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Various of Big Brother winner, Karen Igho posing during studio photo-shoot 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Karen Igho, 27-year-old former bikini and lingerie model:\"For me �it doesn''t matter...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLagos, Nigeria - 31 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various of Big Brother winner, Karen Igho posing during studio photo-shoot \u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE (English) Karen Igho, 27-year-old former bikini and lingerie model:\u003cbr/\u003e\"For me �it doesn''t matter where you are from, it doesn''t matter if you''re from Nigeria, you''re from South Africa, �It''s just what you take to the reality show that is unique. That uniqueness, that originality, that fun, that be loud, saying it like it is. I just think maybe you know �we Nigerians, we are very straight forward, loving, funny people, and we like to have fun, and you can see it through our people.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of Karen Igho posing for the camera \u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Karen Igho, 27-year-old former bikini and lingerie model:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I''m not saying other African countries don''t have what it takes, they all have what it takes, but it just, �we Nigerians, three of us have taken because, you have to understand it''s not just Nigerians voting, it''s Africa...Africa always votes because that''s what Africa wants to see, so be it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Various of Karen Igho posing for the camera \u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLagos, Nigeria - 18 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of computer screen showing Bellanaija website\u003cbr/\u003e7. Various set-up shots Nkechi Christine Eze\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Nkechi Christine Eze, editorial assistant at entertainment and lifestyle website Bellanaija:\u003cbr/\u003e\"People love seeing entertaining loud people that love to stand up for themselves, because that is what you have to do here. So I think Nigerians keep winning because they have what it takes, they are loud, they are brash, they tell people as it is, and that is what people want to see on TV.''''\u003cbr/\u003e9. Various close up shots of web pages showing big brother past contestant and winner Uti\u003cbr/\u003e10. Set-up shots Uti Nwachukwu\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Uti Nwachukwu: Former Big-Brother winner, model and television show presenter:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Life wouldn''t have been has easy as it is I won''t lie to you, Winning ''Big Brother'' has made my life so easy, it has made the journey shorter. It has opened more doors for me, the barriers have been lifted, � life has just been a lot easier I guess.''''\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLagos, Nigeria - 31 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e12. Various of Karen Igho posing for the camera\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLagos, Nigeria - 18 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e13. Set-up shot Chris Abhulimen\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE(English) Chris Abhulimen, runs a Lagos-based technology company:\u003cbr/\u003e\"A show like Big Brother that cuts across you know seventy-five million Nigerians, and I can guarantee you that a minimum of ten percent of that total mobile subscriber base will either send one SMS or send two SMS''. So we are looking at about fifteen million people who are sending premium SMS''s at the rate of seventy-five Naira per person (US 50 cents).\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Various shots of web pages with online and sms voting option, Big brother web page showing big brother winner Karen Igho\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLagos, Nigeria - 31 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e16. Various of Karen and friend at pool side bar\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLagos, Nigeria - 18 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE(English) Nkechi Christine Eze, editorial assistant at entertainment and lifestyle website Bellanaija: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Big Brother ends up having an untapped fan base of middle aged homemakers. You know they are watching it, they are repelled by it, yet they are addicted to it. They are attracted and yet they are like ''whats going on?''\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLagos, Nigeria - 31 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e18. Various of Karen Igho pose for the camera\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLagos, Nigeria - 18 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE(English) - Chris Abhulimen, runs a Lagos-based technology company:\u003cbr/\u003e\"You find out that these people (Mobile Telecom service providers) in the region of five to twenty million total SMS, and if you multiply that by seventy-five Naira which is what they charge us (content providers) for as in the premium SMS''s that people are sending,  you know that it''s humongous the revenues that come out from these shows.''''\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLagos, Nigeria - 31 August 2011\u003cbr/\u003e20. Pan shot Karen showing off a cross tattoo on her legs\u003cbr/\u003e21. Mid shot Karen dancing during photo shoot\u003cbr/\u003eAmid a 24-hour tabloid stream of sniping and titillation, the brash reality television starlet from Nigeria with her endearing personality, entertaining tantrums and provocative bust line captured the hearts of \"Big Brother Amplified'''' viewers across the African continent.\u003cbr/\u003eKaren Igho, a 27-year-old former bikini and lingerie model, returned home to Lagos to be feted by the city''s cocktail-sipping glitterrati at a welcome party hosted by one of the megacity''s hottest night clubs. But her win was not the first for Africa''s most populous nation.\u003cbr/\u003eThe last three winners of the continent-wide contest aired by a South African satellite provider came from Nigeria, a country of 150 million people each eager to stand out and earn themselves life''s little comforts in a place where good education and health care, reliable electricity and clean water are too often out of reach. \u003cbr/\u003eTo many, Igho, with her rose-tattooed breast and Madonna piercing, embodies that spirit.\u003cbr/\u003e\"For me �it doesn''t matter where you are from, it doesn''t matter if you''re from Nigeria, you''re from South Africa, �It''s just what you take to the reality show that is unique. That uniqueness, that originality, that fun, that be loud, saying it like it is. I just think maybe you know �we Nigerians, we are very straight forward, loving, funny people, and we like to have fun, and you can see it through our people,\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I''m not saying other African countries don''t have what it takes, they all have what it takes, but it just, �we Nigerians, three of us have taken because, you have to understand it''s not just Nigerians voting, it''s Africa...Africa always votes because that''s what Africa wants to see, so be it,\" she adds. \u003cbr/\u003eIgho spent 91 days in the \"Big Brother Amplified'''' house, the sixth edition of Africa''s response to the world-renowned reality television show. She competed for the prize with 25 other housemates from 14 different countries while cooped up in a house in South Africa.\u003cbr/\u003eContestants are filmed non-stop, even when sleeping, get orders from the voice of an unseen Big Brother and vote for who should be evicted.\u003cbr/\u003eThe show grips viewers through the antics of the contestants, whether fights, jokes or come-ons. Igho had all three: funny, feisty and horny moments. Asked why she forced herself on a male housemate, Igho told fans: \"All the fine boys were taken... I had to (make do) with Zeus.''''\u003cbr/\u003eHer failed attempt to make out with a Botswanan rapper was one of many episodes to have left viewers glued to their screens.\u003cbr/\u003eAt the end, Igho and a white Zimbabwean named Wendall Parson walked away winners with $200,000 apiece. \u003cbr/\u003eShe joined fellow Nigerians Uti Nwachukwu and Kevin Pam in clinching the show''s top prize. \u003cbr/\u003eLike her predecessors, Igho hopes that her victory will boost her career in Nigeria''s entertainment industry, a thriving field whose film industry makes 40 new movies a week and whose music can be heard across the continent and beyond.\u003cbr/\u003eNwachukwu now models, acts, works as a television show presenter and hosts events\u003cbr/\u003e\"Life wouldn''t have been has easy as it is I won''t lie to you, Winning ''Big Brother'' has made my life so easy, it has made the journey shorter. It has opened more doors for me, the barriers have been lifted,\" he says. \u003cbr/\u003eStill, money made by the show''s winners is a fraction of what it makes. \"Big Brother Amplified'''' solicited viewers to send their comments via text and voice messages, as well as vote to decide who stays in the house. \u003cbr/\u003eThose text messages, numbering as many as 20 million in a week, likely make telecommunication companies and content providers as much as $10 million weekly, says Chris Abhulimen, who runs a Lagos-based technology company in the industry.\u003cbr/\u003e\"You find out that these people (Mobile Telecom service providers) in the region of five to twenty million total SMS, and if you multiply that by seventy-five Naira which is what they charge us (content providers) for as in the premium SMS''s that people are sending,  you know that it''s humongous the revenues that come out from these shows.''''\u003cbr/\u003eThat money and glamor drives interest in the show, bringing 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