A 19-year old student of the School of Nursing, Lagos University
Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Mosunmola Oladipo, has won theMiss
Virginity 2015 beauty pageant.
Oladipo beat 51 other self-confessed virgins at the event held on Saturday in Surulere, Lagos.
According
to her, there was a lot of pressure from many people outside, but she
was able to preserve her flower based on her conviction.
Oladipo
said, “It’s all about self-determination. It is about knowing what you
want to achieve. It is a thing of honour to be a virgin.”
Although
the originator of the competition, Princess Adunni Adediran, noted that
the contestants were not medically or physically tested, she said it
was organised to honour and appreciate virgins. According to her, the judges considered the candidates’ appearances and I.Q.
Adediran
said, “I was thinking of our female children who men repeatedly use to
satisfy their carnal desires before they are finally dumped. These girls
will have undergone several abortions till their wombs are damaged. And
when they marry they cannot have children. Some girls even run mad.”
She added that some of the 52 contestants were mobilised by a Muslim cleric, Alfa Sharafadeen Bulala.
“When he saw our handbills, he was excited at the prospects and invited virgins in his mosque and the surrounding neighbourhood.
“When
we started, we had a veteran gynaecologist helping us – Dr. Naimdeem
Adeikemade. But some parents were grumbling that we were violating the
privacy of their children by inspecting their privates. The ministry of
health also wrote me a letter in 2009 on the same issue.
“This
time around, God forbid that anyone who is not a virgin would come here
to contest. I’m not testing them but they don’t know,” she said.
Bulala
and a church leader, Dr. Adedayo Oyebamjo, as well as Associate Prof.
of Guidance and Counselling, Dr. Oluyemisi Pitan, addressed the girls on
health, social and other related issues.
