Miss Mfonobong Essiet of Nigeria Crowned Miss Africa USA 2007-2008
The spirit of Africa was certainly alive at the International center in Atlanta where hundreds of supporters and patriots rallied around to cheer the delegates. Delegates represented several African countries. » Read more…
Interview with International South African Beauty Model Andiswa Manxiwa
Jamati: Andiswa, I am totally obsessed with the diversity of our various African cultures so that being said what does Andiswa mean and from what language does it originate from? » Read more…
Top 10 Sexiest African Women
African women are making major moves and looking good while doing it. Our list started off with 50 women from all over Africa. Narrowing it down to 10 was not an easy task. 10 women from 10 different African countries made our final cut. This list is no particular order.
Amsale Aberra - Ethiopian Bridal Couture Guru
Amsale Aberra came to the States when she was 19 to study art. As a child in Addis Ababa Amsale designed clothes for her and her sister to wear. Her love for fashion resurfaced when she was set to marry the man of her dreams, film executive Neil Brown but could not find a dress that was simple yet elegant. It was the 80’s and power shoulder pads with gigantic poofy skirts were all the rage. There was a definite void in the market for elegant and sophisticated wedding gowns. Amsale didn’t want to compromise so she did what any creative exasperated person would do, she made her own gown.
Her gown won women in her same predicament over. In 1986 Amsale started her business as a designer for fine bridal wear for the upscale market. Having a degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and experience working for Harvé Benard were a definite plus for Amsale. » Read more…
Black Girls Get No Love on the Catwalk
Iman, Naomi, Alek, Tyra, Liya, and Oluchi are names known all around the world. They are supermodels - black supermodels. Put that in perspective. That is 6 names in the entire modeling industry that are better known then other black models. Six names in 2007!
Hundreds of models walked in the Spring 2008 collections in New York and Europe recently. There were 101 shows in New York and more than a third hired no black models. The trend in most of the shows was to have either one, maybe two black models in the entire show. This has been the norm in the fashion world for many years. More black models work during fashion week only if the designer is black. Kimora Lee Simmons and Tracy Reece are known designers who make sure black models are represented in their shows. » Read more…
Male Model Digol Deng
On Digol’s myspace page he asserts that he is the Sudanese Warrior from the south of Sudan. This is indeed true. He hails from the Neur ethnic group that is historically known as Sudan’s great warrior tribe. Digol was born in a small town in southern Sudan called Nasir. When civil war broke out in the South he was forced to complete his studies in the north of Sudan. He eventually migrated to Kenya and he now calls Georgia his home. Digol has been featured in TLC’s videos as well as US Weekly magazine. » Read more…
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Queendom - the fabulous five
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KINGS or QUEENS [GHANA or NAIJA] pt 2
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