Saturday, December 30, 2006

Adenike Ogunlesi


Adenike Ogunlesi is the founder and chief executive of Ruff 'N' Tumble an indigenous clothing company in Nigeria that specialises in children's clothing. She took the passion she had for tailoring and fashion design to a sophisticated level of developing her own fashion label and hopes one day to have her company listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

Photo courtesy of Bella Naija Blog

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Sonia Rolland


Sonia Rolland's childhood stories are touching indeed according to her website which talks about all her achivements to date and her childhood in Rwanda in the 1980's.

This stunning model of Rwandan and French parentage, who also won miss France 2000 spends a lot of her time working with charities that deal with orphaned Rwandan children.

Photo courtesy of Sonia Rolland

Monday, December 18, 2006

Adia Coulibaly


Yahoo Model of the Month writes about Adia Coulibaly has a look you won’t soon forget. Appearing in GUESS’ memorable Spring ’98 ad campaign shot by Dah Len in sunny Florida, Adia is getting noticed. She is seen in these colorful ads along side of a group of other young models, including Laetitia Casta.

Not only was Adia chosen by Iman as one of the beauties to represent her line of cosmetics, but she has graced the pages of American Vogue, The Face and Allure Magazines. At just 19 years old, Adia seems to have it all: a gorgeous face, a great attitude, a loving family and a driving ambition.

Adia was born and raised in Paris and still lives with her parents in the northern suburbs of Paris. She attended the Jean-Jaures School and admits she likes living there amid its colorful boutiques and many cafes and restaurants. With strong Muslim family values, she doesn’t give in to the peer pressure to drink or smoke. With her parent’s support and guidance, she always thought that she would one day become a lawyer, an accountant or even a doctor.


Adia’s career in modeling began purely by chance. While still attending school, she was discovered while working part-time at a McDonald’s in Paris when a photographer spotted her. He did some test shoots with her without saying a word to her family. Her father got suspicious when her school contacted him because Adia was missing so many classes. Reluctantly, her parents gave in and let her pursue modeling.

She soon moved to New York and that’s when she began her journey to model-stardom. Adia remains grounded to her roots by going on family vacations with her parents, two sisters and one brother to Africa.

Photo courtesy of Yahoo Model of the Month

Catherine Hemans Yankey


The faceforafrica website writes about Ghana’s Catherine Hemans Yankey was born in Monrovia on January 8, 1988. Now 18, Catherine reveals an ambition to be a fashion designer if her career on the ramp is not successful.

She speaks English, Twi and Nzema and says that she enjoys watching movies and reading about successful people in magazines. She admires Liberia’s current president.

Born in Monrovia, Liberia aspiring Ghanaian model Catherine reveals an ambition to be a fashion designer if her career on the ramp is not successful.

She speaks English, Twi and Nzema and says that she enjoys watching movies and reading about successful people in magazines. She admires Liberia’s current president.


Photo courtesy of tvsa

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Assitan

Assitan is refered to in some circles as a beautiful uncut African diamond that is yet to achieve her full potential. Her major first role in a western movie was in Ocean's Eleven 2. Born 20 years ago in Nancy, France this model that is 1.8m tall and 58kg has a lot of talent in artisitic creativity.