Vivien Nwandu explains why she had the urged to have started the
Miss Xpressurself Nigeria, in her exact words “Everybody is a queen in their
own right but the ability to standout and a make a difference is what clearly
distinguishes you from the crowd, a platform was needed to create an avenue to
empower young ladies and give them a voice.
Being the founder of Miss Xpressurself Nigeria and member of the
team that put the event together and also one of the panels of the three
judges, I was particularly impressed with the level of the preparation of the
20 contestants on stage, their pet projects and the way they were able to
practice the etiquettes in it's true meaning.
My modeling and pageantry coaching over the years have proven
itself with the evidence of Tarere Obaigbo
emerged the Winner of Miss Xpressurself Nigeria 2014, reinventing herself to
her full potential as she emerged the winner of Mrs Nigeria 2021,which made her to
become the first Nigerian to participate in the Mrs. World pageantry, months
after emerging as Mrs. Nigeria. The Mrs World which was held in Las Vegas,USA,2022, at the period of all
of these she was to be a country guest at the Mrs Universe,Mrs Globe and Mrs
United Nations.
As
I gushed with smiles all over my face as she was announced top 16 among thousands
of contestants to make history as the first Nigerian and West African to make
it to the semi finals of Mrs World beauty pageant 2022. Putting Nigeria on the
global map as she was also crowned Mrs Africa World.
These above for me is a milestone, just from the little dream I
had ‘laser focus’ on birthing a new generation of smart, goal-driven, yet
humble young ladies. A vision on their intellect, how you communicate,
interact with others (which gives access to team work) how to be impactful to
the community, having a voice both career-wise, their personal endeavors,
follow their passion and always reinvent themselves and remaining humble
despite all of these achievements- a dream that
blossomed into a reality to the entire world”.
Orieme as I often called her… if you are reading this, you have
truly represented the woman I have always set for Miss Xpressurself Nigeria… you
are still with the title until I embark on the next pageant edition to birth
another world breaking record...on this platform
In the course of her interview embarking on her journey as a
modeling and pageantry coach she stated:
Few months, same year Tarere Obaigbo participated in Queen Nigeria
2014, where she was part of the team of the event, coordinating about 25 models
that were qualified for the pageantry on how to comport themselves in public spaces.
Tarere Obaigbo used all the skills she acquired during the three
weeks training to emerge as Miss xpressurself Nigeria gave her an edge to be
among top 10 and won most friendly among her conestants and was represented
with a rewarding gift. Within a year thereafter, 2015, Tarere Obaigbo took
another bold step to participate in Miss Progress International
2015, and Miss Vivien Nwandu and her team gave her the encouragement,
boost she needed to once again to her foot forward.
In conclusion, a journey of a thousand steps began with a single
step as these big accomplishments cannot be easily forgotten in the lives of
thousands of people she inspired and transformed their lives especially the top
three winners of Miss Xpressurself Nigeria 2014….as we discovered the 1st
runner up was among top 5 Sisi Oge contest and 2nd runner up Miss
Fotogenix all happened right after the beauty
pageant.
Indeed, what a legacy! Her passion for helping others will always
resonate…an excerpt from one of her fans.