A child wearing a traditional headscarf in Seguedine, Niger. (Photo by Lars Oddvar Lovdahl/Keystone/Getty Images). Circa 1950

Nigerian women from Ksukka with intricately coiffured hair which they have styled in honour of the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 11th February 1956

Christina Oyemaja from Nigeria cleaning surgical instruments in Brook General Hospital, Blackheath, London. She is one of the nurses from many different countries who are receiving training at the PTS (preliminary training school) of the Woolwich group of hospitals. (Photo by George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 7th November 1958

Pupils take milk break at Queen's College in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, a state secondary school for girls. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images). June 1959

A delighted Nigerian woman models red nail varnish and matching lipstick. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images). 1964

Four contestants from Africa line up at their London hotel before the 1967 Miss World beauty contest. From left to right, they are Miss Tanzania (Teresa Shayo), Miss Uganda (Rosemary Salmon), Miss Nigeria (Rosalind Balogun) and Miss Ghana (Araba Vroon). (Photo by Leonard Burt/Central Press/Getty Images). 10th November 1967

Nigerian singer Patti Boulaye appearing on the British TV show “New Faces”, on which she was the first contestant to score maximum marks. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 10th March 1978

Miss World, Nigerian Agbani Darego, attends the presentation of a new line of L'oreal cosmetics at El Corte Ingles September 13, 2002 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

Roseline Amusu, Miss Nigeria 2005, competes in her BSC Swimsuit and Nina Shoes during the 2005 Miss Universe Presentation Show at Impact Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center May 26, 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Greg Harbaugh/Miss Universe via Getty Images)

A Nigerian girl carries pots on her head in a remote area of Nigeria's Muslim north April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Nigerian fashion models are made up for their fashion show to promote ethnic fashion June 13, 2006 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The models said they hope to use the travelling show as a springboard to international fame, in the words of one, “to be the next Naomi Campbell”. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

A local girl poses for the camera in Dawakin Kudu village on November 29, 2006 near Freetown, Sierra Leone. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Miss Nigeria Glory Chuku attends a Photocall for Miss World 2009 at Gallagher Convention Centre on December 10, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Michelly Rall/Getty Images)

Josephine Omaka of Nigeria in action during the first round of the Girls 100m on day four of the Youth Olympics at Bishan Stadium on August 18, 2010 in Singapore. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Muizat Odumosu of Nigeria smiles after winning the women's 400 metres hurdles final at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during day seven of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 10, 2010 in Delhi, India. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)