This week opens up with exciting news for Ethiopia and reigning Ethiopian Miss Millennium Queen, Kidan Tesfahun. Kidan this past weekend emerged “Best Female Model of the World 2009” winner in Spain, a contest organized by Sukier Models International. “I love to model, however it is a pity that the modeling industry is not professional …
Sarah Nuru to Strut at New York Fashion Spring 2010
Winner of German’s Next Top Model, Ethiopia’s Sarah Nuru is rumored to be one of the many African models we will see this September strutting the catwalk at New York Fashion Week according to Nazret.com a leading portal for Ethiopian news. America’s pop star Justin Timberlake who is also a co-founder of the label “William …
Agbani Darego, Nigeria's Inspiring World Beauty
Agbani Darego is not your ordinary Nigerian fashion model. Trying to relegate her to such category would simply be a futile exercise. For millions of Blacks worldwide, the fashion model’s win as Miss World 2001 represented a victory for both Nigeria and Black women. Her win reaffirmed the saying “black is beautiful” and remains a …
Warebi Martha Ebigbabor
Warebi Martha is a common household name in Nigeria and a very familiar face on South Africa’s runway shows. She is fierce model whose looks and work ethics has gained her a . The model who was also a nominee for the 2009 “Future Awards,” prepares to launch her jean clothing line Fableux jeans. Ladybrille …
Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi, Naija Model on the Move!
African models are at the heart of its thriving fashion industry. Iman, Liya Kebede, Alek Wek are some of the names that really showed Africans are fashionable. Similarly, on the international and local scene, Nigerian models are painting the world green, white, green. An example is Nigeria’s Supermodel Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi. Oluchi’s emergence on the runway …
Noella Coursaris, Africa’s Humanitarian Modelpreneur
In today’s world, there is a persistent myth: if a woman is attractive, then she is automatically impossibly unintelligent. The idea that she could manage to let her attractiveness and other talents work to her advantage are completely asinine. At Ladybrille we’ve decided to combat that stereotype with this month’s theme of Modelpreneurs. A “Modelpreneur” …