Beauty queen row exposes xenophobia towards immigrants in South Africa

After she made it to the last 16 of Miss South Africa in July, Adetshina suffered weeks of online hatred triggered by her Nigerian name and father, with politicians and talk shows questioning whether she was South African. On 8 August, she withdrew from the competition, saying she needed to protect herself and her family after the home affairs ministry said her mother may have committed fraud and stolen the identity of a South African woman. A ministry spokesperson said this is now being investigated by police.