Queen Mercy Atang Reveals Why She Wore Dress Made Of 500 Loaves Of Bread To AMVCA

Big Brother Naija reality star Queen Mercy Atang has explained the idea behind the unusual bread dress she wore to the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA).

The BBNaija star showed up at the event in an outfit made from about 500 loaves of bread, which quickly caught attention online.

In an interview with the BBC, Queen Mercy Atang made it clear that she was not the one who created the outfit.

She credited the design to Tianah Empire, adding that the process of getting it ready took several weeks of fittings and adjustments.

“First of all, I was not the one who made the dress. Tianah Empire, the king of fashion, made it. It is just for me to get the clothes ready to put on,” she said.

“She asked me first to come and fit myself with the dress to look for places that need adjustments. It took weeks to get the dress ready.

“But for me, the weight of the dress almost broke my waist. If you check my back. If you check my back, I have a serious wound there. Because that bread was very heavy. I literally cried while wearing that dress. I first said I needed to catch my breath.

“The first few seconds after wearing the dress, I had to take it off and cried a lot. Then later, I told them I was ready to wear it again.”

Queen also revealed that the outfit was part of a deliberate plan to promote her business, an idea suggested by her stylist.

Despite the challenges, she was determined to appear at the event in person, even after the red carpet session had ended, so that people would not assume the photos were digitally created.

“I did not plan on going for this year’s AMVCA before. I had put down some things I wanted to achieve for my business. AMVCA was not in my dictionary this year,” she continued.

“My designer later urged me to go, while I told her to do something simple for me to wear. But she told me I cannot dress simply for the event.

“I wanted to go to the event physically even after the red carpet had closed. I did not want to post the picture online alone, so people would not say it was AI-generated.

“I did not expect my dress to go viral like this. I expected people would have mixed feelings about it. But I noticed that major news outlets reported it.”

KanyiDaily recalls that Queen Mercy Atang recently revealed that her feelings toward childbirth changed over time as she marked Mother’s Day.