Wednesday, February 17, 2016

“The Discovery of Felicia Ogah ” The First Street Hawker Turned Super Modelo

She Started as a Food Hawker in Abuja, now she’s a Model! Watch “The Discovery of Felicia Ogah”

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Earlier in the year, Studio24 gave us an insight on how some models are discovered. The produced this short documentary about Felicia Ogah who started out as a street food hawker before her amazing journey as a model. Her story after the cut ...
 

It truly is an inspirational video. Watch

 
  
Felicia narrating her story
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 Felicia at work
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Note however that the grass to super fame story is not strange in the rarified stratospheres of the runway. Here is a short, by no means, exhaustive list of other Super Models and their varied backgrounds
Iman
Iman was born on July 25, 1955, in Mogadishu, Somalia. A student at the University of Nairobi, she was discovered by photographer Peter Beard. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Iman was a favorite model in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.

Courtersy Biography


Claudia Schiffer
Claudia was  was spotted in a nightclub in Düsseldorf. germany by Michel Levaton, the boss of Metropolitan Model Agency who signed her up to become a model. Her big break came shortly after this at a beach resort, where a chance meeting with Patrick Lafontaine with connections in the industry, saw her connected with the Elite Model Agency, where her success started.

Courtersy Biography 


Gisele Caroline Bündchen  
She was discovered eating a McDonald’s in a  shopping centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil while on a school excursion. She was subsequently selected for a national contest, Elite Look of the Year.

Coutersy wikipedia  

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