Nigeria’s renowned crossdresser, Bobrisky, whose real name is Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, has won the Best Dressed Female award.
Last weekend’s event took place during the movie premiere in Lagos, Nigeria.
Besides the award, Bobrisky also received a cash prize of N1 million (689.66 USD).
On her Instagram page this Monday morning, she reminded her followers that she is the real woman, while announcing that pictures will be available to her fans soon.
“You all claim to be real women, blab la bla, but I won hands down, so who is the real woman now?” she said, adding that “Queens like Bob don’t make noise, we win.”
But the social media space has been buzzing with reactions.
On her Instagram account, Amusa said it was a mockery for the women present at the event.
“I was at a colleague of mine’s premiere yesterday, and they said the best dressers were to be picked: one female and one male. Don’t get me wrong, the winner could be anyone, but definitely not a crossdresser. I mean, what’s wrong with us? I don’t understand it,” she said in a video.
“I cannot imagine the judges disrespecting every woman that was there. You had to pick a winner, a female best dressed and a male best dressed and you watered the efforts of all the women at the event by giving the best dressed female to a crossdresser. I don’t understand, what is wrong with us?
“If you feel you want to honour crossdressers, you should have created their own category instead of disrespecting women by giving a crossdresser the best dressed female award,” Amusa added.
She is not the only one who reacted angrily to the award.
“Bob doesn’t deserve the award button,” Vee Stitch reacted on Instagram.
“Bobrisky have stolen Nigerian women mandate boldly,” Stepee said.
“It is disappointing to see that out of all the elegantly dressed women present, a man was chosen as the best-dressed female. The lack of judgment in our communities is concerning. Our citizens seem to outshine even our politicians in their foolishness,” wrote Wealthy Mi.
Nigeria and several African countries are conservative in nature. Many described LGBTQ and lesbianism as anti-cultural and against religious beliefs. Homosexuality is a crime in the West Africa nation.
