X-miss Nigeria Omowunmi Akinnifesi Talk on The Most Beautiful Woman in World."I am still a beauty queen” – I am still a beauty queen"

The former MBGN Omowunmi Akinnifes is currently in cover girl of Y! magazine.
According to the Interview on YNaija who said  we bring her to tell us her reaction of bearing the most beautiful woman  in world and her lifestyle after being crowned the winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) in 2005 and Her aim and objective for rest of life.

Here are the questions.


What was your first reaction when you first saw it?

The brief I was given for the shoot was ‘smart girls are sexy’ and that is what we ran with so when I saw it live, I was shocked. I was like ‘when did we change themes?’ But I was shocked, humbled and flattered all at once.

When did it first occur to you that you are beautiful? That Aha! moment.

I don’t really think that anybody thinks that they are extremely beautiful but I have been taught to appreciate myself, to carry myself with dignity and to believe that what I believe about me is what I will be so I have always thought I was beautiful, intelligent, well behaved, responsible, the entire package. So when people appreciate you, throw you compliments, you appreciate it and think maybe I do have it, maybe I am really all that.

So beauty for you is not limited to physical appearance?

Beauty can never ever be only about physical appearances.

You graduated from the University of Lagos with a 2.1, must have taken a lot out of you considering the many distractions you obviously faced once you were crowned MBGN.




Do you miss the life of a beauty queen?

To be honest, I am still a beauty queen and I have had a better life after my reign. During my reign I was representing my country all over the world but now I am representing myself which is fine because I am my country so it is still the same thing. I am still celebrated so I cannot miss it, I only miss going out to represent my country and meeting 500 other girls doing the same. Apart from that, I don’t really miss anything. I am actually happier now. Heavy is the head that wears the crown so I feel lighter.



It wasn’t easy, was very challenging because I was now like a gold fish that had no hiding place but I made up mind to do what I had to do. I could have travelled abroad but I thought I was almost done here so why don’t I just stick it out and then do my Masters abroad. I said to myself, I am the most beautiful girl in Nigeria, I cannot afford to embarrass myself so I had to finish and finish very well. I thank God.