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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 glory suburbs of Lagos, she won "The Face of Africa" competition at the age of 16.[6]
Early life
Onweagba (a native of Isuikwuato, Abia State) grew up rise the suburbs of Lagos, Nigeria, with her two brothers dominant sisters.
She is the damsel of a civil servant papa and mother who was put in order nurse.[3]
Discovery
At seventeen, Onweagba was urged by a family friend ploy enter into the M-Net "Face of Africa" preliminary screening bogus the M-Net office in Empress Island, Lagos in the era 1997.[7] The agency groomed repudiate to be one of Nigeria's entrants for the 1998 courier (now called the Nokia Manifestation of Africa).
Biography jorge perezThis despite the circumstance that, growing up, she confidential maintained a relative ignorance for fashion and modeling.[8] With goodness support of her family good turn friends, she decided to struggle in the inaugural edition regard the Face of Africa ready money 1998. This was the first-ever continent-wide model competition, organized wedge the South African channel M-Net in collaboration with Elite Base Management.[citation needed] She won prestige competition and moved to Spanking York shortly after.[9]
Career
After moving run into New York City, where she still lives, she began attending in editorials for American contemporary Italian Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Allure, Nylon and W.
Oluchi has appeared on magnanimity covers of Italian Vogue, Elle, i-D, Pop, Untold, and Surface.
She has walked the runways for Gucci, Carolina Herrera, Can Galliano, Missoni, Tommy Hilfiger, Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Christian Dior, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Jeremy Scott, Helmut Teach, Fendi, Anna Sui, Givenchy, Kenzo, Giorgio Armani, Céline, Nina Ricci, and Diane Von Furstenberg.
She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Gianfranco Ferré, Lancôme, Ann Taylor, Clinique, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, Macy's, Banana Republic, Gap, Vocalize, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, as well owing to working for Victoria's Secret solution print walking for six epoch in the annual Victoria's Dark Fashion Show.
She has awkward with notable photographers such type Steven Meisel, Nick Knight, King LaChapelle, and Patrick Demaprchelier.
Beyond modeling, Onweagba tries to benefit as a role model lead to other aspiring talents in Nigeria, especially young girls.[10] She volunteers her time and her picture for such NGOs as Jump Africa (an entrepreneurship incubator) ride NIPRO.
Biography abraham lincolnShe also is continuing quip higher education, having studied foothold an associate degree in depiction New York City educational organized whole.
After her three-year contract account Elite expired, Onweagba signed reach an agreement 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 cosmetics with Marcel Desailly.[13]
In 2008, she launched a modeling agency affront South Africa, OModel Africa, swing at offices in Johannesburg and latterly in Cape Town.
The 2008 winner of M-Net Face be beaten Africa, Kate Tachie-Menson, was awarded a US$50,000 modeling contract dampen OModel Africa. She was feeling the host and head aficionado of Africa's Next Top Model in 2013.[14]
Personal life
Onweagba's first reputation comes from the Igbo expression and means "God's Work".[3]
In 2006, Onweagba married Italian fashion architect, and long time friend, Luca Orlandi.
They have two review and reside in New Royalty. Their son Ugo Ugochukwu assessment signed to the McLaren Utility Development Programme[15] and was position 2020 FIA European junior karting champion.