Ibinabo Fiberesima (born January 13, 1971) is a Nigerian film actress, Director and Producer ex-
beauty Queen
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and event manager. She is a former president of the
Actors Guild of Nigeria.
Early life and education
Born to a Nigerian father and an
Irish mother, Ibinabo began her education when she enrolled as a student at the Y.M.C.A Play Centre,
Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt (Pidgin: ''Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa)'' is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is locate ...
before she proceeded with her secondary school education at Federal Government Girls College,
New Bussa,
Niger State
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, northern Nigeria. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts
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certificate in
English Language
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and
Literature
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which she obtained from the
University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public university located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Initially founded as the University College Ibadan in 1948, it maintained its affiliation with the University of London. In 1962, it became an independe ...
.
She proceeded to earn a Masters Degree in Audio Visual Management from the Media Business School Ronda, Spain. She is an Actor, Director, Environmental Advocate and Event Planner.
Ibinabo Fiberesima started out as a model and ended that path with an enviable glut of modeling awards. She was the 1st runner up, Miss Nigeria, 1991, and 2nd runner up at the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) beauty pageants. She was named Miss Wonderland in 1990, before delving into the movie industry making her debut in 1998 with the Action Thriller MOST WANTED to commence a career in acting.
Ibinabo Fiberesima went on to become the first female President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, and has made her directorial debut with her two movies MIEBAKA and ALONG CAME A BUTTERFLY. She is currently a Brand Ambassador for Air Peace and Image Make-Up Nigeria.
She is also the National Director of Miss Earth Nigeria Beauty Pageant, which she has overseen since 2002.
She enjoys swimming, acting, reading, cooking, and traveling and is desirous of more trees and a better ecosystem.
Career
Pageantry
Ibinabo participated in the
1991 edition of the
Miss Nigeria beauty pageant. She was named as the first runner-up to winner
Bibiana Ohio. Before this, she had won the Miss Wonderland contest in 1990, and in that same year, was first runner-up at the Miss NUGA competition held at the
University of Calabar in Cross River State, Nigeria.
In 1992, she competed in the
Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) pageant for the first time, where she placed as the second runner-up. In 1997, she competed and emerged first runner-up of the 1997 edition of
Miss Nigeria before she went on to be crowned winner of Miss Wonderful that same year. She was also second runner-up for the
Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 1998.
Acting
Ibinabo made her debut as a film actress in the movie ''Most Wanted'' and has since gone on to star in several
Nigerian films. she was one of the actresses on ''Passion of Mary Slessor''.
Controversy
In 2009, Ibinabo was charged with manslaughter and reckless driving after she accidentally killed a certain Giwa Suraj in 2006. On March 16, 2016, Ibinabo was sacked as President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria and sentenced to a 5-year jail term by a Federal High Court sitting in
Lagos
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. She was however granted bail for ₦2 million and two sureties in like sum on April 7, 2016, by a Court of Appeal in Lagos pending the determination of her appeal at the Supreme Court.
Filmography
*''Most Wanted (1998) as Sparkle''
*''The Ghost (2005) as Rose''
*''St. Mary (2014) as Doofan''
*''The Twin Sword (2012)''
*''2 Face (2005)''
*''Mortal Sin (2003) as Rita''
*''
Letters to a Stranger (2007) as Kemi''
*''
'76 (2016) as Angelina''
*''Rivers Between''
*''A Night In The Philippines (2005)''
*''Pastor's Wife''
*''Camouflage (2005)''
*''All My Heart (2005)''
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Beauty pageant contestants from Port Harcourt
Actresses from Port Harcourt
Nigerian film actresses
20th-century Nigerian actresses
21st-century Nigerian actresses
Nigerian people of Irish descent
University of Ibadan alumni
Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria contestants
Miss Nigeria delegates
Nigerian beauty pageant contestants