][10]

Now in her forties, Oshinowo, who is fluent in five languages including Japanese and French,^[5] is hailed as a style icon in her homeland.^[11] Although she had stated in previous interviews that she had no plans to become a wife, Oshinowo is now married to medical doctor Tunde Soleye.^[12] In 2009, the couple was in the news following a lawsuit instituted by Soleye's ex-wife Funmilayo, who claimed that he had been unfaithful with Oshinowo during their marriage.^[13]

In 2010, after a six-year attempt, Oshinowo-Soleye finally bought the Miss Nigeria franchise from former organisers Daily Times, and is now chief executive and creative director of the pageant.^[14][15][16]

References

1. ^ Asabi
2. ^ Adenike Interview
3. ^ MBGN page
4. ^ I never thought I would get married
5. ^ ^{a b} I want to bring back the old-time glamour - Nike Oshinowo
6. ^ Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria: The story... so far
7. ^ MY HUSBAND IS ADORABLE AND RIDICULOUSLY PATIENT
8. ^ Nigeria's Most Popular Beauty Queens
9. ^ Nike's workout plan
10. ^ Fit, Forty and Fabulous
11. ^ Nike Oshinowo: A style icon for all seasons
12. ^ The Independent
13. ^ Infidelity - Ex-Beauty Queen, Nike Oshinowo Joined in Divorce Suit
14. ^ The Return of Miss Nigeria
15. ^ Interview on Miss Nigeria 2010
16. ^ Interview with Daily Independent

External links

• MBGN Website
• Photo of fitness DVD

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