Ilebaye
Ilebaye | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ilebaye Precious Odiniya 9 May 2001 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Gen-Z Baddie |
| Occupation(s) | criminologist, model and reality TV star |
| Known for | Winner of the Big Brother Naija season 8 |
| Television | Big Brother Naija |
Ilebaye Precious Odiniya (born 9 May 2001) also known as Baye or Gen-Z Baddie, is a Nigerian criminologist, model and reality TV star.[1][2] She is the winner of Big Brother Naija season 8.[3][4][5]
Early life[edit]
Ilebaye is from the Igala tribe in Kogi State, She was born and raised in Okpo, Olamaboro local government area in Kogi state.[6][7]
She attended Binta International School,Lagos which is owned by the movie producer Wale Adenuga for her secondary school education where she featured in movies like Papa Ajasco, Super Story and Binta&friends starting from a young age and Salem University in Lokoja, where she studied criminology and security studies. After she won the BBN ALL STARS, she was congratulated on the Instagram page of Wale Adenuga Production where it was revealed that she was an Alumnus of Binta International School [8]
Career[edit]
Ilebaye started acting career[9] at a young age, as she played a role in Papa Ajasco and in Nnena and Friends.[10]
In 2021, she won the Finest Girl Democracy Nigeria (FGDN) beauty pageant.[7]
Big Brother Naija[edit]
Ilebaye entered the 7th season of Big Brother Naija as the fourth housemate on 23 July 2022,[11][12] and she was evicted on the third week.[13]
On 23 July 2023, Ilebaye was introduced as the 13th housemate for the all star season.[14][15][16] During the season finale of the show on 1 October 2023, she was declared the winner,[17][18][19] after scoring 30.08%[20] of the final votes ahead of Mercy Eke with 23.48% of the total votes cast and was entitled to the ₦120 000 000 (one hundred and twenty million naira) cash and other prices, making her the third female to win the show.[21][22]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Big Brother Naija 7 | Contestant | Evicted on week 3 |
| 2023 | Big Brother Naija 8 | Contestant | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ Odeh, Nehru (1 October 2023). "BBNaija All Stars: Why Ilebaye may win the N120m, what could stop her". Pm News. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "BBNaija All stars winner: Ilebaye wins BBNaija 2023 beating Mercy, Cross, Pere, Adekunle, Cece to emerge winner". BBC News Pidgin. 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Nseyen, Nsikak (2023-10-01). "BREAKING: Ilebaye wins BBNaija All Stars". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ AriseNews (2023-10-01). "Ilebaye Wins Big Brother Naija All Stars". Arise News. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Oloruntoyin, Faith (2023-10-01). "Ilebaye emerges the winner of 'BBNaija All Stars' season 8". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "BBNaija: 5 Things To Know About Ilebaye, 22-year-old model who Won N120m grand prize - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ a b "16 things to know about BBNaija winner Ilebaye". The Nation newspaper. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Wamangu, Peris (2022-08-03). "Ilebaye Odiniya from BBNaija: biography, age, state of origin & more". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Royal, David (14 August 2022). "[Updated] Ilebaye, Khalid evicted from BBNaija show; see how viewers voted". Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Ubanagu, Makua (2023-10-01). "BBN Allstars: Six things to know about winner, Ilebaye". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "BBNaija Season 7: Meet first 12 housemates". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Edeme, Victoria (2022-07-23). "BBNaija S7: Meet the first 12 housemates". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Cyril (2022-08-14). "BBNaija Season 7: Ilebaye Odiniya evicted". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Alake, Olumide (2023-07-23). "BBN: Cee-C, Kidd, Cross & other housemates that returned for All-Stars season". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Gbadebo, Bode (2023-07-23). "BBNaija 8: Whitemoney, Mercy, Kiddwaya, Pere, Angel, 15 Others Return For All-Stars Season". Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Who be di housemates wey dey BBNaija all stars". BBC News Pidgin. 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Abdullahi, Idowu (2023-10-01). "BREAKING: Ilebaye wins BBNaija All Stars Season". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Ilebaye win Big Brother Season 8". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Ilebaye Crowned BBNaija All Stars Winner". Channels TV. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Owolawi, Taiwo (2023-10-01). "BBNaija All Stars finale live: Ilebaye wins N120 million, beats Mercy, others". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Ephraim, Pamela (2023-10-01). "BREAKING: Ilebaye Wins BBNaija All-Stars Edition, Gets N120m Cash Prize". Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Finale 01 Oct: Gen Z Baddie Ilebaye wins it all! - BBNaija". Big Brother Naija - Finale 01 Oct: Gen Z Baddie Ilebaye wins it all! - BBNaija. Retrieved 2023-10-01.