Lorraine Ojimba biography: 13 things about beauty queen, model from Quezon City, Philippines

Lorraine Yago Ojimba is a Nigerian-Filipino writer, singer, model and beauty queen from South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She previously lived in Fairview, Novaliches, Quezon City.

Ojimba’s father Edmund N. Ojimba is Nigerian while her mother Josephine Yago Ojimba is Filipino. Edmund is a retired professor from Orlu, Imo, Nigeria while Josephine was from General Santos City, Philippines.

Lorraine is 5’10” tall. She entered the modeling industry following the footsteps of her sister, who is also a model.

A member of the Iglesia ni Kristo, Lorraine sings in the choir. She finished in the Top 17 of the “Bida Next” reality competition of the GMA Network show “Eat Bulaga”.

Aside from writing, singing and modeling, Lorraine is also into arts and crafts. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She attended Divine Grace School in Novaliches.
2. She earned her bachelor’s degree in communication from New Era University in Quezon City.
3. In December 2016, she modeled for fashion designer Leo Almodal.
4. On July 6, 2017, her mother died of breast cancer at age 52.
5. In 2019, she was an intern at Net 25. She, Ney Dimaculangan and Acel Bisa sang the Eagle FM 95.5 station song “Pinoy Ka, Dito Ka”, which was released on October 7, 2019.
6. In February 2022, she was featured as a model in Almodal’s bridal couture.
7. In March 2022, she was featured in Parcinq magazine.
8. On August 18, 2022, she passed the “Bida Next” daily round.
9. On October 25, 2022, she passed the prejudging round of “Bida Next”.
10. She starred in the music video of Luci J‘s song “Sobrang Swabe”, which was released on October 12, 2023.
11. In November 2023, she modeled for Don’t Blame the Kids Apparel Co.
12. On February 5, 2024, she represented South Triangle at Miss Universe Quezon City 2024 and competed against 14 other candidates at Seda Vertis North in Diliman and won the title.
13. She was 25 when she was crowned Miss Universe Quezon City 2024. On April 4, 2024, she withdrew from the Miss Universe Philippines 2024 competition.