[1][2] After her secondary education she spent one year at home and gained a lot of weight making her Mum to lose interest in her modeling Career.

Apart from winning five million naira, a Hyundai car, and endorsement deals, Awka-Etiti-native Yobo represented Nigeria at Miss World 2008 in South Africa.

During her reign, Yobo established her own charity The Adaeze Igwe Foundation, an organization which promotes AIDS and breast cancer awareness, and raises funds towards similar causes, including malaria and tuberculosis.

Its mission was "to create and increase access and opportunities to Nigerian youths and communities towards addressing [their] needs and challenges in relation to health and sustainable development."

[18][19] In 2011, Yobo was ranked 92 in a list of 101 Sexiest Soccer Wives and Girlfriends, as compiled by Bleacher Report.