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Thursday 12 September 2013

How US embassy denied visa to Nigerian beauty queen while in full queen regalia

Fiona Amuzie won the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 2010 and recently told a story of how she was denied visa at the US embassy while wearing a glamourous dress, her sash and her crown.

The second year student of the University of Coventry, UK, recalls
"I think the most embarrassing moment for me happened at the US embassy. As a queen, I went there for the US visa in my full regalia, the dress, the crown, everything. And you won't believe me, they denied me the visa. It was so embarrassing. I later went back after my reign as Fiona Amuzie and this time they gave me."

195 comments:

  1. Cool story! Next!!!!!

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    1. This one too is a beauty queen with her hard face like that of a sumo wrestler. P

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    2. I can imagine the look on the faces of the consulate staff when she walked in, what a clown! Wearing crown n shit to US embassy, u think fools abound elsewhere like aso rock, naija govt houses or house of assembly? Numbskull.

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  2. Them no send u oooo,lol,Fiona Don dey wowo ooo she used to be very very beautiful, i always said she was the most beautiful queen after Bianca,but she is changing , maybe age

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  3. Ibo girls are too beautiful

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  4. Ibo girls are too beautiful

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  5. Simple Word here! US gives NO FUCK, I repeat, NO FUCK about anyone, be you Goodluck Jonathan or Obasanjo, As long as you can prove them right you wanna go there.

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  6. Sorry, They dont seem to trust anybody... Some people can play fraud with that you know. Next!

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  7. Good for u. U think say u be michel jackson abi. Be yr self and stop that queen queen bullshit eh!!!!

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  8. They dont Seem to trust any of us, some people can still use it as fraud you know. Whats next?

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  9. LMAOOO!! Why the heck would she go tothe embassy in full beauty queen attire? Hahahaha i'm dying. It's an embassy not an art gallery hunny.

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  10. Hahaha bet she looked like a joke and was treated as such #JayBeyBlu

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  11. Going to the embassy with full regalia doesn't automatically assure getting a visa, you don't need to be erudite to know there are other formal factors and requirements, they had their reasons not granting her a visa.

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    1. Prince charmin... Oya check out my blog n tell me in one word what u think of it... I'l keep my dictionary close by lmao
      www.vikissocietyofchic.blogspot.com

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    2. Asif you've ever applied for visa let alone leave nig's shores! Lol

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  12. Good fore her! Linda next gist biko! **Veecta**

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  13. I think your crown was under a curse......

    GM

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  14. If she has that grey weave on, they ought to deny her a visa. I too would think this woman has to be some mad person.

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  15. Good for her! Linda next gist biko! **Veecta**

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  16. I guess it was after u got the visa u started dressing that way @ second picture. Btw, you aren't d first to b denied a visa so stfu

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  17. Choi ! ela oju kan ! ...... I can't imagine the look on her face when she knew she had been denied.anyway,it just shows that the Americans aren't carried away by all that razzmatazz,however since when did being a beauty queen become automatic qualification for an American visa ?pele

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  18. Maybe they think u don't deserve to be a beauty queen...d oyinbo'l be like 'dis one?beauty queen?no way'

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  19. You sef if it was you, would you give you visa? Dont blame them,they couldn't believe you were a real beauty queen errrr just saying. *whistling and walking away*

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    1. Dis ur mouth bad die,i luvS it

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  20. Hahaha! Well jst passin by!though Queen or No Queen!Dis life È‹̝̊̅§ all abt doing d ri8 thing!

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  21. Linda u bored? Or u just dont hv any reasonable new?

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  22. That's becos they don't give a rats ass as to who is queen, n who is peasant.

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  23. â„“☺â„“ , US embassy no ∂E̶̲̥̅̊Y̶̲̥̅̊ look uche face O°˚˚˚ . Embassy tins

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  24. Choi sad story/US-emb nor dey luk face#

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  25. You'll live. I could understand if this chick was doing something of importance. If a ball gown and crown could convince the US Embassy to give everyone visas, then everybody would be here.

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  26. Dont u sound foolish even to urself. U wore all dat 4 to d embassy. How old were u then?

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    1. Hehehehehe.I can't stop laughing.translation Fiona'you enter all dat kaaya go embassy, you be learner?'

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  27. Lol....what an irony of life!

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  28. How she take win,she is just fair she no even fine sef!

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  29. These oyibo pple don too do.... Na tym for us to dey deport dem...#Alinko

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  30. America send u message! U will even upset the apple cat by wearing all that. To them, it means shit.

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  31. Maybe her full regalia scared the crap outta them.
    Good thing she got thr visa in the end.

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  32. So bc u gashup make embassy fear u? Sista pack for bad corner biko make I hear better gist.the second dress is a write off makes u ugly for any beauty queen.

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  33. What I find shocking is that she wore the entire beauty pageant ensemble to the visa office. Why would she do that?

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  34. ..Eeehhhh;thank God for u sha but I just wanna ask something too;hw is this news here?? Lynda pls know that some certain info are just irrelevant to the public and are sometimes seen as attention seeking..without no beef;its just ma opinion and others may ve their own view about it.

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  35. Sloty queen. See Ẅђα† she wearing on d second pixs. Husslers in d club n u na d same.

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  36. Well sorry. It is their country.

    Why were you going to the U.S? Was it official duty?

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  37. U wan do shakara 4 them..dey regard those shits like we nigerians do...lol

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  38. Biggest hiss! Who is she and why is she relevant? LINDA THIS IS NOT NEWS WORTHY!!! *Moon walking outta this mofo!*

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  39. Ehen!is it by your regalia?linlin,wetin concern us?#bbm sarcasticface#

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  40. Ehen!is it by your regalia?linlin,wetin concern us?#bbm sarcasticface#

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  41. Ehen!is it by your regalia?linlin,wetin concern us?#bbm sarcasticface#

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  42. I would also have denied her in that pageantry get-up, like who the heck does that, psheww!

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  43. I actually laughed. Pele o. No b by crown o

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  44. This girl won? She's nt pretty nau... She's so unpopular can't rmbr ever hearing bout her

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  45. you dey go yankee embassy with your full queen regalia..for your mind you think say you be queen Elizabeth? you never know how far..

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  46. Ehn??This chic won MBGN..if so I definitely should give pageantry a try.WTF!!!

    Lemme just gv her d benefit of the doubt and believe the pictures didn't do her justice#Yimu

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  47. hahahah U S of A doesn't care if you are the queen of Nigeria.

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  48. Fuck them,if is me,I will make them pay for it.

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  49. The US embassy is no respecter of anyone. Why did her people not officially apply for the visa for her so she will not have to appear.. Who wears their pageant dress around anyway ?

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  50. looooooool lwkmd, no be you be ode? MBGN regalia na official post ni abi wetin?

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  51. Who cares......mtcheeewwwe

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  52. Lmaaooo...U think coming to yankee is beans??Hahahaha..The most brutal embassy in the world..#WeReppingNewYork

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  53. ᶥᵗˢ didi12 September 2013 at 19:20

    Ehya!!! Shits sure happens....linda post dis aii

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  54. Lolz...dose pple at dt embassy no send oh...dem no dy look face..lmao

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  55. It happens sometimes though, good you're finally given.

    Meanwhile good people, Pls Download @bayotrinidad anticipated newest Single titled #NoWeapon here http://bit.ly/1dq7MeJ You will be glad you did. Thanks & Pls broadcast! The song is currently in top #5 ruling the charts on Reverbnation.

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  56. i dont even understand y on earth you would go to an embassy in full regalia.. if u ask me..it jst makes u look ridiculous nd unserious

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  57. And the moral of the story is?...

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  58. It showz u cant get ur way as a "queen" jst b ursef jare.I like wetin dem do u sha coz u bin wan show ursef dia by wearin dat rubbish fake crown.

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  59. I might get in trouble for this...but i don't care... So here goes...I am glad she got rejected. The US embassy in Nigeria is like a Halloween party. Pastors dressed in full, nurses dressed up and the worst are the group trips with everyone spotting a printed shirt. Haba! Its embarrassing...i am an engineer that does not mean i should dress up in coveralls and a hardhat. Just go normal...your credentials will speak for themself. Theend

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  60. ok i tink its just a wake up call not to feel overconfident.am nt dissing or anytyn o just one of doz experiences dat rouses u dat anytyn is possibl both good or bad.btw fiona u luk older here,gues its d make up.u wie always a charming gal wen u wie in sec skol...lejja.wish u d best gal.

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  61. Haha!!!!!!! I laff in french!!!

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  62. Grosssssss!!! What is dis? She is ugly

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  63. And why on earth do you think wearing ur full regalia will be a criteria of u getting the visa,wetin concern them concern ur MbGN?or abi did they say MBGN come get a visa?I mean we shd start thinking with our heads and not breast just the way she is dressed showing small pimp pong.

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  64. Simply proves class is no barrier!
    ~D great anonymous!

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  65. Lol... Going to the US embassy with your regalia doesn't mean u will be granted a visa. Ijust think she made a fool of her self of doing that.

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  66. I sure say your shakara too much then, after your reign you became humble and they gave you.

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  67. So beauti Queen. Sometimes We fail inorder to know our stands. Sorry to had happened. That has passed away.

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    1. With dis ur engreesh even cotonou go deny u visa *sprints away dodging bullets

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  68. Dont mind those idiots,they refused to grant her visa at first cos she refused to open her sweet pussy. ashole

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    1. Huh? Listen to urself. U'v just shown to d world u'r an illiterate. Who opens p***y to get a visa? Pls u need re orientation. Ur ignorance stinks.

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    2. @lepa,u must've hiv of d brain

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  69. Maybe she thought dressing up that way would automatically get her a Visa.
    Visit www.lieofanafricanimmigrant.blogspot.com to read more visa stories

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  70. Wait ooo, is this the MBGN? Jisox she no just fine at allll, no wonder dem bounce her for embassy, cos she's not fine for that position.....well na politics be every for this country...

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  71. LOLLLLL. TIARA N SASH TO AMERICA
    EMBASSY. THATS A VISA FOR DENIAL. WHEN LL SM NIGERIANS LEARN. HAPPY SHE LEARNT HER LESSON AND WENT BACK.

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  72. Only God knows y LIB has been so boring this week. Nothing captivating.. Guess u r tired of this blogging business linda....smh... If u need a husband get married and get a life....

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  73. Bia this girl. U think America is Naija whr they do class tins. Wake up girl.being a queen doesn't mean u won't go there and commit one crime. Linda abeg know the type of things u go dey upload here. I think this one is not necessary atall. Daalu

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  75. Drove home the point.

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  76. They embarass ppl anyhw if u like dress like a queen

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    1. Yeaaa especially if ur documents dont convince dem enough dat u will return. When u were a queen dey were nt convinced but nw ur a uk student...

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  77. Yea cos you look more like a slot than a beauty queen so I wount blame them. Linda you better post this comment o

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  78. why would she go their with such atire? US embassy is not a runway. There is for every thing!

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  79. And so what? They can deny anybody if they want so stop making a fuss out of this. excuse me

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  80. Abeg dem just take our lite so, who get candle?

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  81. If nt until wen nigerian strts treating dem in lyk manner d way do us this will always continue on n on. Advice: we africans shld stop seeing dis people as superior .

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  82. Bt dis gal no fyn ooooo..or mayb she is nt jst photogenic ni?

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  83. Errrr, Linda it's actually Coventry University UK not University of Coventry and I know because I graduated from Coventry University. Thank me later.

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    1. U sound so proud of dat glorified poly on priory str,i may know u...on 2nd thots i don't.

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  84. 4 were lyk say u wil post my comment..

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  85. Very embarrassing

    Belledazzy.blogspot.com

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  86. Very good for u!

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  87. Those idiots no care weda u dress like vicsly,dem go just do u anyhow

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  88. Those idiots no care weda u dress like vicsly,dem go just do u anyhow

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  89. They are mad ni!oshiskoko.Is it their fault?KMT... sorry my dear.LatinoPINKY

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  90. dat lyf for u my dear.

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  91. Hey! Do not blame them, they have seen 'Kings" and "Queen", "Bank Managers", 'Ministers", "Governors" disappear into the American system when given a visitor's visa, so, its hard to tell who is going to return except for maybe only Goodluck Jonathan, and that's because he has a job to do back there.

    Also the US law backs that action up:

    "Section 214(b) of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act creates the legal presumption that every visitor visa applicant is intending to immigrate. In order to be issued a visa, applicants must overcome this presumption. Applicants can overcome this presumption only by demonstrating to the consular officer that they have a residence abroad and compelling professional, financial and social ties to that residence."

    We pray that our country will be better someday and they will make it a visa free entry for us.

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  92. They do all those nonesense because the nigerian govt doesn't care for its pple or should I say they r useless. Go to angola and try such, or arrest and deport an angolan citizen in usa and see what they will to your ambassador. They will not only summon ur ambassador but if he doesn't give a tangible reason, they will deport him immediately. U don't mess with their citizen whether u be america or acirema. Nigerian govt only impressed me once when south african govt deported nigerians last year, they equally arrested their citizens here and deported them immediately which led them SA govt sueing for peace. Things like that happen when a govt is functioning well.

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    1. I think Angola and america have a visa agreement between them I'm not certain but a country is allowed to deport whom they want to. Everyone castigates the us but no one has mouth for places like Germany and Switzerland

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  93. Lmaoooooooo pele o

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  94. Lolllll,queen things

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  95. is knw longer news

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  96. Very silly of her to have gone for an interview dressed like that. Even I would have been irritated and refused her.

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  97. Looool. Am so laffing my "FAT ASS" Out. Ooops, am so sori Hun...dis is wat u get for being a citizen of a corrupt nation like Nigeria.

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    1. Too many dummies on this blog. How does being a citizen of Nigeria relate to refusal of US visa in this case?

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  98. But she dey ugly Inside d attire na make una help me look d picture na nija

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  99. That's exactly why she didn't get the visa. Who was she trying to impress/ convince?. The simple psychology is that she has other motives for going to the U.S which she was trying to hide under her crown. Period.

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  100. Lol I just can't stop laughing . Made my evening .

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  101. Pele. Its a lesson to others beauty queens that feel their office can get them anything.

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  102. Maybe you have previously gone there with the dress on the other picture. They are battling nudity already and would not want you to come compound it. Queen of your fathers house. Serves you right.

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  103. No one is above walter carrington

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  104. Hehehehehehe....next time naked..go Dem go gve u....wit ya plugface

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  105. D very 1st day I Ll go der, I shall b given dat visa at once in Jesus Name Amen!

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  106. Rubbish must u dress in queen regalia oshisco oyinbo no buy dat humble urself den u get d honour

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  107. Buh diz girl sef...I'm preetier dan yu ooo...linda yu kip maltreating me.pls post my comment o.

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    1. Who gives a Fuck if u prettier than her? Why u no go contest?

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  108. Why would she expect to be granted Visa simply because she dressed in her 'costume'??? It's more about the documentation you present. Ignorance na bad thing. It's like Naija footballer dressing up in his kit and expecting to be granted visa without the correct documentation. Shioooooo

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  109. i cant blame them,is because our leaders have sold us so cheap.

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  110. I have met this lady, she looks more beautiful in real life

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  111. Ma junior sis sef fine pas dah miss nigeria...e gud as em no gree am...

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  112. I'm sure they thought it was kind of presumptuous for her to wear the whole shebang to the interview. Sometimes in life, less is more...

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  113. They probably thought she was loco in the cabesa! Who walks around in gowns and crowns anyway? It's not an official duty, why the regalia? Probably thought it give you an advantage abi? Ntoi!

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  114. Lmao! That's to show you they don't care who you are! If they can deny Nigerian artists, what's a beauty queen to a VISA?

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  115. =))º°˚˚˚°ÂºÐ½aĦaнaº°˚˚˚°Âº‎​=)).

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  116. Hu do dey think dey r?! God 4saken pple!

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  117. you went for visa interview wearing your crown, cant you see that you dont have any sense. olodo! if i were the interviewer i would have rejected you too.

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  118. Lol embarassing shi

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  119. Very embarrassing

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  120. and so what...maybe she didn't fill out her application properly

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  121. What has ur regalia got to do with it......... those embassies (US and Canada)dont want arrogant pple neither do they want desperadoes. #lessonslearnt#

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  122. But why would you dress like that to an embassy ? Was she mad. ?


    The real baby oku

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  123. Your regalia didn't answer their questions well. Lol

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  124. Just to know they don't care. She's not fine please. How did she win?

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  125. if na me sef i go deny u with big stamp. wat mks u think cos u being beauty queen translates to getting a visa. to me i'll think ur putting it all in my face. yankee embassy no send nobody.

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  126. pls change ur look u don dey wowo dat tym wey you win miss unijos and mbgn na waooo u Fyn pass dis one well Queen tinz....

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  127. I don learn new one o! Next time I'm goin for visa,I'll be sure to wear my ward-coat and my stethoscope around my neck!hehehe...#verydullgeh!

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  128. Nobody is above refusal.Whether dem deny u or accept u, walter carrington go still remain.

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  129. Linda, there's no such thing as university of coventry,. It's coventry university, uk.

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  130. LMFAO! Full regalia! Plus sash and crown! #dead. It's because her crown wasn't gold na. They were probably thinking "this geezer is so out of touch with reality she must be a crackhead" At least now she has learnt. LOL!

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  131. I don't know which is more shocking, the fact that the US embassy denied Visa to a beauty queen (who the organizers should have just applied for on a VIP thing, she wudn't even need to be dere) or the comments on here...

    I think there is a problem with our government, the consulate and our diplomats, cos issues like this should not be taken lightly at all. In fact the ambassador should be releasing a statement denying it, or apologizing

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  132. Dnt worry,my friend an ambassadors son gt bounced a couple of times..Lol..Deal with it..

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  133. haha..who gives a rat ass who you are

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  134. Kwakwakwa! wonders shall neva end! u went to the embassy with ur full regalia...are we acting Princess diaries here??Even Somalian embassy no go give u visa.Mumu geh!
    #sippingfromplasticcokebottle#

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  135. With a name like Fiona,you should have expected worse...Mrs Shrek!

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  136. Dis gal use to be uni jos student now na which skul u put pride nd forming go kill u see dis gal wey uj clean up now u dey talk ur village tin gal calm down nobody send or knw u oh

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  137. Silly rabbit. Why would anyone go to a visa interview in full regalia? They rejected you because you looked like a freak.

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  138. Hahaha!fiona,u tink dia na Aba park u go jst enta wit dt ur clothe n crown pple go c u n welcme u?my dear,ndo.u missed way

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  139. Thats us embassy for you,thats why you need to also SEE THIS.

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  140. kikikikikikiki...they bounced you as then, as a queen and granted you visa as ordinary Miss......

    what does that tell you?????

    no, only you answer the question yourself.

    wearing full regalia cos you de go apply for visa. u see yourself?

    hope you have learnt your lesson?

    Americans don't think like Nigerians aii??? position doesn't give you access all the time.

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  141. Chei!even the full regalia could not assure you a visa,maybe they thought it was a scam and i guess how you would even look like in the embassy(like a joke),,however in the second pics you look a bit like Lil Kim!

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  142. Dnt knw why pple are always just so insensitive, all u guys knw to do is talk and insult pple who r successful, probably its ur failure that hunts u or just plain idleness and ur stupidity playing a huge role.... "While still in her Full regalia" is an expressin Linda used to explain to us that the Queen was still reigning while the incident took place. You'd be really dumb to even think that she wore all that clothing to go get a Visa. And to the Admin of this Blog, I really think y'all should screen some of these comments so that we don't show the whole world just how insensitive some Nigerians can be. It'll do us a great Good! Proudly Nija

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  143. lmfao. like really..... she actually went to the embassy with her crown and her glamorous dress. NIGERIANS THOUGH... sometimes people don't think before they act!!!!!

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  144. LIKE PEOPLE SAID, AMERICA DOES NOT WHAT TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE. GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT AND THEY WILL GLADLY GRANT YOU THE VISA AND NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE A QUEEN. SORRY AT ,LEAST YOU GOT IT WHEN YOUR REIGN WAS OVER, SO AM HAPPY FOR YOU. CONGRATS!!!!!

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  145. Linda, it's Coventry University, UK not University of Coventry.

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  146. You must be a airhead to think that wearing a crown and sash will open the door to getting a visa for you. It's like saying opening your legs will take you places. Please shift

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  147. "Mumu queen"! hahhahahahahaha I don laff quench! you have just earned yourself a new title - you for just keep your olodoness as a secret!

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  148. These pictures aren't her best. This girl is far finer than this o. Back in unijos, this girl was so damn beautiful.

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  149. You lucky sef say dem no arrest you...olodo queen!

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  150. So she had nobody in her life to tell her not to dress like that to an embassy? She thought they would give her a visa in costume. I can only imagine the level of humiliation and how the people at the embassy laughed at her from the moment she entered.

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  151. As far I know that's not a prerequisite to getting a Visa. That was a dumb move. People will forever be foolish in Nigeria. There is a Visa application form that you fill out and whatever information is required from you is what will determine the approval, not by wearing that crown or whatever you may call it

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  152. Nonsense igbotic mentality!! Why in da world would you wear all that to an interview?!!

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