Miss Grand Nigeria 2016


Miss Grand Nigeria 2016 was the second edition of the Miss Grand Nigeria beauty pageant, held on September 11, 2016, at the Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Candidates from eighteen states of Nigeria competed for the title and the representative of Edo State, Rachael Onuwa Ikekhuame, was named the winner and received one million Nigerian naira cash prize as a reward. She then represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant in Las Vegas, United States, but she was unplaced.
The grand final round of the pageant was hosted by comedian Akinlami Babatunde Julius and radio personality Double O.

Candidates

Eighteen candidates competed for the title of Miss Grand Nigeria 2016.Abia – Oluwadamiola Abisoye HassanAbuja – Mbonu Nina GiftAkwa Ibom – Anita Tartiyana IdiongAnambra – Victoria Chioma MolokwuBayelsa – Deborah Ibeinmo AlfredBenue – Ogbanga Tamunosiki RitaCross River – Blessing Onyeka EnuanwaDelta – Thelma Ifechukwude OjeiEbonyi – Blessing Ashionye EboguEdo – Racheal IkekhuameEkiti – Okoye Chisom MaryfrancesImo – Emmanuella Bolouere YabohKaduna – Arikawe Sharon OluwatunmiseLagos – Adeola Ayomide AbayomiOgun – Princess Omowunmi AgunbiadeOndo – Chime OnyinyePlateau – Vivian Urefine PreciousRivers – Amanosi Omogbai Kadiri