[1][2] She is the daughter of former Chief Justice and two-time NFA chairman Chuba Ikpeazu.
[4] Chuba-Ikpeazu was educated in Nigeria, England, and in America, where she modelled part-time.
In 1986, whilst on vacation, Chuba-Ikpeazu emerged winner of the first Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, thus starting the domination of Igbo women in the pageant.
After her reign, Chuba-Ikpeazu became a businesswoman in Lagos State, Nigeria, specializing in oil servicing.
[1] In 2004, Chuba-Ikpeazu became the winner of the Nigerian National Assembly election, representing Onitsha North-South Federal Constituency, Anambra State, as a candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).