The Miss South Africa 2024 beauty contest has continued to be marred by xenophobic backlash aimed at the Soweto-born Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina.
The Cape Town-based Adetshina, 23, is one of the top 13 beauty contestants who remain in the running for the Miss SA 2024 crown.
The law student is currently underfire due to her Nigerian and Mozambican heritage. Adetshina is a product of a Nigerian father and a South African woman of Mozambican descent.
The Miss South Africa pageant has said Adetshina meets their criteria as she has a valid South African ID.
But this has not stopped people from being vile towards her on social media, with some starting petitions calling for her disqualification and saying she could not represent them due to her Nigerian and Mozambican heritage.
