Chidimma Adetshina, Miss Universe Nigeria, is facing a revoke of her South African identity and travel documents.
Tommy Makhode, an official at the department of home affairs , told the South African parliamentary committee on Tuesday about the plan to withdraw Adetshina’s identity documents.in Soweto at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Her father is of Igbo descent, while some reports said her mother is a Mozambican who became a naturalised citizen of South Africa.
The model sparked controversy during this year’s Miss South Africa pageant due to her nationality, which led to a surge ofMakhode said Adetshina’s mother would also have her documents cancelled as they had both failed to meet Monday’s deadline to provide reasons why they should be eligible to keep them.The South African official said the case had been referred to the Hawks, a special police unit that investigates serious crimes, which had concluded that it was a “case of fraud”.
She will compete against contestants from across the world, including Mia le Roux, who won the Miss South Africa contest.
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