Full Name Glory Chuku | Name Glory Umunna | |
Title(s) Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2009 Major
competition(s) Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2009, Education University of Nigeria, Nsukka | ||
Glory Umunna (born Glory Chuku) is a former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria. She competed in Miss World 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Umunna is a graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with a degree in Microbiology. Despite her Igbo heritage, Ohafia-native Umunna represented predominantly Islamic state Nassarawa in a ceremony held for the first time in Owerri. At twenty-four, Umunna, who speaks French and her native Igbo as well as English, is one of the contest's oldest winners. Among Umunna's aim's is working with a charity organisation which supports disadvantaged children in her country, and is involved in the rehabilitation and renovation of children’s wards in Nigerian hospitals.
In 2011, Umunna married civil engineer Uchechi Umunna.