Glory Umunna is a former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria

Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria

The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant originally began as Miss Universe Nigeria in 1983, and was created by Silverbird Group. It was later re-named Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 1986. Winners represent Nigeria in Miss World and, until recently, Miss Universe – currently, only the...

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Umunna is a graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with a degree in Microbiology

Microbiology

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. Despite her Igbo heritage, Ohafia

Ohafia

Ohafia is a town and local government area in Abia State, Nigeria. It is an Igbo speaking region. The ancestral capital of Ohafia is the centrally located village of Elu. The Ohafia Local Government Area also includes the towns of Abiriba and Nkporo....

-native Umunna represented predominantly Islamic state Nassarawa in a ceremony held for the first time in Owerri

Owerri

Owerri is the capital of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of the Igboland. Owerri consists of three Local Govern Areas including Owerri Municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West, it has an estimated population of about 400,000 as of 2006...

. At twenty-four, Umunna, who speaks French

French language

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and her native Igbo as well as English, is one of the contest's oldest winners. Among Umunna's aim's is working with a charity organisation which supports disadvantaged children in her country, and is involved in the rehabilitation and renovation of children’s wards in Nigerian hospitals.

In 2011, Umunna married civil engineer Uchechi Umunna.