Most
Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (2008), Adaeze Stephanie Yobo, has joined the
echelon of world class super celebrities on the Africa Fashion Week
Ambassadors List.
24 year old
Adaeze achieved her childhood dream of becoming the most beautiful girl
in Nigeria in 2008, at the age of 18, beating 29 other beautiful
Nigerian women to the crown. She also represented Nigeria at Miss World
2008 in South Africa, making the top twenty list in Miss World Talent,
and placed second in Miss World Sports.
Adaeze Yobo
who is also a UN Ambassador for Peace, established her own charity
during her reign as Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria. Known as the Adaeze
Igwe Foundation, the foundation of which is most passionate, sought to
create awareness and garner support for Sickle Cell Anaemia, Aids and
Breast Cancer patients. The foundation also raises funds towards similar
causes such as Malaria and Tuberculosis. Its mission was to "create and
increase access and opportunities to Nigerian Youth and Communities for
addressing their needs and challenges towards sustainable development.
Adaeze whose
beauty and fashion sense is subject of many celebrity magazines and blog
features, met and married Joseph Yobo in Jos, after a brief courtship,
and in 2011, was ranked 92, in a list of 101 Sexiest Soccer Wives and
Girlfriends, according to Bleacher Report. Adaze and Joseph Yobo are now
parents to their first child, Joey, and live in Istanbul Turkey, where
Joseph is furthering his football career.
In enlisting
Adaeze as Celebrity Ambassador, Africa Fashion Week London, the biggest
African inspired fashion event in the UK for three years running since
2011 and parent event to Africa Fashion Week Nigeria, which is also the
biggest platform supporting up and coming fashion talents in Nigeria, is
furthering its key objective of inspiring the teeming youth talent all
over the world, especially in Africa, by presenting celebrity offerings
and success stories as benchmarks for positive youthful aspirations.
Speaking on
the appointment, the founder of Africa Fashion Week London, Ronke
Ademiluyi, says: "I am delighted to have Adaeze on our platform. Her
beauty,achievements and strategic status makes her a miracle and a rare
find. Millions of our youthful followers all over the world will be
inspired by her" Adaeze will be joining the ranks of other Celebrity.
Ambasadors on
the AFWL platform such as Ghana Ex Beauty Queen Menaye Donkor, Congo
DCR Ex Beauty Queen, Supermodel and UN Ambassador for Peace, Noella
Coursaris Musunka, Bassist and lead vocalist of the Noisettes British
Band Shinghai Shoniwa, Sky Tv Presenter, Lukwesa Burak and Ugandan Born
Editor of the London Based New Africa Woman Magazine, Regina Jane
Jere.
In her
capacity as AFWL ambassador, Adaeze will be working closely with some of
the world's best celebrities of African Origin such as Yinka Shonibare,
artist and Member of the British Empire (MBE) and director of the
Tiwanis Art Gallery London, and Princess Fifi Ejindu, Nigerian Born,
World Class Architect and Real Estate Entrepreneur and Life patron of
Africa Fashion Week London. Together they will all gear efforts towards
increasing and strengthening the pedestal for launching the careers of
young African inspired fashion designers
globally.
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