Ada Agwu Joy Eme (born 1998) is a

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model, entrepreneur and

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titleholder who was crowned as the winner of the 2022 edition of the

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. She represented

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at the 2022 Miss World pageant emerging Top 30 at the

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competition.

Early life

Ada is from Amaogudu Abiriba in Ohafia Local Government Area of

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Education

Eme attended Oshogbo Government High School in

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. In 2019, she was given admission at the

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, Lagos to study

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Pageantry

In 2022, there were 36 contestants to win the 34th MBGN edition, a national competition which took place at

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. She won the contest succeeding Oluchi Madubuike, the 2021 winner of Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria. The former Governor of

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congratulated her saying she has made

proud.

References

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