The official launch of the Elizabeth Arden brand of cosmetics took place a few days ago in Lagos and already, top model, Adeola Ariyo has been announced as not only their brand ambassador in Nigeria but in all of Africa. Adeola who has been in the modeling Industry since the age of 13, having been signed on to one of Europe’s leading agencies, Models1, began her modeling career in 2005 when she entered the Nokia Face of Africa competition which was held in South Africa and represented Nigeria, ending up in the top five position.
Adeola who stayed back in Cape Town after the competition has graced runways in Europe and Africa, having done London Fashion Week, Cape Town Fashion Week, Johannesburg Fashion Week, Arise Fashion Week Lagos, Mozambique Fashion Week, to name a few. She has also been in almost every single Fashion Magazine in South Africa including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour, True Love, Fair lady etc and has also done major campaigns for American Swiss, Ackermans, Woolworths, Edgars, and Mr Price. She made inroads into the acting world when she acted in the sci-fi movie, Doomsday, directed by Neil Marshall, and acted alongside A list actors such as Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester and Emma Cleasby.
In 2011, she was chosen as the only black model to appear in Sports Illustrated South Africa, a swimwear magazineThe official launch of the Elizabeth Arden brand of cosmetics took place a few days ago in Lagos and already, top model, Adeola Ariyo has been announced as not only their brand ambassador in Nigeria but in all of Africa. Adeola who has been in the modeling Industry since the age of 13, having been signed on to one of Europe’s leading agencies, Models1, began her modeling career in 2005 when she entered the Nokia Face of Africa competition which was held in South Africa and represented Nigeria, ending up in the top five position.
Adeola who stayed back in Cape Town after the competition has graced runways in Europe and Africa, having done London Fashion Week, Cape Town Fashion Week, Johannesburg Fashion Week, Arise Fashion Week Lagos, Mozambique Fashion Week, to name a few. She has also been in almost every single Fashion Magazine in South Africa including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour, True Love, Fair lady etc and has also done major campaigns for American Swiss, Ackermans, Woolworths, Edgars, and Mr Price. She made inroads into the acting world when she acted in the sci-fi movie, Doomsday, directed by Neil Marshall, and acted alongside A list actors such as Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester and Emma Cleasby.
In 2011, she was chosen as the only black model to appear in Sports Illustrated South Africa, a swimwear magazine that has featured fellow models, Oluchi Orlandi, Tyra Banks and singer, Beyonce. Currently signed to Boss Models in South Africa and Zone Models in London, Adeola has had a very successful modeling career and plans to coach and guide other aspiring models who have the potential of becoming a great success in the modeling industry.
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