Inducted 2004
Miss Darego Agbani
- Name
- Miss Darego Agbani
- State of Origin
- Rivers
- Zone
- South South
- Sector of Achievement
- Arts, Culture & Creative Industry
- Profession
- Beauty Queen
- Year of Induction
- 2004
- Posthumous
- No
Landmark Achievement
First Nigerian to win to become Miss World
Reasons for Induction
Agbani Darego’s achievement as the first Black African woman to win Miss World in 2001 brought international recognition to Nigeria and helped increase the visibility of African women in global beauty pageantry and modelling.
Biography
Agbani Darego is a Nigerian international model, beauty queen and entrepreneur born on 22 December 1982. She hails from Rivers State and made history in 2001 as the first Black African woman to win the Miss World title. She also won the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant in the same year. Agbani has worked with internationally recognised fashion and beauty brands and has contributed to promoting Nigeria on the global stage through modelling and fashion entrepreneurship.