Munachi Abii, often called Muna, is a Nigerian rapper, model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won the

Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria – often abbreviated as MBGN – was a Beauty contest, pageant organised by Silverbird Group with the main purpose of sending representatives to international competitions. Originally known as Miss Universe ...

in 2007. She was a cast of '' Living in Bondage: Breaking Free''.

Life

Early life and pageantry

Abii was born and raised in

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 ...

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, Nigeria. She had her secondary education at

Federal Government Girls' College, Abuloma Federal Government Girls' College, Abuloma is a girls' secondary school in Abuloma, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, established in 1975. History Federal Government Girls' College, Abuloma was set up in 1974 and opened in 1975, in Bokokiri, Port Harco ...

. She proceeded to

Benson Idahosa University Benson Idahosa University (BIU) is a private, Christian university in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Previously named Christian Faith University (CFU), it was renamed in honor of Archbishop Benson Idahosa, a Charismatic Pentecostal minister ...

, where she obtained a degree in international relation. Abii, at age 20, while studying in the university, won the

pageant. In an interview with ''Vanguard'' in 2009, she disclosed that she worked with

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to raise awareness for

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Musical career

Abii performed with Specimen A, a rap group based in PorthHarcourt. In April 2012 she released two singles:"Here To Stay" and "Down Down Low". Abii also performed with Ijaw Boys as a guest artist. She has written songs for artists such as J. Martins and

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, and has appeared in several music videos, among them, P Square's "Ifunanya". In June 2010, Abiii signed with RMG record label. She worked on her debut album, ''The Goddess, The Hustler''. Abii represented Nigeria at a televised

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Cypher for the

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in 2011.

Acting

In 2019, Abii featured in '' Living in Bondage: Breaking Free''. She starred in ''

Finding Hubby ''Finding Hubby'' is a 2020 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Femi Ogunsanwo and starring Ade Laoye, Kehinde Bankole, Munachi Abii, and Charles Etubiebi. It is a screen adaptation of a blog series of the same name written by Tunde Leye. A ...

'' (2020) and ''

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'' (2022).

Endorsement

In 2011, Abii signed an endorsement deal with

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as a model for

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soap and featured in a commercial for the brand. After shooting the video for her feature on Michael Word's ''Pop Sugar'', she co-presented the television series Malta Guinness ''Street Dance Africa''.

Awards and nominations

References

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