On Monday, Nollywood actress Dayo Amusa slammed the organisers of the Ajanaku movie premiere for giving the award of ‘best-dressed female’ to popular controversial cross-dresser Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju, also known as Bobrisky.
News About Nigeria had reported that the award for best-dressed female was given to the popular Lagos socialite during the premiere of the movie “Ajanaku: Beast of Two Worlds.”
Bobrisky was also given a cash prize of N1 million for winning the award despite being a man.
The movie, produced by actress Eniola Ajao, had many celebrities and movie stars in attendance, including Odunlade Adekola, Toyin Abraham, Mercy Aigbe, and Iyabo Ojo.
Reacting to Bobrisky’s award in a now-viral video on social media, Amusa noted that the award to Bobrisky is a mockery and an insult to women.
She further questioned why the judges left all female attendees to honour a male crossdresser with the ‘Best Dressed Female’ award.
The actress further noted that creating a separate category for crossdressers would have been more appropriate than disrespecting the women who attended the event.
She said, “I was at a colleague of mine’s premiere yesterday, and they said the best dressers are to be picked; one female and one male best-dresser. Don’t get me wrong, the winner could be anyone but definitely not a crossdresser. I mean, what’s wrong with us? I don’t understand it. I cannot imagine the judges disrespecting every woman who was there.
“You had to pick a winner, a female best dressed and a male best dressed and you watered the efforts of all the women at the event by giving the best-dressed female to a crossdresser. I don’t understand, what is wrong with us. If you feel you want to honour crossdressers, you should have created their category instead of disrespecting women by giving a crossdresser the best-dressed female award.”
