Agbani Darego: Miss World not my greatest achievement

On being first black Miss World For me, it is a huge blessing to be the first Black African to win Miss World. I think I was fortunate enough to be at the right place at the right time, and to have God on my side. To be able to achieve such a thing at […]

On being first black Miss World

For me, it is a huge blessing to be the first Black African to win Miss World. I think I was fortunate enough to be at the right place at the right time, and to have God on my side. To be able to achieve such a thing at a young age, I am thankful for that every day. And I do agree that the modelling industry has grown since that time, but like any other industry I don’t want to take all the glory by saying that just because of me, it is what it is today. I do understand that I am a part of that growth and am very happy to be part of that growth.

Home, sweet home

I am at home quite often and obviously I will still come home more often. One thing you may not know is that I am studying Psychology at New York University and I am in my final year. So, when I finish in school, I want to spend more time at home. It makes more sense for me to be at home.

Proud woman

I am very proud of the woman that I am. A friend of mine said something interesting the other day. She said everyday she is growing up to love who she is. She said she is growing up to love every second of the woman she is going to be. And I said to her that I am proud of what I have become and am also proud of where I am heading to.

Greatest moment

Every day, I am grateful for who I am. I am grateful for being me, I am happy that with all what I have achieved I have been able to go back to school. I am studying and still working hard, and the journey continues for me. I can’t specifically say that one moment is greater than the other. Winning Miss World competition was great but I can’t say it was my greatest achievement because I know there is a lot more coming my way.

Low moment

We all have our low moments, but what makes us a better person is that we learn from those low periods and build on that, and go on to become greater people from that experience.

Joy of modelling

To be honest, being busy is part of the joy of modelling. I do the job because I love it. If I don’t love my job, I would obviously be in the wrong game. I don’t think I would quit modelling anytime soon because I hope to expand my brand beyond being Miss World or a model. I am also greatly honoured that Nigerians supported me when I won the Miss World competition, so this is my own way of coming back to support the brand that supported me in the past.

On Nollywood

Artistes are generally talented people. I admire them for what they do. I don’t know if I would have the courage to do what they do and put myself out there, but don’t ever say never, who knows if I will act in movies at some point, someday?

Favourite artistes

I have been listening to Sade Adu in recent times. I am a big fan of Dr. Sid here in Nigeria. D’banj and Tuface are also my favourite artistes and I am proud of what they have achieved in the past years. Those are probably few names you’ll find on my ipod.

Culled from InformationNigeria.com