For some months, rumours have been swirling but now it has been confirmed that actress Nadia Buari is the Face of Devon, a new line of soaps and beauty products produced by Orange Drugs. On Saturday 1st of May 2010, Orange Drugs held a dual celebration event. The event was both the official presentation and announcement of Nadia as the Face of Devon and the finale of the Miss Delta Beauty Pageant.
It is great to see our African stars getting product endorsement deals and corporate sponsorship. What is even more exciting is that Devon is an original Nigerian owned and produced brand and Nadia is a Ghanaian star, great to see the Pan African collaboration. Congrats to Nadia.
Just as Nadia star was shining brighter, a new ‘beauty queen’ was emerging.
We are not usually fans of the hundreds of beauty pageants that have cropped up in Nigeria. However, we liked this mainly because we saw girls with curvier figures as part of the pageant. Also, the traditional wear and evening wear that the girls rocked were actually quite cute so points for that!
The winner of the pageant was Sandra Uche Okagbue, she wins a 2.5 million naira cash prize and a brand new BMW. In addition, she will represent the Delta brand for the next 12 months. Lucky girl.
Check out photos from the event below.
Face of Devon - Nadia Buari
The Winner of the Miss Delta Pageant
Winner of the Miss Delta Beauty Pageant 2010 - Sandra Okagbue
Miss Delta 2010 Contestants in Traditional Wear
Miss Delta 2010 Contestants in Evening Wear
Celebs at the event
Kate Henshaw-Nuttall
Genevieve Nnaji
Nadia Buari
Olisa Adibua
Zaaki with his wife
Nicholas Okoye with his wife
Singer, Davina
Singer, Essence
Face of Sleek Nigeria, Makida Moka
Singer/Actress, Muma Gee
Nollywood actress, Ebube Nwagbo
my gurl genevieve did not try with her dressin at all.. Katie looks stunning
kate hemshaw looks amazing and genny looks simple and pleasant.
muma gee is a masquerade as always byt davina, whoever you are…GET LOST!!!
Genevieve! She looks dazzling, simple yet fantastic
Face of sleek…gorgeous dressing. Love genevieve’s getup..very simple and accented with the Chanel bag. Muma Gee, please consider ur mirror before going out. The girls are all lovely. Nadia, before you wear a gown with a dipped back, consider your backside abeg.
kate….Gorgeous!
Genevieve…casual chic!nice!loooove the jacket!
muma gee….tacky!
essence……best i’ve seen her at an event!
ebube…..try something new…these short dresses are becoming boring!
nadia….pls,dont ever wear that black dress again!!!
I usually do not criticize but nadua’s dress defines dreckitude! #antm
Katttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.. Hot hot hottt!!!!
love Genny s bag and she lookz gud
i think genevieve should have gone with a darker denim, Nadial looks
so busted in that first picture!!…and i am not even going to comment on
some of the others
Na wa o…..I think Nadia should consider hitting the Gym to firm up….fine face no go carry you go every where o!….Man i just love Genny…the girl knows the best route ,which is simple and sophiticated and ofcourse Kate Henshaw looks absolutely divine!….I love the whole ankara movement….Africans repping Africa man!
pio pio pio
fashion experts,chei
Nadia needs to take that hair and flush it down the toilet. By that I mean get a plunger and make sure that thing goes down the drain before you leave the bathroom. She is a HOT MESS is both pictures.
Katie H. looks Absolutely Gorgeous!
Genevieve looks simple and nice, Ebube looks good,and it looks like Uche Ogbodo is cutting down on the bleaching, Good on her!
Congrats to the new Queen!
please leave Ebube, she’s got lovely legs ,if she wants to flaunt them then let
her , how come no ones commenting on Davina, i mean whats her outfit really?
My girl Genny shld have definitely gone with a darker shade of jeans ,
she looks aight though . Kate Henshaw nailed it with her outfit.
DAMNNNN
NOW ZAKIS WIFE SKIN IS WHAT I CALL GOOOODDDD CHOCOLATE SKIN…KAI,I WILL SWAP MY YELLOW PAWPAW BORDERLINE ALBINO SKIN FOR THAT PURE CHOCOLATE SMOOTHNESS O…..
DAMNNNN……LOOK AT THAT GLOWWWWWW!!!
I want Genny’s jacket….and the contestants should have borrowed Kate’s attire…hotness these two..hotness I tell you…
Davina and Muma Gee: abeg pls, what were you thinking when you stepped out of your room (not to mention your house) looking like that??? I’m quite sure the IV didn’t read ‘Masquerade ball’
Nadia, I’m sure you could afford to wear a neater hair piece than what you have on. If you couldn’t, there’s always natual hair
Genevieve, this is the first time in a while I’ve actually seen her not scowling, it seems the Kokomaster is working his magic well
the ‘face of sleek’ babe is on point!
kate henshaw also looks gorge
I don’t know why I’m just not a fan of Genevieve :S
She looks aight tho.
I think Nadia is such a local girl.
Face of Sleek looks great.
Looove Kate Henshaw’s Hair 🙂
what do you mean by a local girl?its kate and some up there who are LOCAL Nadia is a million times CIVILISED than many of them ,or just because she is not a NIGERIAN?
Dan, you are very right
I don´t know why I´m not a fan either. She´s just…… Kate knocks everyone off the …lol Love you gir!
Hey guys, give Nadia a break, whats all that bad bele for? i wonder why the castigation because her appearance is way better than Genevieve’s that pple are gloating over! Pls dnt allow pesonal interest becloud your judgments. Genevieve should hv one something different for a star like her. you can be classy and still simple, i mean she even looks better on set, i am shocked by her face do.
Whats with the jacket? I don’t like it.
I am not a celeb but i wont wear that dress.
Kate Henshaw is simply ever georgeous she is at home with what it means to be a star.
Ebube looks good.
Genevieve looks simple yet elegant. Nadia, she needs to lose some weight!! Her hair also looks to scragly. Davina and Muma Gee…hmmm, I’ll reserve my comment.
damn! people just love judging others …….and who made anyone fashion police. its all abt preference jooo.Gene looks simple and sophisticated and who says you are not allowed to look simple ever! becos u are a star……love love Kate’s dress and she was presenting duh….I think people who always criticise only see their own imperfections in others…abeg free dem joo
Abeg u people should leave Nadia, she’s very pretty n yeah it got her boyfriend’s(mike essien)
attention, if she n he r fine with it, i don’t see wat ur business is…when did it become a crime to have full body again, she’s beautiful n gaining success there’s definitely more to her than her body so people try rest!!! is she bigge than half the africn women u kno…that said Nadia i agree with who said the black outfit didn’t really work well…
Then Muma gee n Davina, it pays to pay a stylist…
uche(sandra) okagbue looks very different from the skinny chick i used to know back in
FGGC
osha. Still very beautiful,though.Onitsha girls are fooooiiiiiinnnnneeeee!!
Davina looks like a mad woman who is suddenly xcited n gained compusure seeing camera. Ebube, same dress style everyday(wear wot suits u huh?) but it gets boring. she equally looks great in other outfits so y stick to ur guns stylewise? Dis nadia’s hair sha???? Genevieve looks girlish n ok.
lol@all the comments.Nadia!The always say that you can never go wrong
in black, but unfortunately in your case you look over-fed and the black dress
not so flattering. Please do something about your hair ASAP. Chai,stylist
dey strike , especially when you are the ” face” of a beauty product
Gen, you look fabulous for a get to together but not for a formal event like this.
kate!kate!kate! You always look incredibly put together in any red c
arpet event. Muma Gee, I’m so reserving my comment.lol. The best dressed of the
event goes to face of sleek Nigeria.
sleek Nigeria.
Genevieve looks cute but the dress does not match the ocassion.Zaki’s wife is beautiful,Essence,s dress looks like an umbrella,I didint expect anything less from Ebube.Same kind of clothes all the time.As for Davina…………..Who the Hell let you out in those clothes amd hair doh
its so exicting that curvy women are going into the modelling industry. FIERCE N LUV
Is it my eyes or is Miss Delta 2010 on the plump side? If Kate had competed, she would surely have won no doubt about it! Lovely gown, beautiful figure, dark skin and stunning looks
love my girl uche sandra okagbue……….ha ha
!!!!
i looove Kate Henshaw’s hair do!!!! e be like say Sandra don stop to dey bleach…she looks beter now…
Kate is so hot,Gen is simple but still beautiful for others well i will reserve my
comments.
Genevieve is a style Icon:confirmed, Kate looks dazzling, that scare crowl Davina needs to find a circus she could attend in that outfit, my goodness what was she thinking? hiss.
Muma gee, you are no india star so please dress your age.
Nadia is a beautiful girl. She has an amazing career and a “to die for” fiance. Iam sorry she does not have the anoresic look and therefore should not be considered beautiful. It is comments like the ones read here that sends young women to early graves because the society thinks they should look like bean poles. while a healthy life style is ideal and should be encouraged, Nadia is far from what you would call obese
Katie u rock gal!!!! Sandra u got some smashing figure,
i’m so happy for u… u deserve it.
Pls guys Nadia is not fat, she looks very normal and healthy, you lot should get a life and leave her alone.
Kate looks stunningly gorgeous. I think Nadia thinks she’s bey or smth.
Her hair looks awful. She just needs to tone up her body. It would have been
perfect if Genny wore a dark blue pant.
nadia and that fat flabby body please hit the gym. no be by fine
kate henshaw should be best dressed celeb of the decade as in she no dey fail me
davina join the ibabhonalimwin masquerade troupe and even their gods will reject you
face of sleek truly a face
genevieve i cant place. you could have done more, jean for such and event
no matter how stunning yu look in it is quite inappropriate.
hit the jim for what….why dont you show your face so we see how you look. Try and make constructive criticisms….and lets help our continent become better..Genny you just ddnt do it this time love you tho!
you girls crack me up!!! you are hilarious!!! love kate, absolutely georgeous, Genny looking suave!! everyone else not sure abi!!!
What is that on genevieve’s feet?she wears cheap looking slippers and sandals most times i see her pictures!
Nadia should stick to dark hair, it suits her better.
but not surprising at all…we ALL know the type of girls that always get chosen for any type of soap endorsement. whatever…
the babes look so pretty!!! IMO REPRESENT!!! 😀 and congrats to Miss Lagos.
loving Genny’s top and hair, but the shoes could be better.
Kate Henshaw…LOVELY! loving the hair, everything. and where has she been for the last two years in nollywood as well? miss her acting, a lot.
as for the guests: Mokida Moka, beautiful.
Davina and Essence…wtf?!
my favorites….
Abuja, Anambra(orange dress is hot), Imo(love the colors of the traditional outfit, bright and colorful), Cross River, Edo(stunning), and Lagos.
@oga wife, not everyone has to wear a dress to EVERY red carpet event. even though she wore jeans its still levels up from casual. she looks good. i can see if she wore just a graphic tee and jeans, thats another story.
and im not saying nadia is fat or what not, but the dress is not flattering on her body. she should have gotten a better dress, and better weave.
on uche, ebube, and muma gee.
muma gee, PLEASE dress with class.
ebube, the dress is cute, but try a long dress next time. give us something new. 🙂
uche…looks really pretty, i hope she has calmed down with the bleaching.
this also reminds me of MBGN. did it already take place? Miss Universe is right around the corner…I’m really anticipating it. 🙂
lol…lol…lol…lol..oh! poor nadia…my girl genny did her thing 🙂
Breaking News: Nadia Buari, Face of Devon. i hope the marketers find their way to Ghana for the sale. the lovly Miss Delta that emerges fits more compare to Nadia, afterall the average Nigerian is not White,sorry nadia, shd i say fair…lo lo no. My genny is always at her game, she can’t diappoint. I throw cap 4 Kate A-list, you are there too i want to borrow your outfit.Nice one really.Zaki & wife, oh i envy you Zaki and dat’s wot i call Mr. & Mrs. no wonder zaki hide her 4rm his torche. singer Dracular, i mean davina, wetin you dey think, your brother, De Drag wasn’t invited. Muma you cannot fail to disappoint, no wahala it’s your branding and rebranding status. lastly, i dn’t like y foreigners are favoured in our 9ja. Beautifully as in beaut abodes here in our girls, they full berekete, both in facial face and body. and if we must use a foreginer, let him/her be the envy of VENUS.
Gen’s outfit is nice. simple and classy!
Oh my God!!Girls can be so jealous!!You all hate on Nadia because she’s a light skinned girl!!You wish ,you would be too!I will never get that frustration dark skinned girl always have!What a pity!
Anyway,the girl is looking good,she’s beautiful ,she’s with one of the most succesful soccer player of the world and she still has more and more success!Sorry girls!!!!loooooooooooooooooool
uche sandra okagbue i guess she is the most beautiful among all the girl,she got every qualities and quanties of beauty shaa.just take a look of her height? at about 1.87 height,slim and tall no K legg ,no bowed legg,no spot none blackheads on her body.i wish i will meet her in real?she is my role model shaa
All those saying dat uche sandra okagbue is into bleaching are jst a bunch of stupid idiots. The lady is just too hot & classy. Too damn beautiful. As for nadia, people should please stop hating on the girl, she is beautiful.
Miss Abuja was definitely the most beautiful contestant. She’s way too fine to have even been in that competition. Miss world is more her standard. Real talk.
Ebube nwagbo sucks… She is alwz on d red carpet so I guess she lacks classy dresses to put on..pls curtail ur redcarpt evnts ur nt more of a star aftrall
what a HAIR STYLE? Kate, ON POINT. considering this not so common style for my wedding. What do u think guyz?