Collette Nwadike (born Collete Kosisochukwu Barbara, 6 April 1991) is a Nigerian model, beauty queen and Nollywood actress.
[6] Collette was born on 6 April 1991 to Mr. & Mrs. Simon and Angelina Nwadike in Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State, north-central region of Nigeria.
Although a native of Nise in Awka-South Local Government Area of Anambra State, southeastern region of Nigeria, Nwadike grew up in Makurdi in the middle belt of Nigeria, where she did her primary and junior secondary education before moving to Lagos to complete her senior secondary school.
At the age of 16 in 2007, she got admitted into Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, where she studied English and literature under the tutelage of professors Joy Chinwe Eyisi and Rems Umeasiegbu as her notable lecturers.
After a series of screenings, Nwadike was crowned the Pageant Queen that night; her eyes were filled with tears of joy.
[12][13] A month after being crowned Miss Tourism 2015, she went for a courtesy visit to meet the Governor of Anambra State Chief Willie Obiano.
In December 2015, she represented Nigeria in Exquisite Face of the Universe held in Sao Tome and Principe, which involved over 50 contestants from different countries of the world.
[14] She has worked with different veteran film makers in Nollywood such as Obi Emelonye, Ikechukwu Onyenka, Kasvid Movies, SimonPeaceMaker, Ndave David Njoku etc.
She went for her first ever modeling beauty pageant contest where she participated in the 2010 Miss National Association of Students of English and Literary Studies (NASELS), Unizik Chapter, but failed.
She was strengthened by the support of her mum and realized she couldn't stop, wanting to bring happiness and achieving her dreams.