Phyna
Phyna | |
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| Born | Ijeoma Josephina Otabor 2 June 1997 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Hype priestess of Nigeria |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Hype woman |
| Known for | Winner of the Big Brother Naija season 7 |
| Television | Big Brother Naija |
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Ijeoma Josephina Otabor (born 2 June 1997) known as Phyna is a Nigerian actress, model, hype woman, entertainer and a reality TV star.[1] She is the winner of Big Brother Naija season 7.[2][3][4][5]
Early life
Phyna is from Esan tribe in Edo state but she was born in Lagos State.[6] She grew up in Edo State where she had her primary and secondary education.[7] She completed her studies in Engineering Department at Auchi Polytechnic.[8]
Career
Before entering the Big Brother Naija house, Phyna was a commercial model, who started her career from college and was signed by a modelling agency.[6]
Big Brother Naija
Phyna entered the 7th season of Big Brother Naija (Level Up) as the tenth housemate on 23 July 2022.[9][10]
During the season finale of the show on 2 October 2022, she was declared the winner scoring 40.74% of the final votes ahead of Bryann with 26.74% of the total votes cast and was entitled to the ₦100 000 000 (one hundred million naira) grand prize,[11][12] making her the second female to win the show, three years after Mercy Eke won it.[13][14][15]
Endorsements
Firegin, Spedy Herbals, Rixari Skin Secrets, BeUnique Wears, Spedy weightloss[16]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Big Brother Naija 7 | Contestant | Reality show/
Game show |
| 2023 | Osato | Osato | Film produced and directed by Charles Uwagbai |
References
- ^ olufemiajasa (2022-10-02). "Breaking: Phyna beats Bryan, emerges winner of BBNaija Level Up season". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Alake, Olumide (2022-10-02). "BBNaija 2022 finale: Phyna emerges winner of season 7 edition". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Live Show 12 – 2 Oct: Phyna wins BBNaija Level Up! - BBNaija". Big Brother Naija - Live Show 12 – 2 Oct: Phyna wins BBNaija Level Up! - BBNaija. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Nseyen, Nsikak (2022-10-02). "BREAKING: Phyna emerges winner of BBNaija Season 7". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "BREAKING: Phyna wins BBNaija season 7". Punch Newspapers. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ a b Wamangu, Peris (2022-08-06). "BBNaija Phyna's biography: age, state of origin, socials". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Things to know about BBNS7 winner, Phyna". Punch Newspapers. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Editor 3 (2022-08-24). "BBNaija: 'I'm a first class graduate of Engineering, no be by big grammar" - Phyna brags following clash with Sheggz". National Accord Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ David (2022-07-23). "Meet first 12 Big Brother Naija Season 7 "Level Up" Housemates". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Meet first 12 BBNaija "Level Up" housemates: What to expect - P.M. News". Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Owolawi, Taiwo (2022-10-02). ""Who deyyyyy": Nigerians celebrate Phyna's BBNaija Level Up win". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Alake, Olumide (2022-10-02). "BBNaija 2022 finale: Phyna emerges winner of season 7 edition". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Phyna Wins 2022 BBNaija, Pockets N100m Grand Prize | Channels Television". www.channelstv.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Phyna Emerges Second Female Big Brother Naija Winner After Mercy Eke – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". independent.ng. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Madukwe, Bartholomew (2022-10-02). "Whitemoney hails Phyna on emergence as second female BBNaija winner". TheNewsGuru. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Donald (2022-07-01). "Phyna BBNaija: ( Josephine Otabor ) Early life ,Dance, School, Net Worth, Photos, University, Biography, Movies, Modelling Agency, YouTube, Boyfriend, TikTok, Makeup, Parents, Height, Wikipedia". Cloutgist. Retrieved 2022-07-02.