Omowunmi Akinnifesi

Omowunmi Akinnifesi

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Omowunmi Akinnifesi
Title(s)	Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2005, Miss Tourism International
Major competition(s)	Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2005

Omowunmi Akinnifesi is a Nigerian businesswoman and Lagos State's Environmental ambassador.

The daughter of a former Central Bank of Nigeria director,^[1] Akinnifesi spent her early years in Sierra Leone before returning to her native Nigeria with her family. She attended Queen's College, Yaba, where she won several prizes for her art work.^[2] In 2005, eighteen year old Akinnifesi was crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, making her eligible to represent her country at the Miss World Pageant in China that same year, where she displayed her skills and also engaged in tree planting for the Chinese government; she displayed more of her talent at another international pageant - Miss Tourism International in Ukraine, in which she emerged winner.^[3][4]

In 2008, Akinnifesi graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in Geography and Regional Planning, and was first runner-up on the Nigerian version of Strictly Come Dancing, Celebrity Takes 2 Dance before she launched her own public relations and usher-hiring business Elle Poise.^{[5][6] [7]}

In June 2009, Akinnifesi was appointed Environmental ambassador by the Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola.^[8]

References

1. ^ Nigeria Wins Tourism Contest
2. ^ Omowunmi's Miss World Page
3. ^ Miss Tourism International
4. ^ Miss Tourism International I
5. ^ Celebrity Takes 2 Dance
6. ^ Celebrity Takes 2 Dance. II
7. ^ Akinnifesi graduates
8. ^ Akinnifesi becomes ambassador

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