Meet Grace Atinuke Oyelude, the First Ever Miss Nigeria, Who Still Rocks At 86 [Photos]

Meet Grace Atinuke Oyelude, the First Ever Miss Nigeria, Who Still Rocks At 86 [Photos]

Grandmother, Grace Atinuke, born November 16, 1931, is known to be the first ever Miss Nigeria, having won the pageant — also the maiden edition — in 1957.

Though she hails from Kogi State, Grandma Oyelude was born in Kano to James Adeleye Olude and Marthan Dantu, who both hail from Isanlu, present day Kogi State.

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The story of how she became the first Miss Nigeria is as riveting as her enigmatic personality, even in her advanced old age.