Beauty queen calls out pageant organisers over alleged fraud

Beauty queen Sandra Osamor, Miss Ideal Nigeria 2015 winner, has openly accused the organisers of the pageant, House of Twitch, of fraud.
According to Osamor, a graduate of Covenant University, Ota Ogun State, she was promised a trip abroad, a modelling contract with a popular Nigerian agency, N1m and free change of wardrobe for one whole year, and so far she has gotten nothing out of these.

Here’s what she said told GuardianNg:

“The pageant is a fraud and it should be investigated. The organisers, House of Twitch, make promises to unsuspecting contestants and don’t fulfill such promises. I won with hopes of benefits but got nothing.” 

When GuardianNg reporter put a call through to Uchenna Victor, apparently the manager attached to Miss Osamor, he said he doesn’t want to speak on the issue. However, in a tweet on he posted on House of Twitch handle, he posted: “Michy tell her, if she want to fight me, she should be prepared spiritually too ooooo…u know nah.

Ayotunde, a director in House of Twitch, and one of the organisers called back this reporter back after a call was also put through to him. He affirmed some of the accusation but said that they are unfounded as Osamor signed a contract with the company but failed to keep to the terms of the agreement.

He said,

“As Miss ideal Nigeria, there are obligations associated with the office and this includes project execution but Sandra was not forth coming when she is needed. We have a runner-up, who was always ready, and we resorted to work with the runner-up.

“Each time she is called up for an event, she gives excuses with her job. She is on a paid employment and works from 8am to 5pm. This affected some of campaigns. At a point, she told us her stopped from attending events.”

On the allegation of posting some Osamor’s picture on the House of Twitch site, Ayotunde affirmed, saying that it was in a bid to have some throwbacks of her reign.

 “She willingly gave and agreed we use the pictures. So, what is the fraud,”

Another member of the board in House of Twitch, Uncle Chris, had in a tweet on Thursday, posted:

 “I have said we should leave all totally ignore her and her messages. Nobody should talk to her, leave them alone. Silent is power.”