According to Wikipedia, Grace Atinuke (born November 16, 1931) is known to be the first Miss Nigeria from the year 1957.
Early life
Oyelude
was born in Kano to James Adeleye Olude and Marthan Dantu of Isanlu
from Kogi State, and was raised in Northern Nigeria. She had her primary
and secondary education between 1940 and 1952 in Kano.
Miss Nigeria
Miss
Nigeria commenced in 1957 as a photo contest. Contestants posted
photographs of themselves to the Daily Times headquarters in Lagos where
finalists were shortlisted. Successful finalists were afterwards
invited to compete in the live final at the Lagos Island Club. At that
time, the Miss Nigeria contest did not include a swimsuit competition.
Oyelude was working at United African Company (UAC) when she represented
the then Northern region. After winning the contest, she travelled to
England where she studied Nursing. Within months of gaining admission to
the School of Nursing, Ashford Kent England, she was crowned Miss
Nigeria.
Nursing career
Oyelude became a State Registered
Nurse in1961 and became qualified as a state registered midwife SCM
(NRM) in 1962. She moved on to the Royal College of Nursing, England in
1971[4] and obtained a diploma in Nursing and Hospital administration
(DNHA).
At the Ghana Institute of Management and Personnel Administration, she completed studies for another diploma.
In
the United Kingdom, Oyelude worked in several hospitals including
Paddington General Hospital, one of the former local hospitals of St
Mary's Hospital, London. After returning to Nigeria, she worked in
Kaduna General Hospital between 1964 and 1965.
She worked as a
senior nursing sister-in-charge of the former Kaduna Nursing home (now
Barau Dike specialist hospital, Kaduna) from 1965-1977. When the
Nigerian Civil War started in 1967, she moved to Markurdi General
Hospital. Oyelude led a team from the Northern region; the group that
helped hospitals get ready to treat casualties of war.
In the
early 1970s she worked as a senior matron and director of nursing
services at the Ahmadu Bello University's teaching hospital, after
joining the Institute of Health, Ahmadu Bello University. She
voluntarily retired from that post in 1985. She was also an external
examiner of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. She chaired
the Kwara State Health Management Board from1980 to 1983.
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