MBGN Sylvia Nduka At 2011 Miss World Finals
Looks like Sylvia Nduka, the current MBGN is getting on just fine in London. Here are some pictures of her from the Miss World Finals. The finale is scheduled to be held in 3 days (November 6th) in London.
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PRONUNCIATION: nigh-JEER-ee-uhns
LOCATION: Nigeria
POPULATION: 111.7 million
LANGUAGE: English; English Creole; Bantu; and Chadic languages
RELIGION: Traditional African religion; Islam; Christianity
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PRONUNCIATION: HOW-suh
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LANGUAGE: Hausa; Arabic; French or English
RELIGION: Islam; native cults
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PRONUNCIATION: YAWR-uh-buh
LOCATION: West Africa (primarily Nigeria; also Benin and Togo)
POPULATION: 5.3 million
LANGUAGE: Yoruba
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PRONUNCIATION: EE-bo
ALTERNATE NAMES: Ibo
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POPULATION: 5.5 million
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