| South African authorities have intensified efforts to deport former beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina after alleging that she had been living in the country without legal immigration status.The Department of Home Affairs has asked the Cape Town Regional Court to confirm Adetshina’s detention to facilitate her deportation to her country of origin.Adetshina, 25, who came into the spotlight after reaching the finals of the 2024 Miss South Africa pageant before withdrawing amid controversy over her citizenship, was arrested earlier this month in the Summer Greens area of Cape Town.Born in Soweto to a Nigerian father of Igbo descent and a Mozambican mother, Adetshina’s legal status in South Africa has remained the subject of scrutiny. Her parents reportedly met in Johannesburg in the late 1990s and later settled in Pimville.Following her withdrawal from the Miss South Africa contest, Adetshina went on to represent Nigeria at the Miss Universe pageant, where she was crowned first runner-up, making history as the first Nigerian woman to finish in second place at the global competition.She appeared before the Cape Town Regional Court on June 9 and was released on warning pending the continuation of the case, which is expected to resume next month. |
