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The 71st Miss Universe beauty competition is less than a week away, and Nigeria will be represented by Hannah Iribhogbe, current Miss Universe Nigeria. The beauty queen is currently in New Orleans, USA, for the beauty pageant, set to hold on January 11, 2022.
Wondering who Hannah Iribhogbe is? Here are things you should know.
She began her professional modeling career in 2020.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelShe was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2022 at the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2022 pageant in October 2022.
She’s popularly known as Montana Felix. According to her bio on the Miss Universe website, the name ‘Montana’ became a stage name for her when she discovered her many talents in high school and Felix is her father’s last name.
She works with several NGOs and orphanages, and she revealed that she is responsible for two girls. She has her own NGO, called the Montana Initiative. The Montana Initiative is an organization she founded, and is working to feed 10 million children all over Africa.
Hannah Iribhogbe is a student at North Lake College in Dallas, Texas, majoring in business management.
In an interview with Silverbird, organizers of MBGN, the 21-year-old disclosed that she is also very passionate about women’s empowerment, and she cares deeply for the underprivileged child, hence the creation of the Montana Initiative. She hopes to achieve all this with the help of the MBGN team.
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On winning the Miss Universe title, Hannah said; “I came to Nigeria with so much hope and passion to showcase my country to the world then I applied for the prestigious Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria”.
Hannah Iribhogbe, shared photos on social media, taking us along for both her departure and arrival as she left the country to begin her Miss Universe journey. She said, “It’s time, Nigeria!!! My heart is filled with joy as I depart for New Orleans, ready to wear Nigeria across my chest with so much pride on the prestigious Miss Universe stage, excited to see what’s to come in the next couple of days. Thank you Nigeria for all the love and support, we nor go carry last”.
Miss Universe 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu of India, will crown her successor at the end of the event’s finale. The competition will be hosted by Jeannie Mai and Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo.
