Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu

Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu
Personal details
Born (1966-06-22) 22 June 1966
ProfessionPolitician, model

Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu Listenⓘ, also known as Lynda Chubalistenⓘ (born 22 June 1966), is a Nigerian politician, lawyer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She gained prominence as the first winner of Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 1986.[1][2][3] She is the daughter of Chuba Ikpeazu, a former chief justice and two-time Nigeria Football Association chairman.[4] She is one of 11 female members of the 360 member House of Representatives.[5]

Early life and education

Chuba-Ikpeazu attended Federal Government College, Enugu and holds a bachelor's degree in communication and a master's degree in business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.[3] She also holds a bachelor's degree in law. Chuba-Ikpeazu received her education in Nigeria, England, and the United States, where she worked part-time as a model.

Pageants

In 1986, while on vacation in Lagos, Chuba-Ikpeazu won the first Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant. In 1987, she was the first Nigerian representative at Miss Universe since Edna Park in 1964, and was later crowned Miss Africa the same year.

After her reign, Chuba-Ikpeazu became a businesswoman in Lagos State, specialising in oil servicing.[6]

Political career

Chuba-Ikpeazu was a member of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003.[1][7] In 2004, Chuba-Ikpeazu won the Nigerian National Assembly election, representing Onitsha North-South Federal Constituency, Anambra State, as a candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[8][9] She served as the Chair, House Committee on Maritime Safety and Education.[5]

She is a member of the board of directors of Anambra United.[10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 Profile,
  2. ↑ Onishi, Norimitsu (2000-08-20). "Faltering Giant: A special report.; Against Tough Odds, Nigeria Bets on Reform". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. 1 2 "Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu – ReportWomen Experts". Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  4. ↑ "NewsWatchngr - Explore news that is trending now". Newswatch. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2018-05-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. 1 2 "Dailytrust News, Sports and Business, Politics | Dailytrust". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  6. ↑ Lynda and Miss Africa Archived 2002-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Hon. Lynda C Chuba ikpeazu". KYP Naija. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  8. ↑ "Apps - Access My Library - Gale". www.accessmylibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  9. ↑ "Anambra election: Lynda Ikpeazu calls for probe into BVAS failure in Onitsha". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  10. ↑ "Ikpeazu's election brings equity, fairness to Abia —Orji - Vanguard News". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  11. ↑ Nigerian Football is a Crying Shame[link removed]
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.