MBGN 2015 winner, Anyadike, promises to fight endometriosis
The newly crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2015, Miss Unoaku Anyadike, has said she will devote her reign as a Beauty Queen to creating awareness on the dangers of endometriosis in females. Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus grows outside it. The main symptoms are pelvic pain and infertility. Nearly half of those affected have chronic pelvic pain, while in 70 per cent pain occurs during menstruation.
Pain with sex is also common. Infertility occurs in up to half of women affected. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Anyadike came out tops among the 37 girls at the event organised by the Siverbird Group at the International Conference Centre, Calabar on Saturday night.
With her victory, Anyadike will represent Nigeria at the Miss World beauty pageant, while Collins will go for the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Anyadike, who is a final year student of psychology at the University of Ibadan, told NAN that she used to have painful menstrual periods and initially thought she had endometriosis.
The Ekwuluobia, Anambra-born beauty queen, said the disease was diagnosed as the lining of the uterus attaching itself to other parts of the body and causing a girl’s monthly flow to be very painful. “This platform has given me the opportunity to help create awareness about endometriosis in Nigeria.
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