Miss Makbere granted an exclusive interview with
mienpamo where she said it all.
Why were you dethroned?
It all started when I got the Franchise for participation at the Miss United Nations Pageant on the 17th to 18th of April 2013.
Because I was getting late for everything, they immediately forwarded my
invitation letter and other documents to facilitate my VISA
application. In addition, they assigned to me an African Director whose
job was to make sure I secure a Tourist Visa to Mexico were the finals
would take place. I had all his details sent to me and I contacted him
and we started working.
First he sent me Embassy requirements which I met but one thing never
went well with me. And that was the Exaggeration of the visa fee from
30pounds to 700USD for each person and for 3 people, that would be
#280,000 in Nigerian Currency, and I was to travel with my chaperone and
personal director.
I paid him the sum of #70,000 for a start before he went ahead with the procession of visa.
Some days after we were invited for Biometrics and on getting there we
also made another payment of 30,000. We got the Visa and promised to pay
up when we return to Yenagoa.
When we got home, Mr Richard who was my personal director suggested I
should do a Coronation Party for Recognition and attention and it came
to pass with guests as Mr Zelly Mighty the African Director, Mr Jahn
Basil the National Director, Sharon Mmezie Miss Unity Nigeria, Lynda
Onwuka’ Queen Culture, Chisom Ubadike’ Miss Agulu, Amaka’ Runway Queen
and so many others on the 19th of May.
The next day, 20th, I took them on a Courtesy visit to my State Govt’
Chief of staff and were received with warm hands. They were also given
an Appreciation of 100,000.
Along the line, something camp up. I had a little problem and my
personal director secretly suggested that I should be replaced by one
Emilia Miebi. It came to my knowledge and I had him removed as my
director.
A few weeks after, Mr Zelly invited us to Concord hotels for the
Official unveiling of Delegates to Miss United Nations. I attended the
event with my Manager/Chaperone, Miss Jessica. We were allocated to our
rooms. While we were around, they called us for a meeting to discuss
with us, I never knew they had it all planned. I was with Mr Zelly and
he was beginning to irritate me with all Sex talks and proposals.
Telling me, he can make me win if I go to bed with him. The next minute,
I heard Jessica shouting out of annoyance and raining insults on Mr
Jahn Basil for having locked up the room and attempted rape with force.
We would have recorded the discussion but never knew the utilities of
the phone we were using at that time. Though we had chats via sms on our
phones. We also felt we would report to the UN pageant authorities by
the time we arrive in Mexico.
We returned to our homes and went about flight bookings. But then, we
got a message again from them saying they have been able to talk to some
airlines in our favour and that they have reached a subsidised
agreement of #420,000 instead of #456,050 flight ticket fee since we
were travelling in numbers.
The nominees for the third annual Nollywood and African Film Critics' Awards have been released. 
Mrs. Claudia Maccioni and her husband Jose Ramon Puig, both journalists, travelled by land from 
P-Square, 
