Titilope Lawoyin (born Anne Titilope Suinner, September 4, 1981) is a former

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Career

At the time of her having titled she was an undergraduate student of

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. She was born to the family of Mr. Patrick M. Suinner. She comes from

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local council of

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. Lawoyin - then known as Ann Suinner - placed second in MBGN 2001, but replaced

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after the latter was crowned

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. Lawoyin, who had represented

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, never intended to participate in the contest; she only agreed to register after being persuaded by one of the organisers when she accompanied a friend to the auditions. As reigning

, Lawoyin worked on several projects, including

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Awareness. After reigning for five months, Lawoyin returned to the

where she graduated with a degree in

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, and was a presenter with

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. Now married, she resides in

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where she studied Nursing at the

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References

Living people 1981 births Yoruba beauty pageant contestants Nigerian emigrants to the United States Nigerian beauty pageant winners American people of Yoruba descent Olabisi Onabanjo University alumni UNC School of Nursing alumni Yoruba people {{Nigeria-pageant-bio-stub