Popular Miss SA finalist, Chidimma Onwe Adetshina recently deleted the non-South African flags on her social media account.

CHIDIMMA ADETSHINA: REMOVES FLAGS

Chidimma Onwe Adetshina who’s received backlash on social media for her Nigerian roots removed the Nigerian and Mozambican flags on her TikTok account.

Social media user @Joy_Zelda wrote: “Chidima Vanessa Onwe doesn’t represents South African flag.”

While @ZacMoselane wrote: “Lol, she removed the flags. She was supposed to stand her ground moes.

Sowetan reports that Adetshina was born at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital to a Nigerian father and mother of Mozambique descent.

SOUTH AFRICANS LAMBAST BEAUTY QUEEN

@kasi_sensei: “The music tells the tale oksalayo! She knows who she is and people are forcing us to say she is South Africa yena she knows who she is! Also, a divorcee, has a child with a non-South African? Who exactly is that girl representing?”

@vuyojobs: “A Nigeria stand her ground? That will never happen they are cowards who go around annoying people in their countries.”

@ChrisExcel102: “That Miss SA hun doesn’t rate our country. She’s not even using our Flag on her bio.”

@MissyyyLP: “We are patiently waiting for her to lose so that we can celebrate as a nation!”

@NMzozoyane: “She’s from which country if I may ask?”

@mycky_la: “Is it by force that she must use the South African flag? Leave her alone.”

FAN-FAVOURITES: MISS SA FINALISTS

South Africans on social media selected Nompumelelo Maduna, Lebogang Khoza, Mia le Roux, Onalenna Constantin and many more, as their Miss SA 2024 favourites.

A fan of Maduna @ISephara wrote: “Meet Nompumelelo Maduna, a proud South African woman. She supports local brands. She visits underprivileged schools to motivate learners. She embraces different cultures. She once won Miss Earth for her great work in environmental conservation. Let give her support.”

While @Akhona_PQ asked social media users to support Nompumelelo, Onalenna, Mia and Ontshiametse instead of attacking one individual.

A Crown Chaser viewer @idgaf_burn says Nompumelelo, Ona and Mia are the strong contenders for the crown.

Before and after photos, removing flags. Images via X and TikTok

PETITION TO REMOVE CHIDIMMA ADETSHINA

South Africans began an online petition to get Chidimma Onwe Adetshina disqualified from the Miss SA pageant.

The beauty queen was born at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital to a Nigerian father and a South African mother with Mozambican roots.

The 23-year-old beauty queen also trended on Wednesday, 24 July when she removed her Nigerian and Mozambican flags from her TikTok account.

More than three thousand South Africans had signed the petition at the time of publishing this article.

SOUTH AFRICANS RESPOND TO PETITION

@_KB_Mtimande_: “You people will sign any petition, but will never sign any petition of getting rid of these politicians who ruin your livehood daily.”

@justmamoyo: “So this rainbow nation ideology yall like peddling is total bs or it’s allowed when it doesn’t threaten you, when it makes you look good. And it’s the black South Africans who are yapping about this. Yall really pathetic. You have bigger problems you are coddling but no, lets bully Chidi.”

@glu_one: “What is wrong with you xenophobes? She was. Or in South Africa, she was educated in South Africa, she is South African. You should be ashamed of yourselves.”

@vuyokaimi: “If i remember well in democratic country, Mandela once said this country belongs to those who live in it. She can be an African girl but if she has a citizen, she entitled to participate. If we can be consistency about the roots, I believe even me and you are not South Africans.”

@SolanaNFT_lover: “If I was the Miss Universe and Miss World organisations and she got booted out, South Africa would not be invited to those competitions. Because how come Ireland has a black woman, other countries are open to foreigners. South Africa would be banned and that’s coming from a South African.”

MISS SA: ENTRANCE CRITERIA

South Africans on social media are also criticising Chidimma for entering the Miss SA pageant who is divorced and a mother.

The South African-born beauty queen opened up about motherhood and getting divorced at 23 years to Sowetan.

“I got divorced in February. I didn’t think I’d be a mother at my age.” she said.

@joy_zelda said: “Chidima Vanessa Onwe has a child, yet she is a Miss SA finalist. Why is she allowed to participate.”

The Miss South Africa announced in 2022 that divorced and married women will be allowed to contest for the crown.

Miss SA reportedly made the announcement that the longstanding restrictions would be scratched during the finale of Miss SA 2022.