Popular chef and world record breaker, Hilda Baci, has appealed to spiteful Nigerians to not just ‘see beyond her dressing’ but to quit using it as a yardstick to dispute her of her hardwork and attempts to further place Nigeria on the global map.
Over the past week, the 27 year old culinary queen has been under critique by several figures on social media, degrading her due to her ‘provocative’ dress sense.
A number of her past pictures revealing her curves started surfacing on the Internet, a development which has since stirred mixed reactions on her personality traits.
Baci has now reacted to the wide criticisms of her dressing that erupted after her rise to fame for attempting to break the world record in cooking; continuously for 100 hours.
The feat breaking chef while addressing the media recently in Lagos defended her dress sense, standing on the notion that one can look ‘sexy’ and still be a game changer.
In her words:
“I don’t have to be dressed like a nun to make it in life. One can be sexy and still amazing, beautiful, and smart. I shouldn’t be taken back because of my looks or dressing as this does not determine my values or endowment.â€
She pleaded with the society to allow young women look and become themselves without condemnation, adding that she had volunteered herself to slay while having “something up in the brainâ€.
Baci, who still awaits her official validation from the Guinness Book of Records was hopeful about her record’s confirmation, stressing that her feat has been validated, while she only looks forward to receiving her certificate.
The Akwaibom-native disclosing her next line of action said she looked forward to propagating Nigerian recipes globally, expanding her restaurant and to enlarge the narratives of Nigerian Culinary space.
“I feel the culinary space is under-rated, I want to change the narratives. I intend to work with a lot of brands to add value to their customers and brands towards their sustainability,†she added.