Ex-MBGN, Adaeze Yobe is the new ambassador to this year’s
Africa’s Fashion Week London. 24 year
old Adaeze achieved her childhood dream of emerging 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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Congratulations adaeze
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