Who is Ugochi Ihezue?

Ugochi Mitchel Ihezue is a Nigerian visual artist, women’s advocate and beauty queen from Umukegwu-Akokwa, Imo, Nigeria. Here are 13 more things about her:

  1. She is Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu‘s wife. 
  2. She is an alumna of Learning Field International School in Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria, Providence High School, Enugu in Enugu, Nigeria and Federal Government Girls College, Owerri in Owerri, Imo.
  3. She previously lived in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi, Nigeria.
  4. She is 6’2″ tall.
  5. From 2013 to 2017, she attended the University of Benin in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria where she earned her bachelor’s degree in fine and applied arts.
  6. She was a Elite Model Look Nigeria 2015 finalist.
  7. She won Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2017.
  8. She was a Miss World 2017 semifinalist.
  9. From November 2018 to July 2020, she worked for REDOXCORP in Lagos as a business analyst.
  10. In 2020, she entered Lagos Business School, the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University in Lagos.
  11. She won Miss Universe Nigeria 2023.
  12. She was a Miss Universe 2023 candidate.
  13. On August 18, 2024, she turned 28.
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TIMELINE

2015

  • On August 15, 2015, she was selected as one of the Top 20 finalists of the Elite Model Look Nigeria 2015 competition in Lagos, Nigeria.
  • On September 13, 2015, she finished in the Elite Model Look Nigeria 2015 grand finals at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos.
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2017

  • On September 16, 2017, she represented Kebbi at MBGN 2017 and competed against 36 other candidates at the Convention Centre of the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island. She won the title.
  • On November 18, 2017, she represented Nigeria at Miss World 2017 and competed against 117 other candidates at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China. She finished in the Top 15.

2018

  • On September 21, 2018, she crowned her successor MBGN 2018 Anita Ukah at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria.
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2021

  • From July 2021 to October 2021, she was a marketing and new product development intern at Godrej Nigeria in Ikeja, Lagos.

2022

  • In January 2022, she graduated from the Institut d’Économie Scientifique Et de Gestion (IÉSEG) School of Management in Lille, France with a master’s degree in business administration.
  • In July 2022, Godrej Nigeria hired her as an area sales manager.

2023

  • On September 10, 2023, she represented Imo at Miss Universe Nigeria 2023 and competed against 36 other candidates at the Convention Centre of the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island. She won the title.
  • On November 18, 2023, she represented Nigeria at Miss Universe 2023 and competed against 83 other candidates at the José Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador. She was unplaced.
  • On December 5, 2023, she and Ukachukwu got married.

2024

  • On August 31, 2024, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 Chidimma Adetshina at the Eko Hotels and Suits on Victoria Island in Lagos.

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Published by Vladi Masvidal

Vladimir Masvidal has been a journalist since 2014. He writes about lifestyle, business and entertainment.