dynamicafrica:

STYLE ICON: Patti Boulaye

Nigerian-British entertainer, Patti Boulaye was born born Patricia Ngozi Ebigwe on 3 May 1954 in mid-western Nigeria. As a teenager, she witnessed the horrors of the Biafran war in the country and her family later emigrated to the United Kingdom.

Raised in a strict Catholic household, Boulaye initially had hopes of becoming a nun. However, after mistakenly auditioning and for and successfully gaining a part in the musical Hair (she had thought the line was a queue for Madame Tussaud’s), Boulaye stepped into the world of entertainment and never looked back.

- DynamicAfrica

she’s stunning!!

typicalugandan: “African Beauty Queens” 10th November 1967: Four contestants from Africa line up at their London hotel before the 1967 Miss World beauty contest. From left to right, they are Miss Tanzania (Teresa Shayo), Miss Uganda (Rosemary Salmon), Miss Nigeria (Rosalind Balogun) and Miss Ghana (Araba Vroon). (Photo by Leonard Burt/Central Press/Getty Images)

typicalugandan:

“African Beauty Queens”

10th November 1967: Four contestants from Africa line up at their London hotel before the 1967 Miss World beauty contest.

From left to right, they are Miss Tanzania (Teresa Shayo), Miss Uganda (Rosemary Salmon), Miss Nigeria (Rosalind Balogun) and Miss Ghana (Araba Vroon).

(Photo by Leonard Burt/Central Press/Getty Images)

dynamicafrica: US photographer Ken Geiger’s Pulitzer Prize award-winning photograph of the 1992 Nigerian women’s 4x100m relay team as they react to the scoreboard announcing their bronze medal victory.

dynamicafrica:

US photographer Ken Geiger’s Pulitzer Prize award-winning photograph of the 1992 Nigerian women’s 4x100m relay team as they react to the scoreboard announcing their bronze medal victory.

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Vintage photos of Nigerian natural hair hairstsyles J. D. Okhai Ojeikere (circa 1950-1970)

Vintage photos of Nigerian natural hair hairstsyles

J. D. Okhai Ojeikere

(circa 1950-1970)

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anotherafrica: Another Africa’s top picks for exhibitions in February 2012 from around the globe |read more Yinka Shonibare MBE, Addio del Passato Film Still 3, 2011. Courtesy of  James Cohen Gallery

anotherafrica:

Another Africa’s top picks for exhibitions in February 2012 from around the globe |read more


Yinka Shonibare MBE, Addio del Passato Film Still 3, 2011. Courtesy of  James Cohen Gallery

nigerianculture:

Adepero Oduye, Nigerian American Actress.

She plays the lead role in the movie Pariah, a 2011 contemporary drama film written and directed by Dee Rees which tells the story of Alike a 17-year old African–American teenager embracing her identity as a lesbian. It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Excellence in Cinematography Award.

bwlivingwell:

Nigerian Model Adaora Akubil, SI’s Swimsuit Issue

afrocentrico: VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS

afrocentrico:

VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS

dynamicafrica:

From the series: Emissaries of an iconic religion by Nigerian artist Adolphus Opara

Adolphus Opara born 1981 in Nigeria, is a freelance documentary photographer based in Lagos.

He studied computer science at Ambrose Alli University and worked for Nimbus Art Centre, Lagos before embarking on his photography career.

Adolphus has covered assignments for both local and international media.

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