'I was born in South Africa', says beauty queen facing legal bid to deport her
Chidimma Adetshina is challenging efforts to have her deported from South Africa, which she says is her home.
Chidimma Adetshina, a beauty queen, is being deported from South Africa and insists she was born in the country, feeling she has been unfairly targeted. South African authorities aim to detain her as they pursue her removal following her 2024 classification as a prohibited person. Adetshina, 25, who has Mozambican and Nigerian heritage, lost her identity documents after her citizenship was questioned during her participation in the 2024 Miss South Africa contest.
She left the country afterward and was arrested in June for allegedly entering South Africa illegally. Her legal case for detention was recently postponed until next year. At a hearing in Cape Town, Adetshina stated that authorities are attempting to make an example of her, emphasizing her South African birth and her application through proper legal channels.
Protesters, led by anti-migrant group March and March, gathered outside the court, yelling for her deportation.
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