Adenike oshinowo biography

Nigerian talk show host (born 1966)

Nike Oshinowo (born Adenike Asabi Oshinowo, 1966)^[1] is a Nigerian entrepreneur, TV host and former beauty pageant titleholder.

Early life and pageants

Oshinowo was raised in Ibadan and England, where she attended boarding school. Although she had intended to become an air hostess or a doctor, she studied Politics at the University of Essex.

Shortly after obtaining her degree, Oshinowo, mentored by former Miss Nigeria Helen Prest, represented Rivers at the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant and became its first Yoruba winner (She was crowned in 1990, but reigned through 1991).^[2] Her victory attracted controversy from the audience and showbiz journalists following rumours the contest was rigged in her favor until Oshinowo denied in an interview that Prest had a hand in her MBGN victory.

In 1991, Oshinowo, then representing Nigeria at Miss World, criticised her South African counterpart, Diana Ti