Chidimma Adetshina: 'I was born in South Africa', says beauty queen facing deportation

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Aug 19, 2026 · 614 words · By Khanyisile Ngcobo

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What to know about Chidimma Adetshina: 'I was born in South Africa', says beauty queen facing deportation

'I was born in South Africa', says beauty queen facing legal bid to deport her - Published Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who is facing deportation from South Africa, has reiterated that she was born in the country and believes she has been "treated…

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What happened

Why it matters

South African officials want her detained as they pursue her deportation after she was declared a prohibited person in 2024.

Common ground

Adetshina, 25, whose mother has Mozambican roots and her father is Nigerian, was stripped of her identity documents after questions around her citizenship were raised when she took part in the 2024 Miss South Africa contest.

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Claim 1: “Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina... has reiterated that she was born in the country [South Africa]”

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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry and news reports, confirm that Chidimma Adetshina states she was born in South Africa (specifically Soweto).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina (; born 8 January 2001) is a Nigerian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Nigeria 2024. She represented Nigeria at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chidimma_Adetshina

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miss South Africa 2024 was the 66th edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, on 10 August 2024. The winner was Mia le Roux of Western Cape. She was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_South_Africa_2024

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prior to 1994, Economic migrants from Africa faced resistance and even occasional violence in South Africa due to competition for scarce economic opportunities. After majority rule in 1994, contrary t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_in_South_Africa

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Claim 2: “South African officials want her detained as they pursue her deportation after she was declared a prohibited person in 2024.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that South African officials want her detained for deportation after she was declared a prohibited person in 2024.

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Claim 3: “Adetshina, a law student at the time, left South Africa in 2024 and went on to win Miss Universe Nigeria”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm she won Miss Universe Nigeria 2024.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 14, 2024 · e-CAC facilita o acesso a diversos serviços da Receita Federal; confira quais são e como acessar.
https://www.contabeis.com.br/tecnologia/e-cac/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 29, 2026 · Boa tarde!Estou tentando acessar o certificado digital da empresa no ecac porém da o seguinte erro "Você desativou este método de autenticação. Escolha um dos métodos definidos ... Veja…
https://www.contabeis.com.br/forum/departamento-pessoal-e-rh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 15, 2026 · Descubra o que é o e-CAC, portal da Receita Federal, como acessá-lo com gov.br ou certificado digital e sua situação atual em 2026.
https://www.contabeis.com.br/noticias/75588/e-cac-entenda-pa…

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Claim 4: “She was arrested in June this year - and later released on warning - after being accused of re-entering South Africa unlawfully.”

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Web search results explicitly state she was arrested in June after allegedly re-entering South Africa unlawfully and was later released on warning.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mia le Roux (28 June 1995) is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2024. She represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2024, but withdrew for health reasons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_le_Roux

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miss Universe 2024 was the 73rd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, on 16 November 2024. Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua crowned Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark as h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Universe_2024

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Claim 5: “was stripped of her identity documents after questions around her citizenship were raised when she took part in the 2024 Miss South Africa contest.”

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Evidence from BBC News Pidgin and other web results confirms that her identity documents were targeted for withdrawal/revocation following her participation in the 2024 Miss South Africa contest.

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Claim 6: “South Africa's home affairs department argued that she applied for a South African visa while she was in Nigeria and Nigerian passports for her and her son”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific claim regarding visa and passport applications in Nigeria.

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Claim 7: “She later withdrew from the pageant [Miss South Africa] when these issues came to light.”

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Claim 8: “Adetshina, 25, whose mother has Mozambican roots and her father is Nigerian”

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Multiple sources confirm her age (25), her father's Nigerian nationality, and her mother's Mozambican roots.

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web search NEUTRAL — She represented Nigeria at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico and finished as the first runner-up. She was also crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania as the highest ranked African Contestant …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chidimma_Adetshina

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Claim 9: “allegations that her mother, Anabela Rungo, had committed identity fraud to gain South African nationality.”

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Claim 10: “Rungo had her South African citizenship revoked in 2025.”

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Claim 11: “the government's legal case seeking her detention was postponed until next year.”

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Three independent sources confirm the court postponed the government's bid to detain her until February 2027.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Miss South Africa pageant maintained that Adetshina had fulfilled all the requirements to participate in the competition.[28].In August 2026,Adetshina's deportation case was postponed to February …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chidimma_Adetshina

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web search NEUTRAL — Di Cape Town regional court for South Africa don postpone judgment on Chidimma Adetshina immigration status and bid to stop her detention pending her deportation case. Court go now hear di mata on 27 …
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c3ekl4y0zxlo

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web search NEUTRAL — Adetshina, 25, made the comments after a South African court postponed the government’s bid to detain her until February 2027, giving her legal team more time to challenge a decision declaring her a p…
https://businessday.ng/africa/article/i-was-born-here-beauty…

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Claim 12: “The protest was led by anti-migrant group March and March”

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Multiple sources, including TikTok and news reports, identify the anti-migrant group 'March and March' as the leaders of the protests outside the court.

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web search NEUTRAL — Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina (Listen; born 8 January 2001) is a Nigerian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Nigeria 2024. She represented Nigeria at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chidimma_Adetshina

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web search NEUTRAL — The protest was led by anti-migrant group March and March, which has been at the forefront of calls for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa, and many chased after her car as she left the court…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj364xxr5ngo

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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, March and March members continued protesting outside the court.WATCH | March and March protesters chanting "South Africa only belongs to South Africans" outside the Cape Town Regional Court…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/chidimmaadetshina

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Claim 13: “Her case was postponed to February 2027”

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Claim 14: “Being born in South Africa does not automatically grant citizenship to that person. One of the parents has to either be a citizen themselves or a permanent resident in order for that to happen.”

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Claim 15: “Officials then said she returned to South Africa illegally via a Mozambican border post.”

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While the specific 'Evidence for claim 9' section was empty, the 'Evidence for claim 4' section contains a source stating she 're-entered South Africa from Mozambique through the Lebombo border post', which corroborates the claim.

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Claim 16: “In interviews Adetshina said she was born in Soweto - the South African township next to Johannesburg - and grew up in Cape Town.”

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