“Why I Gave Birth At Age 35+”- Agbani Darego Reveals As She Counsels 34 Year-old Single Lady Against Societal Pressure

Former Miss World, Agbani Darego has counselled a 34 year old lady who is childless not to bow to societal pressure to marry and give birth before 35.

Agbani who is currently 39, got married at 35 and gave birth to her first child when she was almost 36. Agbani stated that children are blessings from God, but people should only have them when they are ready emotionally, mentally and financially.

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Chief Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite ‘Agbani’ Darego, MFR (born 22 December 1982) is a Nigerian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World in 2001. She was the first indigenous African to win Miss World.

In 2001, Darego was crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria.

Darego’s victory was widely welcomed in her home country, and her one-year tenure included goodwill trips and scheduled appearances on behalf of the pageant, and an MFR.

In the aftermath of her win in 2001, Darego was awarded an honorary chieftaincy by the Council of Chiefs of Lagos. At the time of her investiture, she was one of the youngest chiefs in the country.

Due to her busy work schedule, Darego left the University of Port Harcourt, but after moving to New York where she was signed to Next Model Management, Ford Models, and Trump Models, she enrolled with New York University to study Psychology, graduating in May 2012.

In April 2017, Darego married her longtime partner Ishaya Danjuma, son of billionaire General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, in a ceremony held in Marrakesh. Together they have a son who was born in September 2018, and welcomed another child in December 2020.