Frances Udukwu, She is a first generation African-American with Nigerian parentage.
As the reigning first generation Nigerian-American born
Miss Africa USA 2015,
Frances Udukwu is the epitome of the African American dream, blending cultures for the 21st Century global market.
She is a graduate of Temple University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Public Health Systems, and has made herself a career in healthcare consulting.
Following her success at the
Miss Nigeria USA pageant, she founded a nonprofit called The Lead Girl Foundation. This organization is aimed at providing skills based training and mentoring to aspiring female entrepreneurs of African-American descent. Her work with her organization also saw her travel to her homeland where she met with many laudable political figures and media personalities in a bid to drum up support for her charity and ultimately to move the goalposts on women’s rights in Nigeria.
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