Miss Sahara is a Nigerian of Idma-descent, formerly known as Oche Clifford, who grew up in Benue State before moving to the United Kingdom.
She is a British Nigerian beauty queen, fashion model,
singer / songwriter and human rights consultant.
She is known for representing Nigeria in international
beauty pageants to draw attention to the plight of LGBTQI + people in Africa.
In 2011, she became the first Nigerian transgender woman to appear in the
international press during the Miss International Queen Beauty pageant in
Pattaya, Thailand.
She started his fancy career in 2004 when she moved to
London, England. She said she has been growing up in beauty contests and her love
for catwalks since childhood. She used "tip toe" because she was not
allowed to wear high heels in Nigeria.
She taught etiquette in catwalks and beauty contests as a
teenager before moving to the UK. She was a contestant in Andrew Logan's
alternative Miss World when she first moved to London to represent Nigeria. He
came second.
On July 19, 2014, she became the world's first Super Serena
actress in Manila, Philippines. Awarding her the first Krishna Trans Woman
winner in an international beauty pageant.
After winning the Super Serena Worldwide, she founded
Transvalid, a global transgender awareness news agency.
As part of his advocacy, he started the Transvalid agency. The
transgender community and allies have undertaken awareness projects to combat
misconceptions, fears and hatreds for transgender people around the world.
Transvalid empowers the trans-gender community by using various media forums
and outreach programs to educate members of the public.
As a strong advocate for education and women’s empowerment,
Miss Saha Hara holds a master’s degree in digital media. She uses her
experiences to leverage positive publicity for the trans-gender community in the
media. She hopes to further her studies on gender and sexuality in the future.
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