Miss Grand Nigeria 2016

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Date11 September 2016
VenueVictoria Crown Plaza Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos
BroadcasterYouTube
Entrants18
Miss Grand Nigeria 2016
Victoria Island, the host city of the contest
Date11 September 2016
VenueVictoria Crown Plaza Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos
BroadcasterYouTube
Entrants18
Placements10
WinnerRacheal Ikekhuame
(Edo)
 2015

Miss Grand Nigeria 2016 was the second edition of the Miss Grand Nigeria beauty pageant, held on September 11, 2016, at the Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.[1][2][3] Candidates from eighteen states of Nigeria competed for the title and the representative of Edo State, Rachael Onuwa Ikekhuame, was named the winner and received one million Nigerian naira cash prize as a reward.[1] She then represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant in Las Vegas, United States, but she was unplaced.[4]

The grand final round of the pageant was hosted by comedian Akinlami Babatunde Julius (also known as Elenu) and radio personality Double O.[1]

PositionCandidate[1][5]
Miss Grand Nigeria 2016
  • Edo   Racheal Ikekhuame
1st runner-up
  • Imo  Emmanuella Yaboh
2nd runner-up
Top 5
Top 10
  • Abia  Oluwadamiola Abisoye Hassan
  • Benue  Ogbanga Tamunosiki Rita
  • Kaduna  Arikawe Sharon Oluwatunmise
  • Ogun  Princess Omowunmi Agunbiade
  • Plateau  Vivian Urefine Precious
Special awards[1][5]
Best National Costume
Best Evening Gown
  • Imo  Emmanuella Yaboh
Best Talent
  • Kaduna  Arikawe Sharon Oluwatunmise
Best Speech
People Choice
  • Abia  Oluwadamiola Abisoye Hassan
Miss Congeniality

Candidates

References

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