Susan Henshaw, Nigerian-American lawyer, has tackled Udeh Chiamaka, the model who took a bloodstained Nigerian flag to a pageantry contest in Russia.

The model was the cynosure of many eyes on Tuesday after a viral video showed her holding up the blood-painted flag while walking the Miss Africa Russia runway in Moscow as a representative of Nigeria.

The photo of the red-stained flag had gained prominence last year as a symbolism of bloodshed during the shooting of #EndSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos.

Nigerian youths had also used it to portray the insecurity situation in the country.

Udeh’s stunt had earlier generated mixed reactions among Nigerians despite the fact that it followed after Bovi, a comedian, who pulled off a similar act by appearing at The Headies 2021 with a blood-stained #EndSARS-themed outfit.

On Wednesday, Henshaw took to Twitter to argue that Udeh’s act of protest “failed” to elicit the expected reaction from judges because she wasn’t brilliant enough.

The lawyer also alleged that the act was aimed at cheating her way through with sentiments.

“Showing up at a contest with a desecrated Nigerian flag was nothing but a ploy to cheat her way through with sentiments,” Henshaw wrote

“It failed. Probably not just because it was predicated upon a big lie, but because she was neither beautiful or smart enough. Sue me.”

Reacting in support of Henshaw’s post, a Twitter user said: “Most of the judges knew desecration of a national flag is a no! So, she didn’t even make a top-15 cut because it shows she doesn’t respect even the flag of the country she represented"

lukee247:
She they hustle fame come go use naija matter take winchy herself nawa. Leave naija matter and hustle your hustle

babyfaceafrica:
because of sentiments.. Later you will blame bubu.. What's the difference between you and buhari... Endorsing sentiment instead of competence

abatically:


The reason u are not one of the judges. Our problem is that we easily allow sentiments get the better of us. What she did was a desperate attempt to get sympathy votes and the judges didn't buy it. This is why we keep voting in the wrong people for sentimental reasons. Take a look at Nigerian idol. Comfort is clearly the weakest of the top 6 but she's made it to the top 4 because people keep voting her out of sentiments.

candidtalk:


Best comment so far. Her action was unpatriotic, cynical, desperate, deliberately exploitative and very disrespectful against her own nation on a public stage.

This action turned off the judges rather than impress them as the desperate lady wanted. People don't love these kind of actions. This is a beauty pageant and not a political protest.

There is a time and place for everything and it would be obvious to the judge this is a a cynical character desperate to use anything to win. A total turn off.

PrinceOfLagos:
Pained bitch of a lawyer

You that is very smart, where ha your smartness taken you to ?

PrinceOfLagos:


Sounds like something an APC 30k BMC crew would say.

But you all were all over the internet Hashtagging pray for France and USA in their trying times now it's time to show patriotism for the country you claimed you loved so much and here you are condemning a more patriotic Nigerian model living her life in France .

You're shameless .

candidtalk:


Typically annoying and unthinking as usual. What has a beauty context got to do with political protestations against a nation or government? Is it the right platform for that sort of thing?

Use your brain, not emotions, for once and call a spade a spade. The desperate lady effed up.

Her behaviour repelled the Judges. That led to her terrible showing in the competition. Abeg make una dey learn to take correction instead of always attacking the messenger.

Ckonnet:
Stupid lawyer flexing her dumb mouth. If you dont understand the Nigerian youth's story, you better close your trap.

candidtalk:


Best comment so far. Her action was unpatriotic, cynical, desperate, deliberately exploitative and very disrespectful against her own nation on a public stage.

This action turned off the judges rather than impress them as the desperate lady wanted. People don't love these kind of actions. This is a beauty pageant and not a political protest.

There is a time and place for everything and it would be obvious to the judge this is a a cynical character desperate to use anything to win. A total turn off.

PrinceOfLagos:


Sounds like something an APC 30k BMC crew would say.

But you all were all over the internet Hashtagging pray for France and USA in their trying times. ... now it's time to show patriotism for the country you claimed you loved so much and here you are condemning a more patriotic Nigerian model living her life in France .

You're shameless .

PrinceOfLagos:


You're obviously pained because the model s Igbo

Your hate for the Igbos will consume you and all the haters of Igbo .

She did very well by exposing the atrocities the Nigerian government of the day, led by President Muhammed Buhari, has committed against the Nigerian people especially the youths on the global stage and I'm proud of her.

You can go to hell for all I care .

Houseofglam7:
The lawyer sounds mad.
Like stark raving mad.

Reacting in support of Henshaw’s post, a Twitter user said: “Most of the judges knew desecration of a national flag is a no! So, she didn’t even make a top-15 cut because it shows she doesn’t respect even the flag of the country she represented.”

OlayemiAshraf:
. If the model see this .. I swear she fit coqmmit suicide

candidtalk:


Best comment so far. Her action was unpatriotic, cynical, desperate, deliberately exploitative and very disrespectful against her own nation on a public stage.

This action turned off the judges rather than impress them as the desperate lady wanted. People don't love these kind of actions. This is a beauty pageant and not a political protest.

There is a time and place for everything and it would be obvious to the judge this is a cynical character desperate to use anything to win. A total turn off.

ChoCho54:
The model has made her point!

Haters can drink sniper!

Russian Tricolor desecrated at a beauty pageant

As the political power game is on between the West and Russia, the bitterness has hit the beauty pageants too. Otherwise known to be the world of just 'beauty-centric women', beauty pageants have never been a platform to flag political opinions. But a Russian beauty queen claims that her country's flag was smeared with paint at the pageant because of her loyalty to Putin.


Russian model Marina Sashina, 26, claims that as she competed at the World Bikini Model International Finals in China, her Russian flag was 'desecrated' with yellow paint during a rehearsal in Beijing.

According to reports, Marina left the flag in dressing room for a couple of minutes, and then came back and found the Russian tricolour smeared with paint. She was moved to tears and said that it was painful to see the Russian flag desecrated.

ChoCho54:
The model has made her point!

Haters can drink sniper!

SportsHD:
I don't understand why those Dumbo's above me are bashing the lawyer.
I ain't faulting the model too.
But the lawyer's right to an extent.

It's just like an afghan model holding a bullet ridden flag, or American model holding a gun control flag or Myanmar model holding a flag with a picture of their embattled female leader.
We all have our problems. Leave the sentiment at home. That's not the right space for stunts like that.

May our naija model win though.