The first woman to be crown miss nigeria was a nurse

You could say Grace Atinuke Oyelude who was the first Miss Nigeria was born lucky. The woman who was crowned in 1957 when she was 26 years old achieved all her dreams after she became Miss Nigeria. Her win as Miss Nigeria was truly a blessing for a small town girl from Kogi state. She was born in Kano state to James Adeleye Olude and Marthan Dantu on November 16, 1931. Due to the fact that she was the first to be crowned as Miss Nigeria, Oyelude barely attended any functions that beauty pageant winners attend today. She had used the opportunity to pursue her own dreams. At the time she was crowned in 1957, beauty pageant was not what it is today. Contestants were only asked to send a photo to Daily Times and finalists were asked to walk around for the judges as a band played music. In an interview with, Oyelude had revealed that she wasn't aware that her late brother William Oyelude had sent her picture to Daily Times for the contest. He only revealed that he had after she was picked as one of the finalist. She said: "My younger brother who is late now William Oyelude came and said, 'Sis, I have something to show you, but you have to give me six pence'. He said he would not show me the magazine until he got his six pence first. I gave him the six pence and he showed me my picture in the Daily Times. It was a Sunday Times then. And I asked, “how did it get there?” He said he sent my picture and all they required in those days was to send your picture and tell them why you want to be a Miss Nigeria and he did it." Meet woman who was crowned the first Miss Nigeria in 1957 Photo source: Nairaland Oyelude had been told to fly to Lagos from Kano for the final stage of the contest. The 26-year-old who had never been on an airplane was excited to fly for the first time. She participated in the final stage with over 200 girls at the Lagos Island Club. They were asked to walk around three times for the judges. After the contest, Oyelude who had represented Kano was announced as the first ever Miss Nigeria and she was awarded 200 pounds, a new wardrobe and two weeks trip to the United Kingdom.***prbxselfnetwork***