Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu

Who is Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu?

Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu, also known as Lynda Chuba, is a Nigerian politician.

The daughter of a judge and former Nigeria Football Association chairman Chuba Ikpeazu, Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu was educated in Nigeria, England, and in America, where she worked as a model. In 1986, Chuba-Ikpeazu was the winner of the first Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant, and thus started the trend for the domination of Igbo women in the pageant. In 1987 she was the first Nigerian in Miss Universe since Edna Park in 1964, and her biggest pageant achievement was when she was crowned Miss Africa in the same year.

After her reign, Chuba-Ikpeazu became a business woman in Lagos, specialising in oil servicing. A holder of a Bachelor's degree in communication, a Master's degree in Business Adiminstration, and another Bachelor's degree in Law, Chuba-Ikpeazu was a member of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003.

In 2004, Chuba-Ikpeazu became the winner of the Nigerian National Assembly election, representing Onitsha North-South federal constituency as a candidate of the People's Democratic Party.