Born in Benin City, Edo State, Mildred Ehiguese, who represented Adamawa State emerged Miss Nigeria 2017, making her the 41st queen and beating 36 other girls to earn the coveted crown.
A graduate of Psychology from the renowned Redeemers University, Mildred Ehiguese is by all standards a model for young girls and women who aspire to be relevant and leave footprints in the sands of time.
A young and passionate woman, she is not afraid to carry on daunting projects and campaigns to better the lives of women and children in a country where Women and Children welfare are really considered. She is the first lady to emerge Queen from Adamawa state, a feat that has not been achieved before.
Coming from one of the youngest states in northern Nigeria, Mildred has plans to help the state rise up from the ashes of Insurgence, hunger, abuse against children and women.
She is currently in talks with Bindo Jibrilla, the state governor on how Women and Children can be empowered and taught skills that would make life and living daily easier. She also plans to cater to the mentally challenged in the state with her pet project that would be sensitizing on Mental Illness.
Since her reign Mildred has taken on a number of projects and has lent her voice to numerous relevant campaigns including WAR (Walk against Rape).
She is currently championing the “Green Girl Project”. The Green Girl Project covers Environmental Sustainability: SHELL and Ecobank have partnered with the Green Girl project at different times.
Mildred would be taking on other plans later in the year like “Campaigns Safe Schools”, book donations to select Orphanages amongst other projects. Mildred is not just a beauty with brains; she’s a beauty with sympathy, emotions and plans for the people she represents.
The Miss Nigeria Brand is owned by the Daily Times, the organizer of the yearly beauty pageant that showcases positive attributes of Nigerian women. The winner portrays exemplary qualities and serves as a role model for young women in the country.
