Agbani Darego

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Agbani Darego (born 1983), nicknamed "Agbani" won the Miss World title in 2001. Darego was elected Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 2001. While a first-year student of the University of Port Harcourt. She represented Nigeria in the 2001 Miss Universe competition. She placed among the top 10 semi-finalists, finishing seventh. She was the only black semi-finalist that year. In November 2001, Darego traveled to South Africa to compete in the Miss World competition, beating Miss Scotland and Miss Aruba in the final round to become the first black African winner of the title. One week before the 2002 pageant, riots erupted in Kaduna and other cities in northern Nigeria after small protests against the competition inflamed simmering religious tension between Muslims and Christians. Several hundred died in the violence that ensued. The 2002 Miss World competition was moved from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, where it was staged in London that December. She has modeled for L'Oreal cosmetics.

Agbani Darego dropped out of the University of Port Harcourt after her reign as Miss World ended in 2002. She is signed to Next Model Management, and is currently pursuing a modelling career in Europe.

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