| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born | Cecilia Ohumotu Bissong |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Title(s) | Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2003 |
| Major competition(s) |
Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2003, Miss Universe 2003, Miss World 2003 |
Omotu Bissong (born Cecilia Ohumotu Bissong) - formerly credited as Celia Bissong - is a Nigerian model, television presenter, and actress.[1]
A native of Yala, Cross River State, Bissong started her modelling career when she was a child,[2] and attended Nigerian Navy Primary school and Nigerian Navy Secondary school both in Calabar, the latter she completed at the age the fourteen.[3] In 2003, she was a third-year student of the University of Calabar, studying Economics when she made history by becoming the first Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria winner from the South-East.[4] Bissong's project's as MBGN included HIV/AIDS awareness, and the promotion of tourism in the country.[5]
After her reign, which saw her compete at Miss Universe and Miss World, Bissong continued to model in Nigeria before moving to America, where she modeled and studied Accounting at the City University of New York. In an interview with The Vanguard in 2008, Bissong criticised discrimination against black models in the American fashion industry, and admitted she was facing strong competition.[2]
In 2009, Bissong returned to Nigeria to co-host the country's version of Britain's Got Talent, The Peak Talent Hunt Show,[1][6] and open her modelling agency O Model.[7] She is currently working on a soap opera to be aired on Nigerian television in future. [8]