Inspirational: How MBGN 2005, Omowunmi Akinnifesi Defied Her Naysayers and Drove Herself to Succeed

Sharing a throwback photo of herself in her MBGN regalia, in 2005, the beauty queen said she was told she wouldn’t win MBGN, Miss Tourism International and Miss Bikini International, yet she won all three.

The young and successful entrepreneur was also told she couldn’t get admitted to Kings College London, she couldn’t graduate with a good result, and she couldn’t succeed at business, yet each time, she defied the naysayers and succeeded.

Read her motivational post below…

”Someone very very close to me once told me that it was impossible for me to win MBGN. “The other girls are way prettier than you. Are u blind?”. Yet I won.

How can you win Miss Tourism International? “Look at Miss Russia’s body?”…. Yet I won.

“You can not win Miss Bikini International with your dark skin”. Yet I won. In total 3 crowns. Yet I won.

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Next was you can never finish with an Upper Class Division. You are too busy as MBGN. Then I finished with a 3.9 GPA. Yet I won

Kings College London can never admit you Omowunmi. Forget applying because they only take certain kind of students. Then Cambridge, Imperial, UCL and Kings College sent me admission Letters.

Oxford put me on their waiting list. Because I was told KCL was way out of my league I chose KCL. Plus I liked the fact that my High School was Queens College and my Uni was Kings College. Yet I won.

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Then I decided to start a business and someone very close to me said “you know you are just not good at Business”. Now they come to me for business advice. And I have 4 companies I run. Yet I won.

I cried every time someone told me I couldn’t. But have never gone the way people tell me to go. When i do i fail. I go the way my spirit directs. If you follow the words of people you will fall and remain stagnant.

Dry your tears, follow your own heart and fail forward knowing you followed you. At the end of the day you face your death alone so what the hec. Lets run this race called life and run it unapologetically ✌????. #Gogetter#Spreadpositivity#Femaleentrepreneur#YetIWon#YetIAmstillWinning.”

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So inspiring…. Say No to negativity because you will be responsible for whatever you become in life!

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