Former beauty queen Omowunmi Akinnifesi opens up on being a virgin at 37

A former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Omowunmi Akinnifesi, has revealed her decision to remain a virgin until the age of 37, a personal journey she described as both challenging and empowering.

Marking her 37th birthday, Akinnifesi shared her story in a heartfelt YouTube video titled “The Walk in Purity | A Sacred Vessel,” where she reflected on her commitment to purity and encouraged women to embrace their values despite societal pressures.

She emphasised the importance of recognising one’s worth and staying true to personal principles, urging women to join what she described as a movement toward “living in purity.”

Her words: “The way women are, it’s almost as if we don’t even understand our value anymore and our morals.”

“Personally, I had a covenant with God when I was 18 about keeping myself.”

“People say celibate, but I’ve never done it before. But there was nobody there for me. I spent all of my 20s making mistakes, adjusting, and doing what I knew best.

“Because I have kept myself, I walked in shame for a very long time. I was actually very ashamed of it.”

“I had friends that I couldn’t talk to. When I finally spoke to them, they would laugh at me. And then even worse, the stories I would hear about myself: I dated this person, or I was with this person—those stories—would you believe that I actually didn’t mind those stories?

“Because it helped mask the real me.”