The Honourable Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu (born 22 June 1966) is a Nigerian politician.

The daughter of judge and former Nigeria Football Association

Nigeria Football Association

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 chairman Justice Chuba-Ikpeazu QC

Queen's Counsel

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, Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu was educated in Nigeria

Nigeria

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, England

England

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, and America

United States

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 where she worked as a model. In 1986, Chuba-Ikpeazu was the winner of the first Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria

Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria

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 pageant, and thus started the trend for the domination of Igbo women in the pageant. In 1987 she was the first Nigerian in Miss Universe

Miss Universe

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 since Edna Park in 1964, and her biggest pageant achievement was when she was crowned Miss Africa in the same year.

After her reign, Chuba-Ikpeazu became a business woman in Lagos

Lagos

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, specialising in oil servicing. A holder of a Bachelors degree in communication, a Masters degree in Business Adiminstration, and another Bachelors degree in Law, Chuba-Ikpeazu was a member of the House of Representatives

House of Representatives of Nigeria

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from 1999 to 2003.

In 2004, Chuba-Ikpeazu became the winner of the Nigerian National Assembly election, representing Onitsha North-South federal constituency as a candidate of the People's Democratic Party.