African Diva

*African Diva*
African Diva
Created by	Chika Ike
Presented by	Chika Ike
Judges	Chika Ike; Daniel Osabohen Micheal-Akhere (3); Jennifer Onyeanu (3); Stanley Morgan (2); Jane Obi (2)
Country of origin	Nigeria
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	52
Production
Running time	60 minutes (1); 30 minutes (2-3)
Original release
Network	irokotv (Season 1); Africa Independent Television (Season 2); Galaxy Television (Season 3); Crystal TV Ghana (Season 3)
Release	18 April 2015 –; 5 January 2019

African Diva Reality Show (abbreviated ADRS) is an African series and interactive competition.

The series is a reality, docu-drama that focuses on the search for the ideal African woman. Women from all over the nation will get a chance to compete for the privilege of being called an African Diva. The reality series will be centered on Nigeria's own superstar Chika Ike.^[1]

The show will be internally judged by Chika Ike and a panel of judges that will be both regulars and guest stars. There will be 22 contestants that will begin the show, They will be transported to an undisclosed location.

Format

Each cycle of African Diva has 13 weeks and starts with 22 contestants. The competition will span over the course of 4 weeks. Each day, the girls will compete in a task. The tasks will judge the girls on their domestic skills, hospitality, entrepreneurship, sports, child-care and their knowledge of Africa. At the end of each task, the contestants will be assessed, there will be winners and losers, and every episode will see the eviction of at least one of the contestants.

Each contestants will receive a bowl made of Calabash that represent their DIVA (Determination, Insistent, Vivacious, Admired by all). If the contestant got evicted, they have to return the calabash and leave the show.

The contestants will be winnowed down till only the 3 finalists remain in the house and a winner will emerge.

Cycles

Cycle	Premiere date	Winner	Runner-up	Other contestants in order of elimination	Number of contestants
1	18 April 2015	Love Egbule	Bolaji Ogunmola	Mark, Charity, Ifebuche, Nora, Mary Ann, Lydian John, Elizabeth, Anita Ofuzor, Jenifer, Chinenye, Adaeze, Olivia Sandra, Folashade, Stephanie, Olufemi, Amaka Madu, Omowunmi Wanyonyi, Brigid, Eniola, Vanessa	22
2	16 October 2016	Ebony Obasuyi	Beatrice Alovor	Rita & Tatiana, Raffayatu, Osas Osamende & Priscilla & Sayi, Ifunaya & Pearl Akpetey, Abissola, Francis, Joy Lawan, Cynthia, Chinelo Nwoye, Orhlah, Maries Stella, Aicha, Jumoke, Stephanie, Kitcha, Josphine	22
3	13 October 2018	Jasmine Sidibe	Love Nebo	Bukola Rosemary & Dairo Roseline & Mercy Ogbe, Chioma Nwafor (DQ), Bernace Hounake & Hope Agbor & Treasure Ushere, Chika Agamez, Precious Abdulrahman & Florencia Suka, Joyce Ruby & Julia Godwin, Madonna Rosella & Philomena McCarthy & Ruth Samura, Kenny Aladeta, Mellisa Osagie, Oluchi Alozie, Lynn Muia, Diane Yashime	22

Season 1

The prize package for this season included a one-year acting contract with Chika Ike Production, a cover feature and an editorial spread in Vergeria Life Magazine, a one-year supply of accessories from Fancy Nancy Collections, and a cash prize of ₦4,000,000.

Contestants

Contestant
Charity
Ifebuche
Nora
Elizabeth
Anita Ofuzor
Adaeze
Olivia Sandra
Olufemi
Amaka Madu
Omowunmi Wanyonyi
Eniola
Vanessa
Folashade
Mary Ann
Jenifer
Chinenye
Brigid
Stephanie
Mark
Lydian John
Bolaji Ogunmola
Love Egbule

Season 2

The prize package for this season included a one-year acting contract with Chika Ike Production, a cover feature and an editorial spread in Vergeria Life Magazine, a one-year supply of accessories from Fancy Nancy Collections, a cash prize of US$10,000, and a brand new car.

Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)

Country	Contestant	Age	Finish	Place
Nigeria	Rita	28	Episode 8	22-21
Ivory Coast	Tatiana	32	Episode 8	22-21
Nigeria	Raffayatu	27	Episode 9	20
Benin	Sayi	33	Episode 10	19-17
Nigeria	Osas Osamende	26
Ghana	Priscilla	22
Ghana	Pearl Cindy Akpetey	19	Episode 11	16-15
Nigeria	Ifunaya	23	Episode 11	16-15
Nigeria	Abissola	26	Episode 12	14
Nigeria	Francis	25	Episode 13	13
Nigeria	Joy Lawan	28	Episode 15	12
Nigeria	Cynthia	22	Episode 16	11
Nigeria	Amanda Chinelo Nwoye	22	Episode 17	10
Togo	Orhlah	19	Episode 18	9
Nigeria	Maries Stella	22	Episode 19	8
Ivory Coast	Aicha	28	Episode 20	7
Nigeria	Jumoke	23	Episode 21	6
Nigeria	Stephanie	23	Episode 22	5
Togo	Florence Kitcha	24	Episode 24	4
Ghana	Josphine	28	Episode 25	3
Togo	Ama Beatrice Alovor	34		2
Nigeria	Ebony Obasuyi	28		1

Results table

Place	Contestant	Episodes
Place	Contestant	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	24	25
1	Ebony	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	LOW	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	WIN
2	Beatrice	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	LOW	OUT
3	Josphine	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	LOW	SAFE	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	OUT
4	Kitcha	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	HIGH	SAFE	OUT
5	Stephanie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	OUT
6	Jumoke	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
7	Aicha	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	OUT
8	Maries	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
9	Orhlah	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
10	Chinelo	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	OUT
11	Cynthia	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	HIGH	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
12	Joy	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
13	Francis	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	OUT
14	Abissola	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	OUT
16-15	Ifunaya	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	OUT
16-15	Pearl	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
19-17	Priscilla	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Osas	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Sayi	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
20	Raffayatu	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
22-21	Rita	LOW	OUT
22-21	Tatiana	SAFE	OUT

The contestant won the task

The contestant was in danger of elimination

The contestant was eliminated

The contestant won the competition

Episodes

No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	"Audition - Nigeria"	16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)
2	"Audition - Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Benin"	17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
3	"Invited And Not Invited"	23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)
4	"One On One"	24 October 2016 (2016-10-24)
5	"Who Makes The Cut"	30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)
6	"Meet The Contestants"	31 October 2016 (2016-10-31)
7	"We Are Africans"	6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)
8	"Lets Be Fit"	7 November 2016 (2016-11-07)
9	"Mother's Love"	13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
10	"Arts And Craft"	14 November 2016 (2016-11-14)
11	"Let's Do Good"	20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)
12	"Lets Dance"	21 November 2016 (2016-11-21)
13	"Do It Yourself"	27 November 2016 (2016-11-27)
14	"Character Test"	28 November 2016 (2016-11-28)
15	"Home Maker"	4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)
16	"Be That Character"	5 December 2016 (2016-12-05)
17	"Let Learn Etiquette"	11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
18	"Own That Look"	12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
19	"Social Media And The Public Opinion"	18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)
20	"Brands And Commodities"	19 December 2016 (2016-12-19)
21	"Be My Date"	25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)
22	"Lets Create A Chance"	26 December 2016 (2016-12-26)
23	"Meet The Girls"	1 January 2017 (2017-01-01)
24	"Lending A Voice"	2 January 2017 (2017-01-02)
25	"Finale"	8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)
26	"Highlights And Never Before Seen"	9 January 2017 (2017-01-09)

Season 3

The prize package for this season included a one-year acting contract with Chika Ike Production, a cover feature and an editorial spread in Vergeria Life Magazine, and a cash prize of ₦2,000,000.

Contestants

(Ages stated are at start of contest)

Country	Contestant	Age	Finish	Place
Nigeria	Bukola Rosemary	24	Episode 2	22-20
Nigeria	Dairo Roseline	22
Nigeria	Iniye Mercy Ogbe
Nigeria	Chioma Nwafor		Episode 3	19 (DQ)
Togo	Bernace Hounake			18-16
Nigeria	Hope Agbor	22
Nigeria	Treasure Ushere
Nigeria	Chika Ruth Agamez		Episode 4	15
Nigeria	Precious Abdulrahman		Episode 5	14-13
Ghana	Florencia Eyonam Suka		Episode 5	14-13
Nigeria	Joyce Ruby		Episode 7	12-11
Nigeria	Julia Godwin		Episode 7	12-11
Cameroon	Arrey Madonna Rosella		Episode 8	10-8
Liberia	Philomena McCarthy
Sierra Leone	Ruth Samura	27
Nigeria	Kenny Aladeta		Episode 9	7
Nigeria	Mellisa Osagie		Episode 10	6
Nigeria	Oluchi Alozie		Episode 11	5
Kenya	Lynn Muia		Episode 12	4
Nigeria	Precious Diane Yashime	22	Episode 13	3
Nigeria	Love Nebo			2
Guinea	Jasmine Sidibe	26		1

Results table

Place	Contestant	Episodes
Place	Contestant	2	3^[a]	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1	Jasmine	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	WIN
2	Love	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	OUT
3	Diane	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	OUT
4	Lynn	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	LOW	LOW	OUT
5	Oluchi	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
6	Mellisa	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	LOW	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	LOW	OUT
7	Kenny	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	OUT
10-8	Ruth	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	OUT
	Philomena	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Madonna	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
12-11	Julia	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	OUT
12-11	Joyce	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
14-13	Florencia	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
14-13	Precious	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
15	Chika	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
18-16	Bernace	SAFE	OUT
	Hope	SAFE	OUT
	Treasure	SAFE	OUT
19	Chioma	SAFE	DQ
22-20	Dairo	OUT
	Mercy	OUT
	Bukola	OUT

The contestant won the task

The contestant was in danger of elimination

The contestant was disqualified from the competition

The contestant was eliminated

The contestant won the competition

^ In episode 3, Chioma was disqualified before the result because the judges suspected her of suffering an injury.

References

^ "Margaret Rose Vendryes: The African Diva Project - Online Exhibition".

External links

[2] In episode 3, Chioma was disqualified before the result because the judges suspected her of suffering an injury.

[1] "Margaret Rose Vendryes: The African Diva Project - Online Exhibition".

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