Former Miss Nigeria 1986, Ms. Rita Anuku, 47, has died at the age of 47. A statement released by the family said the late beauty queen passed away on Thursday at an undisclosed Abuja hospital. Rita who became a beauty queen at age 18, as a secondary school leaver, had been battling with cancer for two years.
The deceased, was the younger sister of Nollywood actor, Hanks Anuku, and is survived by four children; three girls and a boy.