The Nigerian Queen
The Nigerian Queen – abbreviated as TNQ and also known as Miss Grand Nigeria – is an annual Nigerian pageant which aims to find and promote exceptional young ladies with value and virtue positively affecting her generation and environment whilst having strong interest in humanitarian services. Formerly known as Queen of Trust, TNQ is organised by 001 Entertainment. Since 2021, TNQ representatives have competed at Miss Grand International. The current titleholder is Bimbo Abayomi, who represented Lagos. Due to unforeseen circumstances she was unable to compete at Miss Grand International 2021 but retained her TNQ title, while runner-up  Patience Christopher was named Miss Grand Nigeria 2021. In December 2021, Christopher became the first Nigerian to place at the International pageant. History. 001 Entertainment president, Kelvin Joseph Amroma, established Queen of Trust in 2009, with the first edition held in Port Harcourt. Winners adopt a platform (Known in Nigerian pageants as 'pet project') during their reign – an issue of interest affecting society, and once chosen, they use their status to address the public regarding their platform. In 2015, halfway through the winner's reign, Queen of Trust was renamed The Nigerian Queen, with 2014's titleholder Onyeka Agu named  deputy national director.<ref name="prostitution/"></ref> In 2020, for the first time in the pageant's 11-year history, the TNQ final was held in Lagos instead of Port Harcourt. Competition. As with most major Nigerian pageants, TNQ comprises various segments including local costume, evening gown, and interview. Preliminaries are held before the grand final, and both fashion and talent shows are included. Prior to 2016, contestants wore their first names on their sashes to reflect their individual personalities (Between 2013 and 2014, famous football player names were used), but each girl now represents a state, with more than one contestant  occasionally acting as state delegate. Unlike other pageants with strict rules regarding vital statistics, plus-sized girls are allowed to compete. The most consistent awards at the TNQ finale are Best Dinner Gown, Best Local Costume (formerly Best Traditional Attire), Miss Popularity, Miss Photogenic, Most Talented, Top Model, and Nigerian Queen Multimedia. Other awards have included Miss Sportswoman and Miss Amity. Prizes for the winner and runners-up vary each year; as of 2018 the winner receives a Hyundai car, 700 square metres of land, and ₦1,000,000 plus a trip of Dubai. According to the pageant's president Kelvin  Joseph Amroma, during TNQ's first edition, the star prize was a television. Titleholders. Notes TNQ International Representatives. Color keys Scandal. In 2016, Cynthia Ugbah resigned from her position as reigning TNQ after accusing organisers 001 Entertainment of sexual harassment. In a statement Ugbah stated "They wanted me to sleep with men for money and then given the money to them to better their own organisation. Apparently that's how it works. They are rogues, thieves, fake, and most of all broke, they need pretty girls to fetch them money." However, the organisation argued these were false claims, and Ugbah  had been dethroned due to gross misconduct.