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The Miss South Africa organisation has confirmed that controversial finalist Vanessa Chidimma Adetshina is a South African citizen. The confirmation comes after concerns raised by social media users arguing that she is a Nigerian citizen.
Vanessa Chidimma Adetshina's citizenship confirmed
Miss South Africa has cleared concerns about Vanessa Chidimma Adetshina's citizenship. The model faced massive backlash from social media users who claimed that she did not qualify to represent South Africa because her father is from Nigeria.
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This led to a petition to remove her from the competition, and many people requested that her documents be checked. According to @newslivesa, Miss SA confirmed that Chidimma is a South African citizen after a thorough investigation. The post read:
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Social media users are still unconvinced that Chidimma is a South African citizen. Many even argued that the young lady's other is from Mozambique, not a Zulu woman.
@nkulipp said:
@MondeRay__ commented:
@KalaharianSon wrote:
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@mmxo35 added:
@Thuso1Africa commented:
Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that Vannesa Chidimma Adetshina was seen in a video with her Nigerian relatives, sparking outrage among South Africans for participating in the Miss South Africa contest.
In the weeks following the backlash she received for participating in Miss South Africa, it seems life is not getting any easier for Vannesa Chidimma Adetshina after Mzansi found a new video of her with her family.
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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.
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