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Photos: Karibi-George unveils Nigeria-inspired costume ahead of Miss World finale

From Vanguard · () English

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  • Miss World Nigeria 2026 Tamunosoye Karibi-George unveiled an evening gown inspired by Nigeria’s flag and a costume representing the Niger Delta.
  • She enters Saturday’s finale in Nha Trang after winning the Top Model for Africa title and securing a place in the Top 40.
  • Nigeria’s government urged citizens to support Karibi-George, who is among 111 national representatives competing for the crown.

Tamunosoye Karibi-George will step onto the Miss World stage in Nha Trang wearing Nigeria’s colours and carrying the story of the Niger Delta, the region where she grew up.

The 26-year-old Miss World Nigeria 2026 unveiled her final evening gown and national costume ahead of Saturday’s finale. The gown uses Nigeria’s green, white and green colours. Sharing images on Instagram, Karibi-George wrote: “Green, white and green, tonight, I wear home.”

Green, white and green, tonight, I wear home.

· Tamunosoye Karibi-GeorgeShe described the colours of her evening gown in an Instagram post.

She said the gown was designed to make Nigeria “speak without saying a word”. Its details, she said, reflect the flag she has carried throughout her journey and the country that gave her the strength to compete internationally. “As I take this final walk, I do so with immense pride, knowing that wherever I go, Nigeria goes with me,” she said.

Her costume draws on the “Amazon of the Mangrove”, a tribute to women’s strength, the richness of the Niger Delta and the relationship between its people and their environment. “Tonight, I take the Miss World stage carrying a story that is deeply rooted in home,” Karibi-George said. She added that it represented the resilience of her people and “a piece of the place that shaped me.”

As I take this final walk, I do so with immense pride, knowing that wherever I go, Nigeria goes with me.

· Tamunosoye Karibi-GeorgeShe explained the national meaning of her final gown.

Karibi-George reached the finale after winning the Top Model for Africa title on August 28. The victory over contestants from Equatorial Guinea, Botswana, Kenya and South Africa secured her place in the Top 40. Nigeria’s Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, also urged Nigerians to support her.

Karibi-George won the Miss World Nigeria title on June 6 after emerging from 20 finalists at the Balmoral Hall of the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos. She represented Bayelsa State and succeeded Joy Mojisola Raimi. The finale begins at 7 p.m. Vietnam time, with 111 national representatives competing. Reigning Miss World Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand will crown her successor after taking her final walk.

Tonight, I take the Miss World stage carrying a story that is deeply rooted in home.

· Tamunosoye Karibi-GeorgeShe described the Niger Delta-inspired costume.
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