Miss Nigeria’s reaction to Miss Jamaica winning the World beauty pageant is an inspiration
When you become successful, you want true friends around you. Friends who genuinely celebrates your victory. At the 2019 Miss World contest, Miss Nigeria contestant Nyekachi Douglas, set a new standard for how to celebrate the successes of your friends and competitors.
Nyekachi Douglas didn’t hold back with her ecstatic joy on the stage when she heard that her fellow contestant, Toni-Ann Singh who represented Jamaica was the winner at an event in ExCel, London.
Singh’s win means it’s the first time in history that black women hold the titles for Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America, Miss Universe and Miss World.
Many people all over the world cheered Toni-Ann, but no one louder than Douglas, who was also among the finalists.
“Absolutely amazing in all my years of watching never seen another queen this excited about someone else’s win,” one Twitter user commented. “#MissNigeria you are simply the best.”
“In 2020 when your friend starts a new business, podcast, therapy, anything that enhances her life,” another Twitter user said. “Be her Miss Nigeria.”
Nyekachi Douglas, who placed fifth, jumped and screamed with Joy when Toni-Ann was announced the winner.
Toni-Ann impressed judges at the event in London after singing Whitney Houston’s I Have Nothing, and answering a variety of questions. She beat 111 other contestants representing different countries, to be the fourth Jamaican winner of the title since the competition began.
She said, “This feels like a dream, I’m so grateful.”
“Whatever it is you see in me, thank you. I’m ready to get to work.”
The 23-year-old who graduated from Florida State University with psychology and women’s studies degrees was born in St Thomas, Jamaica, and plans to study medicine and become a doctor.
The competition, hosted by Peter Andre and actress Megan Young, concluded a three-week festival in which contestants competed in a series of events to earn a spot in the top 30.
These included challenges in multimedia, sport, and talent that took the hopefuls on a ‘journey across some of London’s most iconic landmarks taking in its rich culture and heritage’, according to the Miss World website.
The beauty queens gathered for the finals at the ExCeL Centre in ball gowns and later changed into colourful costumes indicative of their native countries as they were judged by a panel led by Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan.