24 year old Adaeze achieved her childhood dream of becoming 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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