Former Miss Universe Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina is back in a South African court this month as deportation proceedings against her continue.

The 25 year old, born in Soweto, appeared before the Cape Town Regional Court on June 9 following her arrest earlier that month in the Summer Greens area of Cape Town.

She was released on warning and is due back in court on July 16 as the Department of Home Affairs presses ahead with her deportation.

Immigration officer Adrian Jackson said in an affidavit that system checks confirmed Adetshina holds no valid South African residency status, despite being born in the country. He said the same applies to her young son.

The case dates back to 2024, when Home Affairs launched an investigation into her citizenship. The department alleged that her mother, Anabela Rungo, registered her birth using a stolen South African identity.

Three Home Affairs officials were implicated in that registration. One has since died, and two remain under investigation.

Rungo, who is Mozambican, was arrested in February 2025 over the alleged fraud. Authorities later cancelled both her and Adetshina's South African documents.

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said Adetshina was notified in September 2024 that her documents would be cancelled but did not respond. He alleged she later obtained a Nigerian passport and applied for a South African visa using a fraudulent bank statement, leading to her being declared a prohibited person in December 2024.

Schreiber also claimed she re entered South Africa through the Lebombo border from Mozambique, presenting herself as a South African citizen, before applying again to stay. That application, along with one filed for her son, was rejected.

In March, Schreiber dismissed a separate bid by Adetshina to challenge the refusal of a letter of good cause that would have let her regularise her stay.

Adetshina withdrew from the Miss South Africa pageant in 2024 after the citizenship questions sparked public backlash. She went on to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe, finishing as first runner up.

The court has ordered her to remain at her current address and report any change in residence, employment or movement to immigration officials pending the July 16 hearing.