Her name is Hadassah Ibinyingi Gloriana Allaputa and she is the reigning Miss United Nations 2019. She hails from Akiama Community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The 32 year old beauty queen has been a project manager, presenter and makeup artist who loves reading, dancing, playing basketball, photography, modelling, style artistry, traveling, tourism, humanitarian services, and playing with children.

Before her emergence as Miss World United Nations, Queen Hadassah Ibinyingi Gloriana Allaputa was the reigning Miss Nigeria United Nations. Prior to her winning these string of beauty pageants, she was the Executive Director of Queen Hadassah Ibinyingi Foundation, through which has been carrying out social impact initiatives targeted at the girl child, less privileged and disadvantaged communities.  

Queen Hadassah, who studied Mass Communication at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, now Rivers State University, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, is an entrepreneur, public speaker, project coordinator and beauty consultant, and has volunteered for several charity organizations promoting sustainable development goals (SDGs). The Founder of Queen Can Code is also the Executive Director of Hope for Single Mothers Initiative, ‘Dare To Dream Again’, and Girls with A Purpose International Network.

In the course of pursuing her passion to reach out to large networks of young women, especially, the unmarried teenage mothers and underprivileged single mothers, helping them find their true purpose, and achieve personal greatness, she has visited the IDP camp in Abuja, 12 communities in her home, Bonny LGA, and eight secondary schools across Rivers State, and has reached over 1,225 young girls, 11 teenage mothers, two drop out school girls and over 400 single mothers who have been impacted through her NGO.

She told Africa Travel News that “promoting Tourism is the biggest part of my duty as an outstanding beauty queen. I have visited lots of tourist attractions across Nigeria like the Obudu Cattle Ranch, Kwa Water Falls, Agbokim Waterfalls, and Cross River National Park, all in Cross Rivers State; Sumu Wildlife Park in Bauchi State, Idanre Hills in Ondo State, Farinruwa Falls in Nasarawa State, Olumiri Waterfalls in Osun State, and Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos State”.

The young lady who has now become the cynosure of all eyes globally after winning the United Nation pageant, which was conceptualized as a prestigious international pageant to serve a convergence point for representatives of different countries across the world with different cultural diversity, promoting their country’s best attractions, and work diligently to make positive impact in their communities.

The reigning beauty queen, who expressed delight upon winning the pageant in the words “I’m proud to fly the flag of Nigeria at the 2019 Miss World United Nations finals in Delhi, India’, was in Bonny Island to attend the finals of the Amanyanabo Football Tournament organized by the Amanyanabo of Bonny Kingdom, His Majesty, King Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III, Perekule XI, CON.

She shared her feelings on the moment she was declared the winner of the pageant with Kristina Reports’ Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Godswill Jumbo, upon her arrival at the Arrival Lounge of the Finima Airstrip, Bonny, among other issues. Enjoy the gist:

How was the feeling when you heard your name as the winner of this pageant?

It was great, I was dumbfounded when I was called and I feel very happy.

Talking about dumbfounded, meaning you didn’t see it coming?

Well, actually, I saw it coming initially but like two days before I travelled there were a lot of challenges. I all had in my mind was that let me just participate. I wasn’t looking at the crown anymore because it has been a long journey. As at the time I was going of this thing, I just said let me just go. And surprisingly, we had only 51 countries and I was called Miss World United Nations. It was really great.

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What were those qualities you think the judges saw that made them make this decision?

Frist of all, it was my commitment to community development which I carried out here in Bonny. I visited 14 communities and I was able to do a documentary. That stood me out because what they requested for was a profile, like a profile of your projects but I went a little bit further to do a documentary about Bonny, the people in Bonny, why people should visit Nigeria. And that’s one of the things that stood me out. One other thing was my perseverance, passion for community development projects.

Going forward, what does this represent for the girl-child, Bonny, Nigeria and a lot of hushed voices within your gender?

Yeah, sure, I really love Bonny. I am proud to be born in Bonny. I have quite a number of projects for the girl-child, empowerment and girl-child education. When I started, I started reaching out to teenage mothers. But today there is quite a number of projects I am putting down for the girl-child.

Tell us what we should do with this glory you have home to us?

First of all, I want to appreciate everybody that supported me, my mummy here, Elfrida. She has been very wonderful. And my dad, Hamilton Allaputa. And I also have Adata Bristol, and quite a lot of people. Even Mrs. Esther Randolph Brown. Yes, everybody has been very supportive. And I want to really appreciate them for giving me all the support and I promise that this platform, this crown is going to do what it was actually created for, which is to impact the lives of the less privileged and the voiceless in our society.