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Agbani Darego

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Chief Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite 'Agbani' Darego, MFR (born 22 December 1982) is a Nigerian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2001. She was the first black African, and the third African without benefitting from resignations of higher-ranked contestants, and without dethronements, to win Miss World. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Agbani Darego is the 245th most popular celebrity (down from 206th in 2024), the 165th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 122nd in 2019) and the most popular Nigerian Celebrity.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Agbani Darego ranks 245 out of 265Before her are Protima Bedi, Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, Eva González, Olivia Culpo, Sheynnis Palacios, and Suchata Chuangsri. After her are Irene Skliva, Eileen Gu, Victoria Lopyreva, Vanessa Ponce, Natalia Grace, and Cindy Bishop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Agbani Darego ranks 791Before her are Jader Volnei Spindler, Eita Nagayama, Jason Dohring, Tatyana Arntgolts, Florian Kringe, and Yolka. After her are Jalal Hosseini, Irina Meleshina, Barei, Victoria Francés, Sean Rooney, and Gonzalo Pineda.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Agbani Darego ranks 165 out of 309Before her are Dele Aiyenugba (1983), Amaka Igwe (1963), Sunday Bada (1969), Rema (2000), Razak Omotoyossi (1985), and Gloria Kemasuode (1979). After her are Samuel Peter (1980), Peter Obi (1961), Michael Eneramo (1985), Wunmi Mosaku (1986), Peter Konyegwachie (1965), and Anthony Nwakaeme (1989).

Among CELEBRITIES In Nigeria

Among celebrities born in Nigeria, Agbani Darego ranks 1