Eze:
Can we get to meet you, who really is Dinma Chigbu?
Dinma
Well, my full name is actually Chidinma Chigbu, currently the Miss Galaxy Nigeria Carnival Queen...... very ambitious, loving, and (I tell you) very nice to be with.
Eze:
It’s my pleasure too
Dinma
You’re welcome
Eze:
Besides being a queen, what else should we know about your career?
Dinma
Uhmmm, I’ve always loved to be in the entertainment industry
And this is the first step I’ve taken in my career step
Eze:
Interesting.
What inspired you to go the way of a beauty queen?
Dinma
The way God created me and seeing how far Agbani Darego has gone in life with the same stature, and then I told myself I need to step into this because I was created that way for purpose. Then I started.
Eze:
Really. What similarities are there between you and Agbani Darego that has spurred you on?
Dinma
I guess it's the stature
Eze:
The stature? 
Please can you elaborate on this with your statistic for those who might not recall how Agbani Darego looked back then?
Dinma
Okay, my statistics are 32", 26", 34", 5.8ft
Eze:
Waoh! 5.8ft? I'm fortunate not to have to look up to see your face while standing.
Dinma
Hahaha, you really are
Eze:
Yea, I agree. How did your parents perceive this goal of yours? Were they at some point in opposition to your choice to be a beauty queen?
Dinma
Yes, they were, but at a point, they had to support me because they found out it was what I’ve been longing to do right from when I was a kid...
They just had to agree with me and backed me up with advice
Eze:
Why did they initially resist & how were you able to convince them?
Dinma
Especially, my Dad, he didn't buy the idea. His reason was that I was going to be distracted from my studies.
But as God may have it, this one came up as I was about to finish my final exams, so I begged him to allow me since the exams were gonna be over before the grand finale, so he didn't have any choice not to allow me.
Dinma
Eze:
Oh, your studies. I guess that must have been a valid basis for concern, not so?
Dinma
That's true
Eze:
Alright. Looking at the beauty pageant industry, and considering that most eligible participants are schooling, what challenges would you say a student faces while engaging in it?
Dinma
Well the challenges are quite large, sometimes finances won’t be available for one to get stuff needed, or the lectures in school might be taking the participant's time
Eze:
In the movie industry, producers and directors have been alleged to pressure the female folks into some affairs before being assured a role. Does this exist in the beauty pageant industry?
Dinma
I can’t say for sure because I haven't experienced that before. But I’m not saying it does not exist in the pageantry industry
Eze:
Alright. Where do you see yourself in the industry a decade from now?
Dinma
Wow! Dunno if I’m to call it a short or long-term goal, but whatever it is, I see myself as a famous Queen, who's not only known in Nigeria but internationally in a decade from now
Eze:
That seems a tall goal. Do you see yourself repeating the feat achieved by Agbani Darego again?
Dinma
I see myself repeating it
Eze:
So, what projects on the national stage are you embarking on that will get you closer to that dream besides where you are now?
Dinma
When my reign expires as Miss Galaxy Nig. Carnival, then I would try the MBGN, Miss Nigeria, or any higher contest than the one I’m in currently... I believe aspiring higher is the key
Eze:
Alright. Let's veer a bit into some soft sides of you and life. As a beauty queen, do you face pressure from men who want more of you? If yes, how do you cope?
Dinma
Yes, I do... I think is normal for every lady whether a beauty queen or no beauty queen... I don't know how but I just cope by God's grace I guess
Eze:
Well, it should be much of a pressure for a 5.8ft beauty queen. Don't you think so?
Dinma
Your right though
Eze:
Would you describe Nigerian men as romantic in comparison with their counterparts in the western world and other climes? On a scale of 1 -10, how would you rate Nigerian men in this regard?
Dinma
If I’m not to rate, I would say it's just vice versa, because not all Nigerian men are romantic and the same as their counterparts in the Western World. But if I’m to rate I would say 5
Eze:
So, are you saying Nigerian men are average? Who would you describe as your ideal date?
Dinma
Yea. Lol, ideal date? Never thought of that before
If I do I would tell you (winks)
But it's all in the package
Eze::
Is that to say you don't have a preference?
Dinma
I do
Eze:
So can you let us in on it?:)
Dinma
I guess it is best known to me. If I say it loud he might not come my way. So let’s just leave it aside
Eze:
Interesting
Dinma
Yeas...
Eze:
When you aren't working or studying, what lightens up your mood?
Dinma
Movies do
Eze:
Oh, really
To round it up, we'd like to ask you this: Imagine you were married, and you had just one lifebuoy to give out between your husband and your mother, in a ship that is capsizing in the middle of a sea, who would you give it to?
Dinma
Mmmh, I will just wake up because it's a dream...... lol
Mum or hubby? Nahhhh..... It will be a dream
Eze:
Well in this case we ain't making it a dream. Just tell us who if you find yourself in this situation
Dinma
Huh? Difficult question indeed, but I will give it to my husband
Eze:
Woah! Please tell us why
Dinma
Uhmmm, because we are still trying to live a life together, but my mum, she has lived hers..... also she won’t even accept the lifebuoy for the same reason. It’s difficult though.
Eze:
Yes, you can now wake up from this dream. Miss Chidinma Chigbu, I appreciate your obliging us this interaction with you and hope that you'd be available the next time we will be interviewing you, perhaps as a miss Nigeria or miss world.
Dinma
Thank God for the dream gone by.....You are welcome and I’m looking forward to that time.
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