Prominent Nigerians

Full Name: Agbani Asennite  Darego - Beauty queen
State of Origin: Abonnema, Rivers State.
Ethnicity: Rivers.
Date of Birth: 22 December 1982             
Nationality: Nigerian
Marriage status: Single.
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 1.82 m (6 ft)
Parents: Mr and Mrs Asennite Sikibo Darego
Residence: Lagos, Nigeria
Language: Ikwerre and English
Religion: Christian                                          
Alma mater: University of Port Harcourt and New York University
Occupation: Model and Entrepreneur
Position(S): Former Miss world (2001).
Website: http://adbyagbanidarego.com/
Facebook: Agbani Darego
Twitter: @AD_AgbaniDarego
Instagram:  agbanidarego or @agbanidarego

INTRODUCTION
Agbani Asenite Darego is a Sagittarius, she was born on 22 December 1982 in Lagos but she is from Abonnema in Rivers State, She is from a family of ten which includes (Father, Mother and Eight Children). At age two, she relocated to Port Harcourt.
She has seven siblings to call her family .Her father name is Asennite Sikibo Darego, he retired as a custom officer.
As a teenager, Darego longed to be a model, and despite her conservative father's wishes, she auditioned for the M-Net Face of Africa modeling competition, but was not chosen as a finalist.
She is first native of Sub-saharan African to win Miss World (Miss Universe 2001). with 1.8mts (6ft) height, she has brown eyes and a very long dark hair.
Presently she is an orphan, she lost are mother through cancer of the breast when she was in secondary school and her father in year 2012.

EDUCATION
Agbani Asenite Darego attended Bereton Montessori Nursery and Primary School. At age of ten, she was sent to a boarding school. After her secondary school education she studied computer science and math at the University of Port Harcourt, she also studied Psychology in New York University. As a teenager, Darego longed to be a model, and despite her conservative father's wishes, she auditioned for the M-Net Face of Africa modelling competition, but was not chosen as a finalist. But later are dream came to pat.

MODELLING CAREER 
In 2001, Darego was crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria.
She won a total cash price of $100000 plus gifts valued at $150,000 at the Miss world 2001, convert to Nigeria money is approximately 47,400,000Million Naira
She was the most beautiful girl in Nigeria in year 2001.
She has worked with Naomi Campbell in “Frock’n’ Roll” a charity fashion show in Barcelona.

LOVE AND MARRIAGE
Single

THE DAYS OF YOUTH:
She won Miss World.
She is the first Nigerian to be placed among the top 10 semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant. She came seventh overall.

INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT AGBANI DAREGO
She struck a deal with Present president of America Donald Trump’s management to establish links with modeling agencies.
She has played a role of a judge during some beauty pageants such as Miss world 2014, Elite Model Look Nigeria 2012-2014, Mr Scotland and Miss England 2002.
Other Achievements: She owns a style and fashion reality show called STYLOGENIC
She is the CEO of Demin Range

AWARDS, HONOURS, LAURELS AND RECOGNITIONS
She won Miss World.
She was the most beautiful girl in Nigeria in year 2001.
She has a national honour of member of the order of the Federal Republic (MFR)