Glory Umunna // (born Glory Chukwu // ) is a Nigerian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2009. She competed in Miss World 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is Igbo from Abia State.[1]
Glory Chukwu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Glory Chukwu |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2009 (Winner) Miss World 2009 (Unplaced) |
| Major competition(s) | Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2009 |
Umunna is a graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with a degree in Microbiology. She also has a Masters in Management and Information Systems from Cranfield, UK.
Despite hailing from South-eastern Nigeria, Umunna represented a Northern Nigeria state, Nassarawa State, in a final held for the first time in Owerri, the capital city of Imo State.[2][3] At twenty-three, Glory became queen, and speaks some French as well as English and her native Igbo.[4]
Among Umunna's goals is working with a charity organisation which supports disadvantaged children in her country, and getting involved in the rehabilitation and renovation of children's wards in Nigerian hospitals.
In July 2011, Umunna married civil engineer Uchechi Umunna, [5] [6] and the couple are parents to two daughters.
References
edit- ^ "Enhancements not an advantage at pageantry – Glory Chukwu MBGN'10". www.vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ "Chuku Wins MBGN". Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ MBGN website Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Glory's Miss World page Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "BN Exclusive: First Photos from MBGN 2009 Glory Chuku & Uchechi Umunna's Wedding - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ Queen Glory Fell in Love Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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