Franca Afegbua
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Franca Afegbua (20 October 1943 – 12 March 2023) was a Nigerian beautician and politician who represented Bendel North in the Nigerian Senate in 1983. Elected as a National Party of Nigeria (NPN) senator, she was the first elected woman senator in Nigeria.
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[edit]- I contested as Miss Kaduna and I won. I was living in Kaduna then. I contested a few beauty contests and I won.
- https://www.thecable.ng/obituary-afegbua-the-first-female-senator-who-inspired-women-participation-in-politics, (The Cable, March 13, 2023)