Adeola Ariyowas was born in 1986 in Lagos, Nigeria. Her father is Nigerian while her mother is Ghanaian. That is why she is always referred to as a Nigerian-Ghanaian. She is a model and beauty queen, and the first African Ambassador to Elizabeth Ardenin 2014. She has a degree in Psychology from University of South Africa.
Her modelling career began when she was thirteen years old after she was scouted for by Alek Wek and Kate Moss just after being signed by the London Fashion Week agency.
Since Adeola’s participation in the Nokia Face of Africa Competition in 2005, she has been very active in the international modelling scene.
Adeola asides featuring in London Fashion Week, has featured in other fashion weeks. Some of which are: Johannesburg Fashion Week, Mozambique Fashion Week, Cape Town Fashion Week, Arise Fashion Week Lagos and the London Fashion Week. She has also featured in numerous fashion publications such as Marie Claire, True Love and Fair Lady, Cosmopolitan and Glamour.
As a model and African, Adeola has been involved in a number of charity works and awareness creation projects. She has shown through her charitable deeds that no one is too big or small to give back to the society according to the weight of their pocket. Notable among her charity projects is her involvement with “The Lunchbox Fund”, a project aimed at providing daily meal for vulnerable school children and orphans in South Africa. Adeola was also involved in other Elizabeth Arden projects like the “Make a Visible Difference” Campaign.
International supermodel and philanthropist, Adeola, made a career leap after joining DStv’s HONEY channel as the host of Hair Knockout. The hairstyling show sees talented hairstylists from across Africa face off in a boxing ring.
These hairstylists have one simple challenge – to perfect a look shared with the viewers by Ariyo herself. The Nigeria-born model became a viewer-favourite, thanks to her high energy, industry experience and delighting fans.
The show didn’t stop at one season, Adeola has been retained to continue her exemplary work as the show’s host in its second season on DStv channel 173.
In her interview with YOU, she was asked what is the best and the worst part of being in front of the camera that people might not realize.
She replied:
“The best part of being in front of the camera is having a voice. As a model I’d always been in front of the camera but as a TV presenter, it hits different. The worst part is the nervousness that comes with the fact that all eyes and ears are on you. It is a tad intimidating, but over time it got better and better“.
Now 36, the gorgeous model has proven to be stable and consistent in the modelling industry and perhaps, the entertainment industry in Nigeria and beyond.
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