South Africans petition to remove Chidimma Adetshina from Miss SA pageant
A petition was launched by South Africans on Thursday seeking the removal of Chidimma Onwe Adetshina from the Miss SA pageant.
On Thursday, July 25, social media users launched a petition to prevent Chidimma Onwe Adetshina from becoming Miss South Africa.
PETITION TO REMOVE CHIDIMMA ADETSHINA
South Africans began an online petition to get Chidimma Onwe Adetshina disqualified from the Miss SA pageant.
The beauty queen was born at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital to a Nigerian father and a South African mother with Mozambican roots.
The 23-year-old beauty queen also trended on Wednesday, 24 July when she removed her Nigerian and Mozambican flags from her TikTok account.
More than three thousand South Africans had signed the petition at the time of publishing this article.
Where is the petition opposing this petition, I would love to sign it.— Galakanye (@Galakanye) July 26, 2024
SOUTH AFRICANS RESPOND TO PETITION
@_KB_Mtimande_: “You people will sign any petition, but will never sign any petition of getting rid of these politicians who ruin your livehood daily.”
@justmamoyo: “So this rainbow nation ideology yall like peddling is total bs or it’s allowed when it doesn’t threaten you, when it makes you look good. And it’s the black South Africans who are yapping about this. Yall really pathetic. You have bigger problems you are coddling but no, lets bully Chidi.”
@glu_one: “What is wrong with you xenophobes? She was. Or in South Africa, she was educated in South Africa, she is South African. You should be ashamed of yourselves.”
@vuyokaimi: “If i remember well in democratic country, Mandela once said this country belongs to those who live in it. She can be an African girl but if she has a citizen, she entitled to participate. If we can be consistency about the roots, I believe even me and you are not South Africans.”
@SolanaNFT_lover: “If I was the Miss Universe and Miss World organisations and she got booted out, South Africa would not be invited to those competitions. Because how come Ireland has a black woman, other countries are open to foreigners. South Africa would be banned and that’s coming from a South African.”
South Africans doesn’t play games neh, now signing the petition 🤭😅
Miss SA – Sign the Petition | Panyaza pic.twitter.com/cZBmDgGGCe— Chilli Bite (@FutureBite) July 26, 2024
MISS SA: ENTRANCE CRITERIA
South Africans on social media are also criticising Chidimma for entering the Miss SA pageant who is divorced and a mother.
The South African-born beauty queen opened up about motherhood and getting divorced at 23 years to Sowetan.
“I got divorced in February. I didn’t think I’d be a mother at my age.” she said.
@joy_zelda said: “Chidima Vanessa Onwe has a child, yet she is a Miss SA finalist. Why is she allowed to participate.”
The Miss South Africa announced in 2022 that divorced and married women will be allowed to contest for the crown.
Miss SA reportedly made the announcement that the longstanding restrictions would be scratched during the finale of Miss SA 2022.
Lol she removed the flags. Nxa le supporta nonsense entlek.
She was supposed to stand her ground moes.— ZacM (@ZacMoselane) July 24, 2024