Former Miss Nigeria, Shatu Garko Bags First-Class Honours at Middlesex University 

Summary: Shatu Garko, the 44th Miss Nigeria, has graduated with First-Class Honours in Business Management from Middlesex University Dubai. She gained prominence in December 2021 during the Miss Nigeria pageant, making history as the first-ever hijabi contestant in the competition’s 64-year history.

Shatu Garko, the 44th Miss Nigeria, has graduated with First-Class Honours in Business Management from Middlesex University Dubai. The Miss Nigeria organisation, fellow Nigerians, and social media widely praised her achievement.

Shatu Garko gained prominence in December 2021 during the Miss Nigeria pageantry, making history as the first-ever hijabi contestant in the competition’s 64-year history. At 18, she competed against thousands of applicants, emerged as one of 17 finalists, and became the 44th crowned Miss Nigeria. Despite backlash from Islamic bodies who deemed her participation illegal under Islamic laws, and online trolls who claimed her participation would ruin the Miss Nigeria pageantry. Shatu showed great resilience, becoming a powerful national symbol of modern representation.

With her recent academic milestone, the beauty queen inspires young Nigerians to embrace their identities and pursue their ambitions.