Bianca Chioma Ojukwu, the former most beautiful girl in Nigeria, has broken her silence after being appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.….....
Yesterday, April 29th, 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Bianca Chioma Ojukwu as the minister of Foreign Affairs.
Bianca Ojukwu (née Onoh) rose to prominence in 1988 after winning the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria title at the age of 20.
Her success in pageantry extended beyond Nigeria, as she went on to win Miss Africa in The Gambia and later clinched the Miss Intercontinental crown, becoming the first African to achieve the feat. However, she resigned her titles in 1989 following public controversy surrounding her relationship with Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.
Bianca Chioma Ojukwu
She later married Ojukwu on November 12, 1994, in Abuja, and their union lasted 17 years until his death on November 26, 2011. The marriage, which drew significant public attention due to their over 30-year age gap, produced three children: Chineme, Afamefuna, and Nwachukwu.
Bianca Chioma Ojukwu and her late husband, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.
Beyond pageantry, 57-year-old Bianca built a career in public service, serving as Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain and Ghana. In 2024, she was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, further cementing her role in Nigeria’s diplomatic landscape.
After being appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Chioma Ojukwu took to her official Instagram page today, April 30th, 2026, to react.
Bianca Chioma Ojukwu stressed that she is honoured to be the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and, by extension, extends her appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
She added that she looks forward to contributing even more to the continued success of the 4D Foreign Policy Priorities of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
She wrote, “Yesterday, 29th April 2026, I was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by H.E President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
I am truly honored to step into this new position, and wish to express my most profound appreciation to our Nation’s President. Your Excellency, I am truly humbled by your trust and confidence in my abilities.
I look forward to contributing even more to the continued success of the 4D Foreign Policy Priorities of the Renewed Hope Agenda, our citizen diplomacy imperatives, and reaffirm to the good people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, my unwavering commitment towards advancing our National Interests in the global arena.”
See the post below;
Congratulatory messages pour in as former beauty queen becomes minister of Foreign Affairs in Nigeria, see below;
Reacting one myspumante said, “🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🍾🫶🏻💋thank you God🙏🏾🌹🌹🍾 I will share drinks today to everyone in Hamburg!!❤️.”
ffbentertainmentcom said, “CONGRATULATIONS HON. MINISTER REMEMBER I SAID IT FIRST SOMETIMES IN FEBRUARY ❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
ladies_in_oil_and_gas_nigeria_ uttered, “A very big congratulations from the ladies in oil and Gas Africa platform wegive all the glory to God 🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🔥❤️truly deserving.”
vickyobong uttered, “Nwanyioma, Ada Igbo, the Lord will continue to grant you the strength to carry out your duties in good health, he will not leave you nor forsake you in Jesus name.”
ng.zara noted, “Congratulations my beautiful Queen with brain😍🔥🙌❤️.”
hes_toh shared, “Nwanyi bu ife, well deserved post congratulations ma.”
ignatius_oparaocha reacted, “I won’t call this appointment a favour or luck; you worked hard for it and truly deserve it. Especially with how consistent you’ve been with your updates. Congratulations, madam… and congratulations to your media team too.”
