Yetunde Barnabas

Yetunde Barnabas is a Nigerian model, beauty queen, actress and film producer. She initially gained recognition as the winner of The Most Beautiful Girl in Abuja pageant in 2017 and was crowned Miss Tourism Nigeria in 2019. She is best known for her role as Miss Pepeiye on Nigeria's long-running sitcom, Papa Ajasco and Company, as well as several leading roles in the Yoruba movie industry.

Early life Yetunde Barnabas was born on August 30, 1990, in Ilorin, Kwara state, though her family is originally from Ejuku, Yagba east Kogi State. Barnabas grew up in Abuja, and after her secondary school education at the Kings of Kings Secondary School, she attended Seriki Olopolo Production and Royal Arts Academy where she honed her acting skills.

Career Yetunde Barnabas began her modeling career when she registered for the Miss Olokun beauty pageant in 2013, a competition, which she went on to win. She also competed in other smaller pageants, including the Miss Live Your Dream in 2014,

Barnabas leveraged on her newfound fame and auditioned for and was chosen for the role of Ms Pepeiye, Barnabas was also nominated for Model of the Year at the Scream Awards 2019 as well as Beauty Queen of the Year at the Africa Choice Awards.

In August 2019, Barnabas was selected, alongside other African models by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), as part of a new beauty campaign tagged Ewatomi.

Personal life In March 2021 she married Nigerian football player Peter Olayinka.

Filmography Selected filmography

2025 - Koleoso 2016 - Papa Ajasco & Company 2017 - Alaya Imarun 2017 - Ede Meji 2018 - Lisa 2018 - Queen Mi 2018 - Omo Iya Osun 2019 - Oka ori ebe 2019 - Imule Aje 2019 - Lori Titi 2019 - Olode 2019 - Omije Afoju 2019 - Knockout 2019 - Dagogo 2019 - Aiye 2019 - Elegbenla 2019 - Bayonle 2019 - Erin Folami