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Phyna
Nigerian reality TV personality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ijeoma Josephina Otabor (born 2 June 1997), known professionally as Phyna, is a Nigerian actress, model, hype woman, entertainer and reality TV star.[1] She was the winner of Big Brother Naija season 7.[2][3][4][5]
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Early life
Phyna is from Ekpon in Edo State.[6] While on the Big Brother show, she mentioned that she is Igbo by tribe, even though her community is in Edo State. She grew up in Edo State, where she had her primary and secondary education.[7] She completed her studies in the Engineering Department at Auchi Polytechnic.[8]
Career
Before entering the Big Brother Naija house, Phyna was a commercial model, who started her career from college and was signed by a modelling agency.[6]
Big Brother Naija
Phyna entered the seventh season of Big Brother Naija (Level Up) as the tenth housemate on 23 July 2022.[9][10]
During the season finale of the show on 2 October 2022, she was declared the winner scoring 40.74% of the final votes ahead of Bryann with 26.74% of the total votes cast and was entitled to the ₦100 000 000 (one hundred million naira) grand prize,[11][12] making her the second female to win the show, three years after Mercy Eke won it.[13][14][15]
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Endorsements
Phyna has endorsement deals with the following brands: Firegin, Spedy Herbals, Rixari Skin Secrets, BeUnique Wears, Spedy Weightloss[16]
Filmography
Television
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Awards and nominations
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References
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