Punch
The 44th Miss Nigeria, Shatu Garko, has stated how she convinced her dad to allow her to contest in the pageant.
The 18-year-old hijabi who become the first Muslim to win the Miss Nigeria pageant since its inception in 1957 revealed this during an interview with The PUNCH.
She said, “My mum has always been my biggest supporter so convincing her to let me do this was not difficult. However, my dad was not on board.
“He was worried about me being forced to take off my hijab, or wear a swimsuit, or just being treated differently because of the hijab. My mum and I had to do an entire presentation to convince him. But after that point, I had his full support.”
She further said that critics dissuaded…
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