Silver bird group clears the air on the MBGN replacement saga!

For years, the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant has been held with little or no controversy. This year is different as for the first time, the reigning beauty queen Isabella Ayuk has been replaced by the first runner up to represent Nigeria at the mother of all pageants, Miss World Pageant scheduled to hold this year.
  Silver bird group has therefore issued an official statement probably to put an end to speculations  that she has been dethroned due to issues surrounding her age,and have explained that Ayuk is missing out on the Miss World pageant for personal reasons and would would be representing Nigeria at the Miss Universe competition instead.
 The official statement after the cut
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            "Silverbird prepares MBGN 1st runner up Diamette Charles for Miss World as MBGN winner Isabella Ayuk goes to Miss Universe.
The management of Silverbird, organisers of the annual Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria and Africa's longest running beauty pageant will be sending MBGN First Runner up, Miss DIAMETTE CHARLES GRANVILLE, to represent the country at the Miss World pageant holding in Mongolia, China in August.
MBGN winner, Miss ISABELLA AGBO AYUK will represent Nigeria at the Miss Universe.
MBGN Second Runner up, Miss IFEOMA UMEOKEKE will be at the Miss Tourism International holding later in the year in China

In a signed statement, the management said the decision was in the best interest of the beauty ambassadors, the company and the country at large.

'As we celebrate our 25th anniversary in the world of beauty pageantry, Its our wish not to only raise the bar but replicate the groundbreaking records achieved by Agbani Darego as the first Black Africa's Miss World 2001 as well as some past queens who have achieved remarkable results at some renowned international pageants in the recent past.

While we seek your understanding, we also urge you to pray for their victory at the various global beauty pageants where they will be flying the country's flag"

Signed
GUY MURRAY BRUCE
Group Vice President, Silverbird.