Precious Chikwendu (born 25 May 1989) is a

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titleholder from Etti-Nanka,

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. She is a model and a

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actress.

Early life and education

Precious is the second child of a family of seven children. She had her primary education at

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International School,

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. She attended ECWA Secondary School,

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Bank Makurdi,

for her secondary school. She graduated from the

University of Calabar The University of Calabar is a federal university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria's second-generation federal universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. ...

Cross River State Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named for the Cross River, the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967. The state has its capital as Calabar and is bordered to ...

, where she obtained a

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(BSc) degree in Environmental Science ( Forestry and Wildlife Conservation).

Career

Precious started modelling in 2006, participating in ‘M IDOLS

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SHOW’ in

Calabar Calabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. The city is adjac ...

. In the same year, she took part in numerous fashion and runway shows including NIGERIA TELEVISION FASHION SHOW, CATWALK FOR CHANGE and GALAXY TELEVISION FASHION WEEK.Benjamin Njok
" All hail Miss United Nations!"
''Vanguard'', 12 July 2014 In 2007, Precious emerged first runner-up in the Prettiest Girl Nigeria contest and also participated in the Miss Earth Nigeria Pageant, where she finished in the Top 10. In 2010, she was a contestant in

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2010, which was held in

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. Precious has, most recently, been the face of brands and events like Face of Safari and Face of Genism. She has starred in numerous TV commercials, most notably Medik55 and Passions Energy Drink, both of Orange Drugs Pharmaceuticals. She dabbled into acting in 2007 working with top directors and actors in the industry. She featured in movies like, I come lagos (by Elvis chucks), secrets and scandal (TV series by Elvis chucks ),ndi nche ulo (by victor okpala) (house keepers), thy will be done (by obi emelonye), love struck (by obi emelonye), onye ozi (by obi emelonye), the calabash (TV series by obi emelonye). In addition to her acting career, before winning the world title, she worked at star advantage company

calabar Calabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. The city is adjac ...

as a commercial manager

Personal life

Precious Chikwendu is single. She was married to

Femi Fani-Kayode David Oluwafemi Adewunmi Abdulateef Fani-Kayode (; born 16 October 1960) is a Nigerian politician, author and lawyer. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Fani-Kayode became the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to Olusegun Obasanjo from July 2003 to June ...

under native law and custom but they divorced and went their separate ways in 2020 due to irreconcilable differences. She is the mother of his 4 sons, including a set of triplets.

References

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