Miss Nigeria 1957 dies

Former Miss 1958, Helen Anyameluna has passed on at the age of 75 years.

She died on July 28 at her residence at her residence in Ugbodu Delta state after a protracted battle with stroke which she suffered five years ago.

*Late Helen Anyameluna

News of her demise was broken to us by one of her two surviving sons Obiora Nnoka who told our reporter that “our mother passed on after a long battle with stroke. She passed on peacefully in her sleep on Saturday July 28, 2012”.

A successful business woman, the ex-Miss Nigeria suffered a stroke five years ago and was moved to her native home where she was receiving treatment before her demise.

She was the second Miss Nigeria after Miss Grace Oyelude won the crown in 1957.

Helen Anyameluna is survived by her two sons and a sister.