Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has described Miss World Nigeria 2026, Tamunosoye Karibi-George, as a beauty with intellect, saying Nigeria stands a chance to produce another Miss World.
Diri stated this on Tuesday when Karibi-George and her delegation paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa.
The governor, who commended Tamunosoye for making the state proud, having represented Bayelsa in the competition, assured her of his administration’s support in her bid to contest in this year’s Miss World in Vietnam.
He said her effort had greatly promoted the culture, traditions and environment of the Niger Delta.
Commenting on the arguments on social media regarding her state of origin, Diri stated that she is an Ijaw daughter from both Bayelsa and Rivers states and that there was no discrimination since people from both states were one and the same.
The state’s helmsman particularly commended her for the costume
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