What triggered them she had Nigerian/ Mozambique flag on her page. Why did she not put SA flag if she is so proud of South Africa?? You cant represent South Africa if you dont see yourself as one them.
I don't think she should compete, she doesn't even use the South African flag on her socials,her NAME isn't even South African,she can't even speak ONE language...like no,she doesn't deserve the hate but she also doesn't deserve to be in MISS SA
In 2001, Vanessa Coutroulis, born to Portuguese-Angolan parents, won the Miss South Africa crown. Similarly, Sherry Wang's participation in the competition sparked debate in early 2024 due to her Chinese heritage. Notwithstanding her roots and third attempt at the competition, she secured the fan vote, earning a spot among the Top 25 contestants. Tendai The Beast is Zimbabwean born SA rugby national player... 🤷🏿♂️
I hate it so much when people who don't even live in South Africa are overly opinionated about something they are clueless about....we dont hate her or her origins, she can be the highest paid model in South Africa but being miss SA is just pushing it.... And its crazy how you're all saying we're xenophobic but you wouldn't agree to this nonsense as well
In 2001, Vanessa Coutroulis, born to Portuguese-Angolan parents, won the Miss South Africa crown. Similarly, Sherry Wang's participation in the competition sparked debate in early 2024 due to her Chinese heritage. Notwithstanding her roots and third attempt at the competition, she secured the fan vote, earning a spot among the Top 25 contestants. Tendai The Beast is Zimbabwean born SA rugby national player... 🤷🏿♂️
@@Dr_Du-LittleRemember we are a coming from colonisation where black ppl were not even given a chance to these things now we fighting for our selfs nd blood of our forefathers we mst give it to other africans emmediately… oppressed by makwere kwere too😢 Lord havd mercy on us
@@nazikay1340 What are you saying kahle-kahle? Who oppressed us? What are you talking about? Her mom is Zulu with Mozambican relatives so what's wrong with that? Ayi nina kodwa... 🙌🏾
Yes Nigerians will allow as long as she pass the process. We are not bitter like you guys. There is a Chinese lady in the contest but y’all aren’t talking about her.
In 2001, Vanessa Coutroulis, born to Portuguese-Angolan parents, won the Miss South Africa crown. Similarly, Sherry Wang's participation in the competition sparked debate in early 2024 due to her Chinese heritage. Notwithstanding her roots and third attempt at the competition, she secured the fan vote, earning a spot among the Top 25 contestants. Tendai The Beast is Zimbabwean born SA rugby national player... 🤷🏿♂️
@danielwitse3381 The lady is a South African Chinese woman. By singling her out, you are doing exactly what you deem wrong when done to Chidimma. Give some Black South Africans grace and time to embrace Black non-Southern Africans into the black South African community, it will take a while.
@@lebo5281 If you can accept her as South African Chinese woman then why have problem with your fellow black being a Nigerian South African. Chinese will never accept you even if you are half chinese. You people see the white as your God but have problems with your fellow black. I singled out the Chinese woman because she is Asian and nothing near been an African.
Its important that we represent a south African by culture, heritage, lineage etc. We cannot be represented by a south African born nigerian. She is nigerian and thats her identity and culture etc. This platform is to showcase south African beauty which even her features are not south African. U can tell she isn't a south African from simply looking. This is a beauty contest. Her looks dont speak to our own features. So she isn't representing us looks wise, culturally and otherwise. We need to be fair and be represented by a south African. She can enter miss Africa instead.
I will keep saying this, anyone who thinks that South Africans are xenophobic, especial if that person or people believe that, it's very easy, leave xenophobic people and their country, don't try to tell them what to voice out if they feel it's not right. South Africans have a right to freedom of speech, they are allowed to voice out freely. I don't believe that is xenophobic.
I understand there are people who have their own personal views about Nigeria and Nigerians, but your emotions do not determine who gets in and who does not get in to the contest. They are rules set by the Pageant committee and she passed those rules. She is in the pageant regardless what South Africans think or say.
@@mafrica8105 Even if they get in at the end of the day we as South Africans get to decide who will represent South Africa and that my dear will be A South African woman❤️even if there are rules we don't care and again she won't win!😹😹
There is a larger issue here that everyone seems to be ignoring and South Africans are not really saying, maybe because they just don't know how to say it. Personally, as a South African, I don't have any issues with the half Nigerian lady representing South Africa, especially if she loves the country and she is a legal citizen. That is my personal view. At the same time, I think it is disingenuous to paint South Africans as xenophobic. South Africa is full of immigrants from all across the African continent. Some of them have been in the country for many years and have become quite successful, often at the expense of South Africans. The question is if South Africans are so xenophobic, why would all of these foreign nationals even be in the country in the first place? The larger issue that everyone seems to be ignoring is the rivalry between South Africa and Nigeria. That definitely is the biggest factor, and it seems to be quite bitter. It also goes much deeper than I actually realized. I don't think that Chidimma would have been responded to that way if one of her parents were from any other African nation instead of Nigeria. It's not that South Africans are necessarily xenophobic, as much as it is the fact that the rivalry between the 2 countries is deep. Consider how Nigerians responded toward Tyla when she won the Grammy award. All over the internet she was called all kinds of derogatory names while her Africaness was denied. Some even said that the whole of Africa should boycott the Grammies for giving the award to Tyla instead of to a Nigerian. Consider how they continually spew out hate toward her every time she does simple things like posting random things on her social media accounts. These things create resentment in the hearts of South Africans who love Tyla so much that they would gladly go to war over her. Hardly a day ever goes by when Nigerians are not declaring their country as the "giant of Africa." South Africans don't actually care about being known as the giant of Africa. Because of this rivalry the attitude of South Africans only seems to be that Nigeria can have that title as long as they stay with it over there in West Africa, as far away from them as possible.
I wish I could like this comment a million times, cause I feel the exact way. I am just dead tired of how everytime Nigerians feel some type of way or when when we point out their crap we painted as being xenophobic, their brothers are staying here with no issues and we actually embrace them. Its crazy how Nigerians hate SA so much and speak with so much hate towards us when we were chilling all by ourselves and they started immigrating here. Other African immigrants such as people from Zim have no issues with SA but Nigerians, I wonder why they are still here if SA is sooo bad and we ill treat them. This whole Miss SA saga would have not blown up to be this, if they just kept quiet and let this girl compete in peace. But they had to start with their weird unhealthy competitive spirit. Now we are here just dealing with their arrogant rudeness I hope one day Nigerians would actually see no one is fighting them but themselves. We have enough problems to deal with, and they not one of them.
There is no rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa. The rivalry is a fabrication of your mind. Nigerians don't even think about South Africa. And why would anyone care about Tyla, South African music is not comparable to Nigerian music.
@@uchenna127 You just proved our point, always so mean spirited and hateful towards South Africans. Yall need to get serious help as a nation, just always so crass for no reason.
@@uchenna127 South African music isnt comparable to Nigerian music because it is way better and enjoyable. Most of you slum Nigerians dream of South Africa.
Are their any South Africans entering niagerian peagants, or selling drugs in in lagos or any other big city in niageria? My sister if we were xenophobic you wouldnt be living in S.A. we welcome niagerians with open arms into this country and the first thing they do is disrespect us. @@Blessing91680
@@Blessing91680Only because of people like you who use it as a means of trying to silent South Africans when we try to voice our concerns as pertaining to our home, As soon as we have a different opinion or deviate from this “rainbow nation “ imposed on us; then they cast us as xenophobic. We are NOT!
@@limpopoRiver Nigerians do not hate one another. All nations have civil strife, no need to exaggerate our situation. Nigerians are not jealous or envious of anyone, especially not other Africans. We barely even acknowledge other African people, we aspire to be like Japan, China, USA, so that's where our mind is. Thus, you can live free, without molestation in Nigeria.
@@uchenna127 you hate each other stop talking nonsense and writing bedtime stories we not kids, its everywhere on youtube if you type " tribalism in nigeria" you will find mant videos about your hate for each other. Why are you guys scammers i mean you just lie on a whole public platform as if there's no validity evidence on the internet about you people.......otherwise what was the biafra war about huh?? You think people are stupid like you??? Igbos wanted to claim their own land and independent from nigeria, what do you call that? Isnt it tribalism???.........matter of fact we dont care about nigeria or nigerians and there wont be a need to worry such things because my south africans wont dare leave their country to stay in nigeria and next thing claim to be one.
@@uchenna127 how can you aspire to be chinese or america while over 100 millions still open defecate??? A mere basic sewage system for people but people still relief themselves on the open road, in the jungle etc.......please build toilets first then atleast you can compete with your brother ghana
For me, the strongest candidate who best represents South Africanism and embodies the spirit thereof must be chosen regardless of their lineage - and the argument stems from that perspective - because Chichi identifies as a Nigerian culturally even thought she's a citizen - that's the crux of the debate.
The problem is that you like tell us what to do in our own country.We always mind our business but to you everything comes in your mouth is South Africa 🇿🇦. You can't breath without saying South Africa 🇿🇦.
She is 23yrd old born in SA thats what she says. But she and fathers statement differ. The father came to SA 2010 and got married to a SAn woman 2010. She is supposed to be 14yrs old. She reveal that her mother is a Mozambique her step mother is SAn where is the truth. Foreigners respect SAn laws. If it was Zambia or Zimbabwe they kick her out nobody debate but SA foreigners got bug mouth they complain. Ridiculous.
South Africans won't had problem with her if she had put up south African flag on her Tik Tok page but no she had to put up Nigerian flag and Mozambique flag only , what is that tells you?
2. Miss SA or Miss Nigeria, it's a title that requires one to be patriotic to the country they represent. 3. Nigerians had a problem with LYDIA Balogun and no one from South Africa intervened with that, but now, Nigerians are all up in arms being involved in the issues affecting SA why? 🤔
4:09 she let her guard down and became vulnerable. 😂😂😂😂😂 Nazo. You steal identities with your mom as the master mind and you let your guard down and allow yourself to be vulnerable. Never seen such stupidity 😂😂
1. It's a patriotic issue, you have to love the country you're born in, love it's good and bad aspects of it,importantly, embrace it. Her loyalties aren't aligned with South Africa, but rather the opportunities that comes with being South African.
...the Whites and some politically correct individuals are legalistic on this issue. You raise issues of lD and papers and that she happened to be born in South Africa. On the legal side she is a paper South African. Being a South African is more than that. Can you speak a South African language, is your name or surname rooted in SA culture, do you embody a South African culture, are you patriotic, and so on. The latter makes you a South African. Politicians loose elections because they are not in touch with the ordinary South African tempo, the ordinary MaMkhize. Tell MaMkhize that She is South African and blackmail her with your big words, Xenophobia. MaMkhize will careless with your fly over the roof big words. Obama is everything American and he can defend America anytime and everyday. Everybody says a Nigerian contestant enters a Miss South Africa pagent. It can't be obvious more than this...
I'm sorry guys but honestly all the lady knows is south africa, so I think it's a little unfair for people to expect her to represent a country that she isn't really familiar with.
In 2001, Vanessa Coutroulis, born to Portuguese-Angolan parents, won the Miss South Africa crown. Similarly, Sherry Wang's participation in the competition sparked debate in early 2024 due to her Chinese heritage. Notwithstanding her roots and third attempt at the competition, she secured the fan vote, earning a spot among the Top 25 contestants. Tendai The Beast is Zimbabwean born SA rugby national player... 🤷🏿♂️
Don't advise nothing, go run Nigerian peagent, your people need your opinion. Guyz stop looting, stop being scammers, stop being greedy, go fix your beautiful rich country, don't go everywhere meddling this is too much. Have pride and take care of Nigerian affairs.
Chidimma is nigerian and her social media pages u only find nigerian stuff........ she's nigerian to the core and yet wants to represent us as if we stupid
It's a law is not an opinion stop it you're embarrassing yourself the South African citizenship act says your are not a citizen by birth but a blood she's not a south african she'll be not in the last 16 as we are fighting for to be removed 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 You can call us by all sort of name it doesn't shaken us makaphume
Are you 23 years old or 13years, your father told us that he arrived in South Africa in 2010 not having had a child before, what is the story here, truth please 🙏
Deep down Chidima knew the truth about her identity, it is disappointing for us South Africans to be represented by someone who is not ashamed by her heritage a Nigerian/Mozambican.Please stop it we are not going to explain ourselves for not wanting to be represented by Chidima.
When Nigeria repatriated Ghanaians and vice versa the was no xenophobic tendencies it in only in SA where all kind of dogs and jackals howls. We don't care mind the atrocities happening in you countries, in Nigeria tribes are still fighting one another but you don't solve that problem you busy in SA affairs
That was the government policy to evict Ghanaians out of the Nigeria but the Nigerian citizens were not part of it. It was Government thing. I think, that was the different between South African and Nigeria. South African citizens went hair loose to get Nigeria out of the country
@@ThobileMacaws yeah but one thing I learnt inthis whole situation is to also give your children at least one native name from SouthAfrica,even me as a Nigerian woman married to a Nigerian man I am adding another SouthAfrica native name to my children names just so they can identify with here because they were born here and we intend to raise them here so even if eventually travel any where that identity will always go with them
Oh wow really? You intend to raise your children in a xenophobic and afrophobic country; not in beautiful peaceful Nigeria? And even intend to dilute their true heritage by giving them a name that is of their heritage…That is odd, isn’t it?
Sis Thobile do not worry, I understand that this triggering but try not to stress please. I am sure you have raised your children in such a way that they are integrated into your Xhosa culture, proud South Africans who celebrate both their South African and Nigerian heritage. Your children are loved and will be okay.
Fairness Nigeria rejected their own model because she was too light skined ,the girl she's just a victim ,but why does we black people like to compare with other races if it's not White person is Chinese or Indian we should sort out ourselves as black people,the girl she's South African citizen she has right to participate according her status as a citizen,but people just don't get it South Africans are saying she doesn't qualify because she's not cultural,she's unlike because she has none South African names how can a mother give birth to a child and doesn't name her even one name in her language South Africans love their language also Nigerians she grow up in South Africa and doesn't speak one single language Zulu is very common in South and at least try to communicate,South African organizations is a private company they don't care about what people are saying what they is growing their brand,it's a laughing matter
😅😅😅 We are dealing with a lot bro 😅😅😅 The same BS that African Americans face when black people from the diaspora go to the US ( illegally), and then imposing their opinions, being disrespectful and acting as if they are better than (e.g.Emmanuel Acho)
Why should your opinion count when South Africans dont care abt foreigners at the moment u shoyld bs discussing how can we adjust better not just in south Africa but with south africans
First of all, the Pageant is a private business and the main focus is about maximizing income earnings. To promote your "Culture and Ethnic Heritage" you would have to start a different kind of "African Women Beauty" competition. Imagine a white man who had immigrated from the USA to become a South African and marries a woman from Israel. Would their Cape town born daughter, an Israeli Jew...Yes, you can only be a Jew through the mother, be allowed to represent your $outh African culture ?
Manje we must accept that her parents got here illegally and she was born here and now about to take someone else's place in the biggest pageant in the country??? Mxm y'all bore me! The way Nigerians are going to rub it on our faces if she wins😑
If I go to Nigeria with my wife and have the kids there those kids will never be Nigerians 😂but South Africans who are born in Nigeria.So same apply to girl is a Nigerian who was born in south Africa.eg Lot of soccer players in Nigeria soccer team are born outside Nigeria by Nigerian parents and now they play for Nigeria national team
As a south African i don't see any problem if she chose south Africa.She's born here and she's black. France neutralize black players and they won world cup. So give this black child a chance. White people do these but we don't say anything.
😂😂😂😂funny thing ,when it comes to rhis lady,the people complaining suddenlt want to claim the white people as south african....but other times they be calling white people colonizers who stole the land??? Its just all about the situation it seems
In 2001, Vanessa Coutroulis, born to Portuguese-Angolan parents, won the Miss South Africa crown. Similarly, Sherry Wang's participation in the competition sparked debate in early 2024 due to her Chinese heritage. Notwithstanding her roots and third attempt at the competition, she secured the fan vote, earning a spot among the Top 25 contestants. Tendai The Beast is Zimbabwean born SA rugby national player... 🤷🏿♂️
Haibo... She was born here in SA, like white people who were born here, are South African. Kanti what does it mean to be South African; I mean how far back does one have to go? It's pure Afrophobia.... I said it!
this is a storm in a tea cup. honestly south africa is the united states of the continent.its a melting point of all peoples from all over the world . come on mzansi you are bigger than all these african countries. you are the rainbow nation . dont allow pettiness to direct your thinking.
No madam/ Sir we are not petty. It is due to this exact idea of a rainbow nation that is almost stripping of our cultures and true indigenous heritage. People want us to be a USA of Africa, with no true South African identity- for everyone but South Africans to have a safe heaven here We are happy for everyone to legally come here, thrive, build a good life… But we would also like to be afforded the space to represent our country on international stages in peace, Y’all would never settle in / go to Japan, India etc and demand to contest for titles there… but you think it’s it’s ok to do it in SA?
@@nc9922 you are being petty, you never once complain about vanessa carrerra who won miss south africa , yet she is half angolan and half portuguese. tendai mtarariwa is a zimbabwean playing for south , yet i dont hear you saying anything about their nationality. even naledi chirwa is a malawian sitting in your parliament. so i suggest you deal with those people as well. you cannot run away from reality, south africa is a multi racial , multi ethnic melting pot in africa , you cannot wish it away
@@minyoisacika8415rainbow nation is about different SOUTH AFRICAN cultures that doesnt include a nigerian claiming to be south african.......who is she representing cause she's not zulu, xhosa, ndebele, pedi, venda, tsonga, swati,sotho or even tshwana.....so what cultural and heritage does she represent in south Africa........eeeeeeh non, she's nigeria if anything she should be proud of who she truly is and stop forcing herself to us.........in the words of kendrick Lamar " she's not like us"!!!!!!!!!
@@limpopoRiver what about vannessa carrera , who is half portuguese and half angolan? didnt she win miss south africa? naledi chirwa sits in parliament . she is half malawian and she is in parliament. tendai mtararwiwa , full zimbabweam represented the springboks. time to deal with reality . stop being emotional.
@@minyoisacika8415 my sister even if you can argue until your last breath she won't get that tittle!!! We won't vote for herrrrrr!!! She must forget and y'all must forget as well😗yoh ha.a we are tired as South Africans shem yoh si khathele👍🏻👏🏽☹️we have had enough!!!!
Isn’t it strange that her maternal side, her Zulu relatives have not spoken out on her behalf? That no one from Soweto has spoken up about their times growing up together, going to school and playing as kids…. Zulu people are generally very proud… her Zulu uncles, aunts are seeing this circus and not putting an end to it by simply claiming + protecting her??🤔
People must start loving their counties, forcing Themselves to be south AFRICANS is not cool
What triggered them she had Nigerian/ Mozambique flag on her page. Why did she not put SA flag if she is so proud of South Africa?? You cant represent South Africa if you dont see yourself as one them.
@@user-lg7ev9lm8b 👌🏾
I don't think she should compete, she doesn't even use the South African flag on her socials,her NAME isn't even South African,she can't even speak ONE language...like no,she doesn't deserve the hate but she also doesn't deserve to be in MISS SA
Being born here doesn't not automatically make you a citizen. Unless one of your parents is a citizen.
Haha so you are now the President 😢😢😢😢
@mafrica8105 it's called the law, don't see how being president has anything to do with this 😂😂😂
@@mafrica8105 that is what the law says
@@mafrica8105 you dont have to be president to know your countries law
Apparently she wasn't born here
We South African are patriotic. We will fight till we win. She is out now.
You haven't collected 80% of your lands stolen by the white colonialist, apartheid, minority and you say you are winning?? Dumb people 😂😂😂
Is she out?
Lol this is what being a patriotic looks like 😂
Everyone should represent their country if u are Nigerian go for Nigerian Beauty pageant if u are South African do the same
She is a South African
In 2001, Vanessa Coutroulis, born to Portuguese-Angolan parents, won the Miss South Africa crown.
Similarly, Sherry Wang's participation in the competition sparked debate in early 2024 due to her Chinese heritage. Notwithstanding her roots and third attempt at the competition, she secured the fan vote, earning a spot among the Top 25 contestants.
Tendai The Beast is Zimbabwean born SA rugby national player...
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No she's not @@sweetlemonade6925
But Europeans are representing South Africans. You guys are so lost. The most fo*lish Africans in the continent
But...if she went to Nigeria she wouldn't be representing her country
I hate it so much when people who don't even live in South Africa are overly opinionated about something they are clueless about....we dont hate her or her origins, she can be the highest paid model in South Africa but being miss SA is just pushing it.... And its crazy how you're all saying we're xenophobic but you wouldn't agree to this nonsense as well
In 2001, Vanessa Coutroulis, born to Portuguese-Angolan parents, won the Miss South Africa crown.
Similarly, Sherry Wang's participation in the competition sparked debate in early 2024 due to her Chinese heritage. Notwithstanding her roots and third attempt at the competition, she secured the fan vote, earning a spot among the Top 25 contestants.
Tendai The Beast is Zimbabwean born SA rugby national player...
🤷🏿♂️
You are a xenophobe. You just don't realise it yet.
But Europeans and Indians are allowed to be the miss SA?? Have you people gone mad in that country or what?
@@Dr_Du-LittleRemember we are a coming from colonisation where black ppl were not even given a chance to these things now we fighting for our selfs nd blood of our forefathers we mst give it to other africans emmediately… oppressed by makwere kwere too😢 Lord havd mercy on us
@@nazikay1340
What are you saying kahle-kahle?
Who oppressed us?
What are you talking about?
Her mom is Zulu with Mozambican relatives so what's wrong with that?
Ayi nina kodwa... 🙌🏾
Yooooh you guys are so obsessed about our country.😂😂😂 Leave us alone. We don't bother you guys with anything in your countries
These people are obsessed about South Africa while their country fall apart.
Nigerians are the last people to be obsessed with your country. We are trying to help you because we know you are lost people
If she wins you Nigerians are going to claim her as Nigerian. Will you Nigerians allow a South African to be Miss Nigeria?
Yes Nigerians will allow as long as she pass the process. We are not bitter like you guys. There is a Chinese lady in the contest but y’all aren’t talking about her.
@@danielwitse3381The Chinese lady got backlash too. These women don't represent South African women.
In 2001, Vanessa Coutroulis, born to Portuguese-Angolan parents, won the Miss South Africa crown.
Similarly, Sherry Wang's participation in the competition sparked debate in early 2024 due to her Chinese heritage. Notwithstanding her roots and third attempt at the competition, she secured the fan vote, earning a spot among the Top 25 contestants.
Tendai The Beast is Zimbabwean born SA rugby national player...
🤷🏿♂️
@danielwitse3381 The lady is a South African Chinese woman. By singling her out, you are doing exactly what you deem wrong when done to Chidimma.
Give some Black South Africans grace and time to embrace Black non-Southern Africans into the black South African community, it will take a while.
@@lebo5281 If you can accept her as South African Chinese woman then why have problem with your fellow black being a Nigerian South African.
Chinese will never accept you even if you are half chinese. You people see the white as your God but have problems with your fellow black.
I singled out the Chinese woman because she is Asian and nothing near been an African.
Its important that we represent a south African by culture, heritage, lineage etc. We cannot be represented by a south African born nigerian. She is nigerian and thats her identity and culture etc. This platform is to showcase south African beauty which even her features are not south African. U can tell she isn't a south African from simply looking. This is a beauty contest. Her looks dont speak to our own features. So she isn't representing us looks wise, culturally and otherwise. We need to be fair and be represented by a south African. She can enter miss Africa instead.
I will keep saying this, anyone who thinks that South Africans are xenophobic, especial if that person or people believe that, it's very easy, leave xenophobic people and their country, don't try to tell them what to voice out if they feel it's not right. South Africans have a right to freedom of speech, they are allowed to voice out freely. I don't believe that is xenophobic.
She doesn't look south African
But a white man does? Lost people
? 😂
She looks 😍 beautiful ❤
Right she looks beautiful. SA can’t relate
Xenophobia??😂😂😂 rather call us Xenophobic we don't want her and we won't VOTE FOR HER!!!! ❤
@@Food_withLisa27 Yes we don't want her and there is nothing they can do about that😂😂😂
I understand there are people who have their own personal views about Nigeria and Nigerians, but your emotions do not determine who gets in and who does not get in to the contest. They are rules set by the Pageant committee and she passed those rules. She is in the pageant regardless what South Africans think or say.
@@mafrica8105 Even if they get in at the end of the day we as South Africans get to decide who will represent South Africa and that my dear will be A South African woman❤️even if there are rules we don't care and again she won't win!😹😹
@@mafrica8105 but still we wont support her so they'll take us serios in future. only south african blood can represent us
There is a larger issue here that everyone seems to be ignoring and South Africans are not really saying, maybe because they just don't know how to say it. Personally, as a South African, I don't have any issues with the half Nigerian lady representing South Africa, especially if she loves the country and she is a legal citizen. That is my personal view. At the same time, I think it is disingenuous to paint South Africans as xenophobic. South Africa is full of immigrants from all across the African continent. Some of them have been in the country for many years and have become quite successful, often at the expense of South Africans. The question is if South Africans are so xenophobic, why would all of these foreign nationals even be in the country in the first place? The larger issue that everyone seems to be ignoring is the rivalry between South Africa and Nigeria. That definitely is the biggest factor, and it seems to be quite bitter. It also goes much deeper than I actually realized. I don't think that Chidimma would have been responded to that way if one of her parents were from any other African nation instead of Nigeria. It's not that South Africans are necessarily xenophobic, as much as it is the fact that the rivalry between the 2 countries is deep. Consider how Nigerians responded toward Tyla when she won the Grammy award. All over the internet she was called all kinds of derogatory names while her Africaness was denied. Some even said that the whole of Africa should boycott the Grammies for giving the award to Tyla instead of to a Nigerian. Consider how they continually spew out hate toward her every time she does simple things like posting random things on her social media accounts. These things create resentment in the hearts of South Africans who love Tyla so much that they would gladly go to war over her. Hardly a day ever goes by when Nigerians are not declaring their country as the "giant of Africa." South Africans don't actually care about being known as the giant of Africa. Because of this rivalry the attitude of South Africans only seems to be that Nigeria can have that title as long as they stay with it over there in West Africa, as far away from them as possible.
@@elroyswarts2337 interesting
I wish I could like this comment a million times, cause I feel the exact way. I am just dead tired of how everytime Nigerians feel some type of way or when when we point out their crap we painted as being xenophobic, their brothers are staying here with no issues and we actually embrace them. Its crazy how Nigerians hate SA so much and speak with so much hate towards us when we were chilling all by ourselves and they started immigrating here. Other African immigrants such as people from Zim have no issues with SA but Nigerians, I wonder why they are still here if SA is sooo bad and we ill treat them. This whole Miss SA saga would have not blown up to be this, if they just kept quiet and let this girl compete in peace. But they had to start with their weird unhealthy competitive spirit. Now we are here just dealing with their arrogant rudeness I hope one day Nigerians would actually see no one is fighting them but themselves. We have enough problems to deal with, and they not one of them.
There is no rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa. The rivalry is a fabrication of your mind. Nigerians don't even think about South Africa. And why would anyone care about Tyla, South African music is not comparable to Nigerian music.
@@uchenna127 You just proved our point, always so mean spirited and hateful towards South Africans. Yall need to get serious help as a nation, just always so crass for no reason.
@@uchenna127 South African music isnt comparable to Nigerian music because it is way better and enjoyable. Most of you slum Nigerians dream of South Africa.
Xenophobia is a little too over used🙄🙄🙄
I don’t think so. South Africans really are just loudly xenophobic towards Nigerians and it’s really very obvious. They never even hide it
A word reserved for South Africans only. If we are so xenophobic why are they still flocking to our country in numbers!
But does it exist among South African?
Are their any South Africans entering niagerian peagants, or selling drugs in in lagos or any other big city in niageria? My sister if we were xenophobic you wouldnt be living in S.A. we welcome niagerians with open arms into this country and the first thing they do is disrespect us. @@Blessing91680
@@Blessing91680Only because of people like you who use it as a means of trying to silent South Africans when we try to voice our concerns as pertaining to our home,
As soon as we have a different opinion or deviate from this “rainbow nation “ imposed on us; then they cast us as xenophobic. We are NOT!
Can a South African participate in Nigerian beauty contest
Nigerians are not xenophobic or jealous of anyone, especially not South Africans, who we don't even think about.
@@uchenna127nigerians hate each so how would you allow someone from outside to represent nigeria........stop lying man!!!
@@limpopoRiver Nigerians do not hate one another. All nations have civil strife, no need to exaggerate our situation.
Nigerians are not jealous or envious of anyone, especially not other Africans. We barely even acknowledge other African people, we aspire to be like Japan, China, USA, so that's where our mind is.
Thus, you can live free, without molestation in Nigeria.
@@uchenna127 you hate each other stop talking nonsense and writing bedtime stories we not kids, its everywhere on youtube if you type " tribalism in nigeria" you will find mant videos about your hate for each other. Why are you guys scammers i mean you just lie on a whole public platform as if there's no validity evidence on the internet about you people.......otherwise what was the biafra war about huh?? You think people are stupid like you??? Igbos wanted to claim their own land and independent from nigeria, what do you call that? Isnt it tribalism???.........matter of fact we dont care about nigeria or nigerians and there wont be a need to worry such things because my south africans wont dare leave their country to stay in nigeria and next thing claim to be one.
@@uchenna127 how can you aspire to be chinese or america while over 100 millions still open defecate??? A mere basic sewage system for people but people still relief themselves on the open road, in the jungle etc.......please build toilets first then atleast you can compete with your brother ghana
As south African woman. I want her to win . Why they hate other black woman. THIS bad . I want her to win
An objective mind
The funny thing is that a Nthabiseng Moloto or Zinhle Ndlovu can never enter Miss Nigeria so this should end the conversation
For me, the strongest candidate who best represents South Africanism and embodies the spirit thereof must be chosen regardless of their lineage - and the argument stems from that perspective - because Chichi identifies as a Nigerian culturally even thought she's a citizen - that's the crux of the debate.
The problem is that you like tell us what to do in our own country.We always mind our business but to you everything comes in your mouth is South Africa 🇿🇦.
You can't breath without saying South Africa 🇿🇦.
@@Blessing91680😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
She is 23yrd old born in SA thats what she says. But she and fathers statement differ. The father came to SA 2010 and got married to a SAn woman 2010. She is supposed to be 14yrs old. She reveal that her mother is a Mozambique her step mother is SAn where is the truth. Foreigners respect SAn laws. If it was Zambia or Zimbabwe they kick her out nobody debate but SA foreigners got bug mouth they complain. Ridiculous.
Identify theft is serious, impacting lots of South Africans and should never be tolerated
South Africans won't had problem with her if she had put up south African flag on her Tik Tok page but no she had to put up Nigerian flag and Mozambique flag only , what is that tells you?
2. Miss SA or Miss Nigeria, it's a title that requires one to be patriotic to the country they represent.
3. Nigerians had a problem with LYDIA Balogun and no one from South Africa intervened with that, but now, Nigerians are all up in arms being involved in the issues affecting SA why? 🤔
She must go and compete in Nigeria
She is not one of ours. Case closed. She is Nigerian
4:09 she let her guard down and became vulnerable. 😂😂😂😂😂 Nazo. You steal identities with your mom as the master mind and you let your guard down and allow yourself to be vulnerable. Never seen such stupidity 😂😂
1. It's a patriotic issue, you have to love the country you're born in, love it's good and bad aspects of it,importantly, embrace it. Her loyalties aren't aligned with South Africa, but rather the opportunities that comes with being South African.
CHIDIMMAS PARENTS SAID THAT THEY MET 2010 YET SHE IS 23 YEAS OLD 😅😂😅😂 BORN 1998
we as south african we wear the afrophobic tag with pride
We need an update on Miss SA Chichi Adeshina ... i believe there's updates by Home Affairs.... please check on that and update us
...the Whites and some politically correct individuals are legalistic on this issue. You raise issues of lD and papers and that she happened to be born in South Africa. On the legal side she is a paper South African. Being a South African is more than that. Can you speak a South African language, is your name or surname rooted in SA culture, do you embody a South African culture, are you patriotic, and so on. The latter makes you a South African. Politicians loose elections because they are not in touch with the ordinary South African tempo, the ordinary MaMkhize. Tell MaMkhize that She is South African and blackmail her with your big words, Xenophobia. MaMkhize will careless with your fly over the roof big words. Obama is everything American and he can defend America anytime and everyday. Everybody says a Nigerian contestant enters a Miss South Africa pagent. It can't be obvious more than this...
I'm sorry guys but honestly all the lady knows is south africa, so I think it's a little unfair for people to expect her to represent a country that she isn't really familiar with.
In 2001, Vanessa Coutroulis, born to Portuguese-Angolan parents, won the Miss South Africa crown.
Similarly, Sherry Wang's participation in the competition sparked debate in early 2024 due to her Chinese heritage. Notwithstanding her roots and third attempt at the competition, she secured the fan vote, earning a spot among the Top 25 contestants.
Tendai The Beast is Zimbabwean born SA rugby national player...
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She must go argue with her parents because they did her wrong.
@@keletsomokone2663
By giving birth to her?
@@Dr_Du-Little by not raising her in their home country
@@keletsomokone2663
Why should they?
Don't advise nothing, go run Nigerian peagent, your people need your opinion. Guyz stop looting, stop being scammers, stop being greedy, go fix your beautiful rich country, don't go everywhere meddling this is too much. Have pride and take care of Nigerian affairs.
Her accent is more of YUROBA and Igbo... it will be nicer to contest in Lagos OR Abuja
Chidimma is nigerian and her social media pages u only find nigerian stuff........ she's nigerian to the core and yet wants to represent us as if we stupid
Sorry, but we silencing you princess Jolof. Keep the accent, hands off our crown.
Get real.. according to father she is not a South African, period!
Like seriously , why is other African impose themselves to our domestic and South African cultural ways , wow ppl seriously
It's a law is not an opinion stop it you're embarrassing yourself the South African citizenship act says your are not a citizen by birth but a blood she's not a south african she'll be not in the last 16 as we are fighting for to be removed 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 You can call us by all sort of name it doesn't shaken us makaphume
Are you 23 years old or 13years, your father told us that he arrived in South Africa in 2010 not having had a child before, what is the story here, truth please 🙏
Deep down Chidima knew the truth about her identity, it is disappointing for us South Africans to be represented by someone who is not ashamed by her heritage a Nigerian/Mozambican.Please stop it we are not going to explain ourselves for not wanting to be represented by Chidima.
Go to USA sis, go Europe atleast you have South African birth certficate it will be much easier...
Where is Xenophobia NOW? lere tlwaela Masepa!!! Lere tlwaela hampe bono tsa lona!!!
She's an imposter!
@@fozia1301 hmmmmmm
@@Blessing91680So I was right! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
SAns we are replacing the European slavery day 'black friday' with Xenophobe braai day in South Africa. I will update soon!
Her zulu would be talking by now but because she got her ID through 🐸dd
When Nigeria repatriated Ghanaians and vice versa the was no xenophobic tendencies it in only in SA where all kind of dogs and jackals howls. We don't care mind the atrocities happening in you countries, in Nigeria tribes are still fighting one another but you don't solve that problem you busy in SA affairs
That was the government policy to evict Ghanaians out of the Nigeria but the Nigerian citizens were not part of it. It was Government thing. I think, that was the different between South African and Nigeria. South African citizens went hair loose to get Nigeria out of the country
I have 4 Yoruba children who bear their Yoruba first names and I'm 100% Xhosa and SA. This cuts deeper coz my children aren't any different from her.
@@ThobileMacaws yeah but one thing I learnt inthis whole situation is to also give your children at least one native name from SouthAfrica,even me as a Nigerian woman married to a Nigerian man I am adding another SouthAfrica native name to my children names just so they can identify with here because they were born here and we intend to raise them here so even if eventually travel any where that identity will always go with them
Oh wow really? You intend to raise your children in a xenophobic and afrophobic country; not in beautiful peaceful Nigeria? And even intend to dilute their true heritage by giving them a name that is of their heritage…That is odd, isn’t it?
Sis Thobile do not worry, I understand that this triggering but try not to stress please. I am sure you have raised your children in such a way that they are integrated into your Xhosa culture, proud South Africans who celebrate both their South African and Nigerian heritage. Your children are loved and will be okay.
Chi chi come home to Nigeria and compete.
Fairness Nigeria rejected their own model because she was too light skined ,the girl she's just a victim ,but why does we black people like to compare with other races if it's not White person is Chinese or Indian we should sort out ourselves as black people,the girl she's South African citizen she has right to participate according her status as a citizen,but people just don't get it South Africans are saying she doesn't qualify because she's not cultural,she's unlike because she has none South African names how can a mother give birth to a child and doesn't name her even one name in her language South Africans love their language also Nigerians she grow up in South Africa and doesn't speak one single language Zulu is very common in South and at least try to communicate,South African organizations is a private company they don't care about what people are saying what they is growing their brand,it's a laughing matter
My West Indian ass shocked by this beef 😂😂 I’m just gonna mind my business and eat my popcorn 🍿 😂😂 much love to the motherland
😅😅😅 We are dealing with a lot bro 😅😅😅 The same BS that African Americans face when black people from the diaspora go to the US ( illegally), and then imposing their opinions, being disrespectful and acting as if they are better than (e.g.Emmanuel Acho)
Je le sentiment que malgré le progrès la continent Africain reste en état tribal .
Afrobhobic? What about Ghana must go? Buhari is still alive after all (sadly Shagari has joined the ancestors)
Why should your opinion count when South Africans dont care abt foreigners at the moment u shoyld bs discussing how can we adjust better not just in south Africa but with south africans
Its Miss Nigeria not SA
Come back my sister another vedio of criminality been committed 😂😂😂😂😂😂
First of all, the Pageant is a private business and the main focus is about maximizing income earnings.
To promote your "Culture and Ethnic Heritage" you would have to start a different kind of "African Women Beauty" competition.
Imagine a white man who had immigrated from the USA to become a South African and marries a woman from Israel.
Would their Cape town born daughter, an Israeli Jew...Yes, you can only be a Jew through the mother, be allowed to represent your $outh African culture ?
THE NIGERIAN GUY CAME TO SOWETO 1997😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Me I just like your smile
I am a real human being I'm not mixed
As long as she is SA born and has a South Africa ID. 👌👌👌. ❤❤❤. She is beautiful
Manje we must accept that her parents got here illegally and she was born here and now about to take someone else's place in the biggest pageant in the country??? Mxm y'all bore me!
The way Nigerians are going to rub it on our faces if she wins😑
Yes she is beautiful and can represent her country Nigeria very well
Not SA born listen to the interview by her father
Go away wena love your country's not ours
@@fikilehlatshwayo210 who told you the country is yours
If I go to Nigeria with my wife and have the kids there those kids will never be Nigerians 😂but South Africans who are born in Nigeria.So same apply to girl is a Nigerian who was born in south Africa.eg Lot of soccer players in Nigeria soccer team are born outside Nigeria by Nigerian parents and now they play for Nigeria national team
As a south African i don't see any problem if she chose south Africa.She's born here and she's black. France neutralize black players and they won world cup. So give this black child a chance. White people do these but we don't say anything.
😂😂😂😂funny thing ,when it comes to rhis lady,the people complaining suddenlt want to claim the white people as south african....but other times they be calling white people colonizers who stole the land??? Its just all about the situation it seems
In 2001, Vanessa Coutroulis, born to Portuguese-Angolan parents, won the Miss South Africa crown.
Similarly, Sherry Wang's participation in the competition sparked debate in early 2024 due to her Chinese heritage. Notwithstanding her roots and third attempt at the competition, she secured the fan vote, earning a spot among the Top 25 contestants.
Tendai The Beast is Zimbabwean born SA rugby national player...
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this is not france is SA
South Africa is not France
Haibo... She was born here in SA, like white people who were born here, are South African. Kanti what does it mean to be South African; I mean how far back does one have to go? It's pure Afrophobia.... I said it!
Her father said in 2010 they did not have children. Meaning she is 14 years old not 23
this is a storm in a tea cup. honestly south africa is the united states of the continent.its a melting point of all peoples from all over the world . come on mzansi you are bigger than all these african countries. you are the rainbow nation . dont allow pettiness to direct your thinking.
No madam/ Sir we are not petty.
It is due to this exact idea of a rainbow nation that is almost stripping of our cultures and true indigenous heritage.
People want us to be a USA of Africa, with no true South African identity- for everyone but South Africans to have a safe heaven here
We are happy for everyone to legally come here, thrive, build a good life…
But we would also like to be afforded the space to represent our country on international stages in peace,
Y’all would never settle in / go to Japan, India etc and demand to contest for titles there… but you think it’s it’s ok to do it in SA?
@@nc9922 you are being petty, you never once complain about vanessa carrerra who won miss south africa , yet she is half angolan and half portuguese. tendai mtarariwa is a zimbabwean playing for south , yet i dont hear you saying anything about their nationality. even naledi chirwa is a malawian sitting in your parliament. so i suggest you deal with those people as well. you cannot run away from reality, south africa is a multi racial , multi ethnic melting pot in africa , you cannot wish it away
@@minyoisacika8415rainbow nation is about different SOUTH AFRICAN cultures that doesnt include a nigerian claiming to be south african.......who is she representing cause she's not zulu, xhosa, ndebele, pedi, venda, tsonga, swati,sotho or even tshwana.....so what cultural and heritage does she represent in south Africa........eeeeeeh non, she's nigeria if anything she should be proud of who she truly is and stop forcing herself to us.........in the words of kendrick Lamar " she's not like us"!!!!!!!!!
@@limpopoRiver what about vannessa carrera , who is half portuguese and half angolan? didnt she win miss south africa? naledi chirwa sits in parliament . she is half malawian and she is in parliament. tendai mtararwiwa , full zimbabweam represented the springboks. time to deal with reality . stop being emotional.
@@minyoisacika8415 my sister even if you can argue until your last breath she won't get that tittle!!! We won't vote for herrrrrr!!! She must forget and y'all must forget as well😗yoh ha.a we are tired as South Africans shem yoh si khathele👍🏻👏🏽☹️we have had enough!!!!
Isn’t it strange that her maternal side, her Zulu relatives have not spoken out on her behalf? That no one from Soweto has spoken up about their times growing up together, going to school and playing as kids….
Zulu people are generally very proud… her Zulu uncles, aunts are seeing this circus and not putting an end to it by simply claiming + protecting her??🤔
Because there's no SA relatives of hers ,they just fighting to take over our country