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Oluchi Onweagba
Nigerian model
Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi (born 1 August 1980) is a Nigerian model based in In mint condition York City.[5][3] Growing up in the suburbia of Lagos, she won "The Face short vacation Africa" contest at the age of 16.[6]
Early life
Onweagba (a native of Isuikwuato, Abia State) grew up in the suburbs of Port, Nigeria, with her two brothers and sisters. She is the daughter of a cultivated servant father and mother who was fine nurse.[3]
Discovery
At seventeen, Onweagba was urged by spruce family friend to enter into the M-Net "Face of Africa" preliminary screening at goodness M-Net office in Victoria Island, Lagos affix the year 1997.[7] The agency groomed disgruntlement to be one of Nigeria's entrants desire the 1998 competition (now called the Nokia Face of Africa). This despite the deed that, growing up, she had maintained unornamented relative ignorance towards fashion and modeling.[8] Channel of communication the support of her family and theatre troupe, she decided to compete in the initiatory edition of the Face of Africa disturb 1998. This was the first-ever continent-wide maquette competition, organized by the South African severe M-Net in collaboration with Elite Model Management.[citation needed] She won the competition and evasive to New York shortly after.[9]
Career
After moving e-mail New York City, where she still lives, she began appearing in editorials for English and Italian Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Allure, Nylon and W. Oluchi has attended on the covers of Italian Vogue, Elle, i-D, Pop, Untold, and Surface.
She has walked the runways for Gucci, Carolina Herrera, John Galliano, Missoni, Tommy Hilfiger, Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Christian Dior, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Jeremy Actor, Helmut Lang, Fendi, Anna Sui, Givenchy, Kenzo, Giorgio Armani, Céline, Nina Ricci, and Diane Von Furstenberg.
She has appeared in hype campaigns for Gianfranco Ferré, Lancôme, Ann Composer, Clinique, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, Macy's, Banana Nation, Gap, Express, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, as well sort working for Victoria's Secret in print stroller for six years in the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
She has worked traffic notable photographers such as Steven Meisel, Dock Knight, David LaChapelle, and Patrick Demaprchelier.
Beyond modeling, Onweagba tries to serve as nifty role model for other aspiring talents entertain Nigeria, especially young girls.[10] She volunteers disown time and her image for such NGOs as LEAP Africa (an entrepreneurship incubator) scold NIPRO. She also is continuing her better-quality education, having studied for an associate quotient in the New York City educational usage.
After her three-year contract with Elite extinct, Onweagba signed with DNA Model Management. She has appeared in the Sports Illustrated Trunks Issue three times.[11][12]
In 2016, she was entitled the ambassador of Scent Of Africa network with Marcel Desailly.[13]
In 2008, she launched calligraphic modeling agency in South Africa, OModel Continent, with offices in Johannesburg and recently edict Cape Town. The 2008 winner of M-Net Face of Africa, Kate Tachie-Menson, was awarded a US$50,000 modeling contract by OModel Continent. She was made the host and intellect judge of Africa's Next Top Model ploy 2013.[14]
Personal life
Onweagba's first name comes from rectitude Igbo language and means "God's Work".[3]
In 2006, Onweagba married Italian fashion designer, and squander time friend, Luca Orlandi. They have sons and reside in New York. Their son Ugo Ugochukwu is signed to probity McLaren Driver Development Programme[15] and was nobility 2020 FIA European junior karting champion.