Toyin Raji
Toyin Raji | |
|---|---|
| Born | Toyin Enitan Raji[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Children | 1 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 1995 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe 1995 (Miss Congeniality) Miss World 1995 (Miss Personality) |
Toyin Enitan Raji (born c. 1972) is a Nigerian former actress who was crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria[2] and represented her country in Miss Universe 1995 and Miss World 1995. She was raised in Lagos.[3]
Miss Universe 1995
As the official representative of Nigeria to the Miss Universe 1995 pageant, broadcast live from Windhoek, Namibia on May 12, 1995, Raji placed 11th overall in the preliminary competition, 7th in preliminary interview and 12th in swimsuit, barely missing the semi-finals by five hundredths of a point.
Augustine Masilela of South Africa made the cut in 10th place, denying Raji the chance of becoming Nigeria's first Miss Universe semi-finalist. Nonetheless, Raji received the Congeniality award, voted by her fellow contestants.[1]
Miss World 1995
A few months later, Raji participated in the Miss World 1995 pageant, held in Sun City, South Africa on November 18, 1995, where she once again was voted by her fellow competitors as the most personable, receiving the Miss Personality award.[4]
The irony, however, became glaring when Raji was pressured to withdraw by South African authorities following political controversy over de facto Nigerian president Sani Abacha's decision to execute nine dissidents.[5]
Personal life
After appearing in several Nollywood movies,[6] Raji had a daughter and left the country to live in Texas,[7] where she completed her education and works in IT.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Miss Universe crown goes to Texas student". The Advocate. May 14, 1995. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
Miss Nigeria, Toyin Enitan Raji, won Miss Congeniality.
- ^ Nollywood reporter (July 17, 2013). "Beauty of the day: Former beauty queen, Toyin Raji". Nollywood Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Motherhood has been pure perfection for me –Toyin Raji". Heartminders. Nigeria. October 14, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Nigeria's Toyin Raji". Missosology.
- ^ "Miss Nigeria drops out of Miss World Pageant amid protest against government". JET (Dec 4, 1995). December 4, 1995. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Actresses with love kids". Daily Sun. March 5, 2006. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Toyin Raji". Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Motherhood has been pure perfection for me –Toyin Raji Archived 2013-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- 1970s births
- 20th-century Nigerian actresses
- Actresses from Lagos
- American people of Nigerian descent
- American people of Yoruba descent
- Beauty pageant contestants from Lagos
- Living people
- Miss Universe 1995 contestants
- Miss World 1995 delegates
- Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria winners
- Nigerian emigrants to the United States
- Nigerian expatriate actresses in the United States
- Yoruba actresses
- Yoruba beauty pageant contestants