Matilda Kerry, MD

Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...

is a Nigerian doctor.

Kerry attended Federal Girls College, Benin

Benin City

Benin City, is a city and the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria. It is a city approximately twenty-five miles north of the Benin River. It is situated 200 miles by road east of Lagos...

,and later the University of Lagos

University of Lagos

The University of Lagos - popularly known as Unilag - is a federal government university with a main campus located at Akoka, Yaba and a college of medicine located at Idi-Araba, all in Lagos, Lagos State, southern Nigeria...

 where she studied Medicine and Surgery

Medicine

Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....

. In 2000, she was crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria

Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria

The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant originally began as Miss Universe Nigeria in 1983, and was created by Silverbird Group. It was later re-named Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 1986. Winners represent Nigeria in Miss World and, until recently, Miss Universe – currently, only the...

, making her Nigeria's Miss World 2000

Miss World 2000

Miss World 2000, the 50th Miss World pageant, was held on 30 November 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. The pageant's swimsuit segment was filmed in the Maldives....

 representative. As MBGN, her project was Leprosy

Leprosy

Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...

, and she used her celebrity status to promote awareness of the disease. Kerry also worked as a model.

After relinquishing her title, Kerry returned to university, graduating in 2007, and now practises medicine. Her duties have included working with the National Cervical Cancer Prevention Centre and establishing the Nigeria Cervical Health Campaign; she is now president of the George Kerry Life foundation, a non-governmental organization that promotes the Cervical Health Campaign.

In 2009, Kerry was an adviser on Super Runway, a fashion

Fashion

Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...

and modelling talent show.