The South African Department of Home Affairs has conducted an investigation into the nationality of Chidinma Adetshina, a contestant in the 2024 Miss South Africa pageant.
The inquiry was prompted by requests from the pageant organizers following concerns raised about Adetshina’s eligibility.
The department’s preliminary findings have raised questions about the authenticity of documents related to Adetshina’s citizenship.
The investigation is ongoing, and the findings may have implications for Adetshina’s participation in the pageant.
“From the information we have uncovered thus far, we can indicate that prima facie reasons exist to believe that fraud and identity theft may have been committed by the person recorded in Home Affairs records as Chidimma Adetshina’s mother.
“Adetshina could not have participated in the alleged unlawful actions of her mother, as she was an infant in 2021 when the activities took place. An innocent South African mother, whose identity may have been stolen as part of the fraud committed by Adetshina’s mother, suffered because she could not register her child.”
