Derby Chukwudi biography: 13 things about Miss New Jersey USA 2023

Derby Ozioma Chukwudi is a Nigerian-American investment strategist, author, model and beauty queen. Born in Dallas, Texas, United States and raised in Nigeria, she is Adaobi Obani and Onaedo Chukwudi‘s sister.

Currently, Derby is based in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2009, her mother passed away.
2. In 2014, she graduated from Louisville Girls High School in Ogun, Nigeria. She was the valedictorian of her class.
3. From January 2017 to December 2017, she participated in Sponsors for Educational Opportunity in New York City, New York, USA.
4. From May 2017 to September 2018, she was a career prep fellow at Management Leadership for Tomorrow in Washington, D.C., USA. From June 2017 to August 2017, she was a corporate enterprise risk group intern at Wells Fargo in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
5. From December 2017 to September 2018, she was a career trainee at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity.
6. From June 2018 to August 2018, she was a wealth management intern at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Summit, New Jersey.
7. From January 2019 to March 2019, she was a business development intern at Blademy in Houston, Texas.
8. In May 2019, she graduated cum laude from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, USA with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics. In July 2019, she joined J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Summit as a private banking analyst and moved to Hoboken.
9. In 2020, she completed a certificate program on the fundamentals of business from Harvard Business School.
10. On August 1, 2021, she competed against 125 other candidates at Miss New Jersey USA 2021 at Hilton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey. She was unplaced.
11. In December 2022, she started taking Pilates classes in Hoboken.
12. On March 19, 2023, she competed against 126 other candidates at Miss New Jersey USA 2023 at Hilton Parsippany Hotel and won the title.
13. She was 25 years old when she represented New Jersey at Miss USA 2023 on September 29, 2023 and competed against 50 other candidates at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She finished in the Top 20.