Helen Prest-Ajayi

Helen Prest-Ajayi, formerly Prest-Davies, (née Prest, born 17 September 1959)[1] is a Nigerian lawyer, writer and former beauty queen.[2][3] Helen was raised in England. She attended the International School Ibadan for her advanced levels and Obafemi Awolowo University for her undergraduate studies in Law prior to her pageantry.[4] After she was crowned Miss Nigeria at the age of 19 in 1979, she represented Nigeria at the Miss World pageant and furthered her education at King's College London, earning an LLM. She was also active as a columnist in the 1990s. She is currently the CEO of Media Business Company.[5] She is the granddaughter of Nigerian politician Arthur Prest and daughter of politician Chief Michael Godwin Prest. She has three daughters. She married her first husband businessman Jimmy Davies, after the marriage ended she later married Dr Tosin Ajayi.

Helen Prest-Ajayi
Born (1959-09-17) 17 September 1959
EducationInternational School Ibadan
Obafemi Awolowo University
King's College London
Occupationlawyer, businesswoman
TitleMiss Nigeria 1979

References

  1. "Helen Prest Ajayi hosts a grand soiree as she celebrates her 50th birthday". Bella Naija. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. Josfyn Uba; Kate Hakim (22 January 2011). "METAMORPHOSIS OF BEAUTY QUEENS". NBF News. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. "Helen Prest Ajayi: Giving back to Society through education". Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. "How I Have Continued To Look GLAM At 58 • Beauty Queen, Helen Prest-Ajayi". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 16 April 2018.
  5. Kemi Ashfon (5 January 2014). "Simplicity is style". The Punch. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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