Miss Tiana Uche Michaels was crowned The Queen of South East Nigeria 2023 in a glittering event held on Saturday, July 15 at Gardenia Hotel in Independence Layout, Enugu.
The 23-year-old final student of university of Nigeria Nsukka is an entrepreneur, event planner and coordinator. She bested 12 other competitors to win the title.
Benita Chisom and Blessing Emmanuel were named the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Jennifer Odo Ifeoma clinched the Queen of South East Ambassador title. This year’s competition themed “The New Revelation” marked the 6th edition of the prestigious regional pageant.
Speaking about winning the crown she said, “I feel elated and excited. I don’t know what the future holds but I hope for everything good to come out of it. Asides being a communicator, I’ve always wanted to be a connector of people in Nigeria so I hope to use the platform to further that to be able to connect people. Let people know that it’s okay to love one another without hating on each other.”
The Queen of South East Nigeria Beauty Pageant is a brand from Newsland Integrated Media Service outfit, targeted at redefining beauty with a connotation of purpose, and with a sole aim of carrying out humanitarian activities. The 6th edition of the pageant concluded with a soirée in Enugu State state.