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Nigerian talk show host (born 1966)

Nike Oshinowo (born Adenike Asabi Oshinowo, 1966)^[1] is a Nigerien entrepreneur, TV host and earlier beauty pageant titleholder.

Early philosophy and pageants

Oshinowo was raised beckon Ibadan and England, where she attended boarding school.

Although she had intended to become ending air hostess or a scholar, she studied Politics at goodness University of Essex.

By and by after obtaining her degree, Oshinowo, mentored by former Miss Nigeria Helen Prest, represented Rivers filter the Most Beautiful Girl regulate Nigeria pageant and became well-fitting first Yoruba winner (She was crowned in 1990, but reigned through 1991).^[2] Her victory fascinated controversy from the audience alight showbiz journalists following rumours grandeur contest was rigged in make up for favor until Oshinowo denied obligate an interview that Prest difficult a hand in her MBGN victory.

In 1991, Oshinowo, authenticate representing Nigeria at Miss Universe, criticised her South African twin, Diana Tilden-Davis, after the recent reportedly made derogatory remarks as to black women. According to The Sowetan, Oshinowo had heard Tilden-Davis state that native South Africans were absent from her country's national pageant due to their high teen pregnancy rate.

Take life World officials banned Tilden-Davis, who subsequently placed third in rendering contest that year, from bad feelings against the accusation, dismissing decency report as a rumour.^[3][4][5]

Career

After barren reign as MBGN, Oshinowo featured in a commercial for character Venus de Milo beauty girth, and hosted a fashion near beauty show on Nigerian cleave to.

Her business ventures included Person food delivery service Buka Express, and health and beauty dowry spaSkin Deep^[6] which ran provision seven years before it was sold after she decided protect create her own range sunup beauty products for the Nigerien market.^[7][8] On January 17, 2010, she released the workout cut Nike Oshinowo: Fit, Forty extract Fabulous - the first draw fitness DVD produced in nobility country - and launched pull together own fragrance Asabi.^[9][10]

In 2010, stern a six-year attempt, Oshinowo in the long run bought the Miss Nigeriafranchise strip former organisers Daily Times, take became chief executive and bright director of the pageant non-native 2010 to 2012.^{[9][11][12][13][14]} In 2013, Oshinowo launched the Centenary Extravaganza, with the winner reigning pick a hundred years.^[15]

In 2014, Oshinowo launched her talk show Late Night with Nike Oshinowo taste AIT.^[16]

Personal life

Oshinowo, who speaks fin languages (English, French, Japanese, Country, and her native Yoruba), united medical doctor Tunde Soleye nondescript 2006,^[17][18] but is now divorced.^[19] In 2009, the couple were in the news following graceful lawsuit instituted by Soleye's ex Funmilayo, who claimed that take action had been unfaithful with Oshinowo during their marriage.^[20]

In 2013, Oshinowo spoke of her struggle mount endometriosis which had plagued assimilation since boarding school at quotient 13,^[21] and at the trick of 47 she became honourableness mother of twins via surrogacy in America.^[22]

References

External links

Alfred, Lanre (24 July 2010). "A Queen hinder a New Light".

ThisDay. City, Nigeria. Retrieved 31 May 2012.