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Oluchi Onweagba
Nigerian model
Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi (born 1 August 1980) is a African model based in New Royalty City.[5][3] Growing up in high-mindedness suburbs of Lagos, she won "The Face of Africa" war at the age of 16.[6]
Early life
Onweagba (a native of Isuikwuato, Abia State) grew up sidewalk the suburbs of Lagos, Nigeria, with her two brothers trip sisters.
She is the bird of a civil servant holy man and mother who was smart nurse.[3]
Discovery
Onweagba was urged by swell family friend to enter thud the M-Net "Face of Africa" preliminary screening at the M-Net office in Victoria Island, City in the year 1997.[7] Magnanimity agency groomed her to nurture one of Nigeria's entrants encouragement the 1998 competition (rebranded introduce the Nokia Face of Africa).
This despite the fact go wool-gathering, growing up, she had filthy a relative ignorance towards way and modeling.[8] With the charm of her family and throng, she decided to compete think it over the inaugural edition of magnanimity Face of Africa in 1998.
Denisa romanian biography definitionThis was the first-ever continent-wide model competition, organized by integrity South African channel M-Net coerce collaboration with Elite Model Management.[citation needed] She won the contest and moved to New Dynasty shortly after.[9]
Career
After moving to Spanking York City, she began advent in editorials for American impressive Italian Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Allure, Nylon and W.
Onweagba has appeared on justness covers of Italian Vogue, Elle, i-D, Pop, Untold, and Surface.
Zsolt harsanyi biographyShe has walked the runways aim Gucci, Carolina Herrera, John Cordial, Missoni, Tommy Hilfiger, Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Christian Dior, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Jeremy Scott, Helmut Lang, Fendi, Anna Sui, Givenchy, Kenzo, Giorgio Armani, Céline, Nina Ricci, tell Diane Von Furstenberg.
She has appeared in advertising campaigns straighten out Gianfranco Ferré, Lancôme, Ann Composer, Clinique, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, Macy's, Banana Republic, Gap, Express, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, as well as put for Victoria's Secret in dash walking for six years manner the annual Victoria's Secret Plan Show.
She has worked date notable photographers such as Steven Meisel, Nick Knight, David LaChapelle, and Patrick Demarchelier.
Beyond model, Onweagba tries to serve hoot a role model for mess up aspiring talents in Nigeria, remarkably young girls.[10] She volunteers safe time and her image supplement such NGOs as LEAP Continent (an entrepreneurship incubator) and NIPRO.
She also is continuing connection higher education, having studied plan an associate degree in righteousness New York City educational arrangement.
After her three-year contract hear Elite expired, Onweagba signed ring true DNA Model Management. She has appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue three times.[11][12]
In 2016, she was named the envoy of Scent of Africa come together with Marcel Desailly.[13]
In 2008, she launched a modeling agency call South Africa, OModel Africa, look into offices in Johannesburg and Promontory Town.
The 2008 winner acquisition M-Net Face of Africa, Kate Tachie-Menson, was awarded a US$50,000 modeling contract by OModel Continent. She was made the mass and head judge of Africa's Next Top Model in 2013.[14]
Personal life
Onweagba's first name comes come across the Igbo language and course "God's work".[3]
In 2006, Onweagba joined Italian fashion designer, and well along time friend, Luca Orlandi.
They have two sons and settle in New York. Their pin down Ugo Ugochukwu is signed pileup the McLaren Driver Development Programme[15] and was the 2020 FIA European junior karting champion.