West Africa Fashion Awards News: 2016

Saturday, 26 March 2016

West Africa Fashion Awards 2016 Winners

 Fashion Stylist of the Year

    Dieudonne senato (Ivory Coast) 

Make Up Artist of the Year

     Priscilla Nyarko of Glam Faces (Ghana)

 Female Model of the Year

    Lucky Favour (Nigeria)

Male Model of the Year

    Stephen Owusu (Ghana)

PAGEANT OF THE YEAR

    Miss Tourism (Nigeria)

 MODELLING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

    Few Model Management ( Nigeria)

.Fashionable West African Celebrity Female

    Zainab Sheriff (Sierra Leone)

 Fashionable West African Celebrity Male

     Bryan okwara (Nigeria)

 West African Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year

       Toyin Lawani – Tiannah styling  (Nigeria)

MODEL SEARCH OF THE YEAR

      Nigeria Next Super Model (Nigeria)

 Urban Wear Designer /  Accessory Designer of the Year

       ADU Amani Klodin ( VAAD Style ) (Ghana)

Fast rising / next rated fashion entrepreneurs

       Uchenna Okwudima (creative director ecowas fashion week International fashion week)

 Next rated fashion entrepreneurs

       Herty  twens ( gold TV / gold modeling agency)

Fashion Media of the Year

       Lofa Magazine (Liberia)  

 Fashion PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

       Emmanuel Bobbie of  Bob Pixel Photography (Ghana)

 Online Fashion Media of the Year

       Fashionghana (Ghana )

Fast Rising entrepreneurs

     Biola Orimolade (Black and Bold Fashion House)  

West African Fashion Event of the Year

      afrik fashion show (Ivory Coast)

Women’s Wear Designer of the Year

     Tekay Designs (Liberia)

 Men’s Wear Designer of the Year

     OZWALD BOATENG (Ghana)

West Africa Fashion Academy of the Year

  Zaris Fashion & Style Academy (Nigeria)

 Fashion Recognition Award

Shola Oyebade (Nigeria) 

Mrs. Funmi Ajila Ladipo (FADAN, PRESIDENT

Junda Morris Kennedy(Liberia )

MARYAM ABUBAKAR 

Thursday, 24 March 2016

West Africa Fashion Awards 2016 Around the Corner

The 2016 West Africa Fashion Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday March 26, 2016 at the Prestigious, Oriental Hotels, Lagos, located at 3 Lekki - Epe Express Way, Lagos. the ceremony honours the most forward-thinking designers, models and plain ol' good dressers who have made an impact across the pond.

The "West Africa Fashion award" is a ceremony to be held annually in the West Africa to showcase West African designers and present awards to those who have made the most outstanding contributions to the fashion industry during the year.

The main awards include that of Menswear Designer , womenwear Designer, Fashion Event of the year, Style award and Outstanding Contribution as well as awards to the 'most-fashionable' celebrities in various fields. The ceremony is organized by the Fashion Instinct and runs as part of West Africa Style Week each March

This fashionable affair starts at 4:00PM with red carpet arrivals, the VIP reception and media opportunities. Guests will be seated at 5:30PM, and the awards show begins promptly at 6:00PM.

2016 Recipients will be awarded in the following categories:

• . Fashion Stylist of the Year

Make Up Artist of the Year

• Female Model of the Year

• Male Model of the Year

• PAGEANT OF THE YEAR

• MODELLING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

• .Fashionable West African Celebrity Female

• Fashionable West African Celebrity Male

• West African Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year

• MODEL SEARCH OF THE YEAR

• Urban Wear Designer / Accessory Designer of the Year

• Fast rising / next rated fashion entrepreneurs

• Next rated fashion entrepreneurs

• Fashion Media of the Year

Fashion PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

• On-line Fashion Media of the Year

• Next rated entrepreneurs

• West African Fashion Event of the Year

• Women’s Wear Designer of the Year

• Men’s Wear Designer of the Year

• West Africa Fashion Academy of the Year

Media / Partners: AFRICAN MOVIE CHANNEL, EBONY LIFE TV, SPICE TV, SOUNDCITY, GOGE AFRICA, PULSE NG, TYRON MAGAZINE, Urban Fashionista Organisation, StarGist, Afro Cab , Aphroden

The West Africa Fashion Awards is Powered by Fashion Instinct

For more information please contact; info@westafricanfashionaward.com or Westafricafashionawards@gmail.com

Tuesday, 19 January 2016

WEST AFRICA FASHION AWARDS 2016

The West Africa Fashion Awards (WAFA) is proud to announce Fashion Instinct as the official partner of the 2016 West Africa Fashion Awards for a second consecutive year.

Last year’s ceremony saw over 500 VIPs and industry heavyweights in attendance, the global growth and positioning of West Africa fashion has helped establish the West Africa Fashion Awards as one of Africa’s most anticipated fashion events.

Adewole Olanrewaju, President of the WAFA, said: “We are incredibly excited about this year’s West Africa Fashion Awards; this annual event is fast becoming one of the highlights of the global fashion calendar. The award recognises the incredible talent we are so fortunate to work with and celebrates the excellence and creativity within our industry both at home and abroad. I cannot wait for Saturday 26th March 2016 – it is the fashion night of the year. ”

This fashionable event starts at 4:30PM with red carpet arrivals, the VIP reception and media opportunities. Guests will be seated at 5:30PM, and the awards show begins promptly at 6:00PM.

A limited amount of tickets are on sale, for ticket reservations, kindly email kent@westafricanfashionaward.com or on the WAFA WEBSITE www.westafricafashionawards.com

The 2016 West Africa Fashion Awards nominees are:

Fashion Stylist of the Year

House Of Cramer (Ghana)
The West Cote (Liberia)
UGO MOZIE (Nigeria)
MEMSOR KAMARAKE (Sierra leone)
dieudonne senato (Ivory Coast)
Tiannah Styling (Nigeria)

Female Model of the Year

Rexy Night (Ghana)
Julee Djoulde Bocoum (Ghana)
Garmai Klee (Liberia)
Imade ogbewi (Nigeria)
Lucky Favour (Nigeria)
Betty Adewole (Nigeria)

Male Model of the Year

Stephen Owusu (Ghana)
Maxwell Annoh Yeboah(Ghana)
Phillip Kekula (Liberia)
Okechukwu ojukwu (Nigeria)
Adonis Bosso (Ivory coast)

West African Fashion Event of the Year

Glitz Africa Fashion Week (Ghana)
Mercedes Benz African Fashion Festival (Ghana)
Gambia Fashion Weekend (Gambia)
afrik fashion show (Ivory Coast)
GHANA FASHION & DESIGN WEEK (Ghana)

Women’s Wear Designer of the Year

Duaba Serwa (Ghana)
Pistis Designs (Ghana)
Tekay Designs (Liberia)
korto momolu (Liberia)
April by Kunbi (Nigeria)

PAGEANT OF THE YEAR

Miss West Africa (Regional)
Miss Malaika Ghana (Ghana)
Miss Cote d Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Miss Tourism (Nigeria)
Mr Ideal Nigeria (Nigeria)

Men’s Wear Designer of the Year

Abrantie The Gentleman (Ghana)
Kola Kudus (Nigeria)
OZWALD BOATENG (Ghana)
Big Ben Kilani(NIGERIA)
Taryor Gabriels (Nigeria)

Online Fashion Media of the Year

Fashionghana (Ghana)
fallinmode.com (Ivory coast)
Liberian Star View (Liberia)
Kamdora.com (Nigeria)
Bella Naija (Nigeria)

Fashion Media of the Year

FashionGHANA TV (Ghana)
FashionistaGH (Ghana)
CompleteFashion (Nigeria)
Lofa Magazine (Liberia)
Black n Bold Magazine (Nigeria)

Make Up Artist of the Year

Priscilla Nyarko of Glam Faces (Ghana)
Omobola Bolaji of Glam O’ Sphere (Nigeria)
Juon Gerald (Nigeria)
Lewina David (Liberia )
Lola Maja of My Sacred Beauty ( Nigeria)

MODELLING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

Few Model Management ( Nigeria)
Exopa Model Agency (Ghana)
Sparkzuta Model Agency (Ghana)
Gold Model Agency (Ghana)
5 Star Int'l Model Management (Ghana)

Fashionable West African Celebrity Female

Lydia Forson (Ghana)
christabel ekeh (Ghana)
Munnah (Liberia)
Aryike Akinbobola (Nigeria)
Beatrice Bee Arthur (Ghana)
Zainab Sheriff (Sierra Leone)

Fashionable West African Celebrity Male

Chris Attoh (Ghana)
Uti nwachukwu (Nigeria)
Grize (Liberia)
Bryan okwara (Nigeria)
Oc Ukeje (Nigeria)
IK Ogbonna (Nigeria)

West African Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year

Claudia Lumor – Glitz Africa (Ghana)
Bashiru Olu-Ayinde – Fashion Icon Awards (Ghana)
Tianna Sherman – Afropolitan Boutique (Liberia)
Toyin Lawani – Tiannah styling (Nigeria)
Mina Evans Anfom (Mina Evans , Ghana)

MODEL SEARCH OF THE YEAR

Elite Look Nigeria (Nigeria)
Pearl Look (Nigeria)
Nigeria Next Super Model (Nigeria)
Elite model look (Ivory Coast)
Sleek Make-Up & Model Search (Ghana)

Fashion PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Emmanuel Bobbie of Bob Pixel Photography (Ghana)
Paul Hance (Liberia)
hakeem salaam photography (Nigeria)
Studio 24 (Nigeria)
Omar Victor Diop (senegal)

Urban Wear Designer / Accessory Designer of the Year

N.A.C.K Apparel (Nigeria)
Aya Morrison (Ghana)
Msimps(Ghana)
Adal Jewelry (Liberia)
ADU Amani Klodin ( VAAD Style ) (Ghana)

West Africa Fashion Academy of the Year

Tiannah Styling fashion Academy (Nigeria)
Osc College of Fashion (Nigeria)
Zaris Fashion & Style Academy (Nigeria)
Valisimo fashion and make up school (Nigeria)
Sleek Fashion Institute (Ghana)

Fast rising / next rated fashion entrepreneurs

Uchenna Okwudima (creative director ecowas fashion week International fashion week)
Biola Orimolade (Black and Bold Fashion House)
Stephanie Oduenyi (Makani Couture )
Herty twens ( gold TV / gold modeling agency)
Michy Okafor (miss fashion nigeria world )

Fashion Lifetime Achievement Award

Abraham Pelham- Designer to the President of Liberia (Liberia)
Nora Bannerman (Ghana)
Agbani darego (Nigeria)

Other awards to be announced on the night include: West Africa Special Recognition Award

For more information about West Africa Fashion Awards visit www.westafricafashionawards.com.

For media inquiries or interviews contact adewole olanrewaju wisdomelite@gmail.com or call 08123194178.

For sponsorship information or Fashion Programme advertising space contact Info@westafricanfashionaward.com or call 08029314720.

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