Gambia News : Top Model of Colour finale in The Gambia
History in the making hit the shores of Gambia this December for the
annual UK modelling competition, Top Model of Colour. After months of
regional heats which saw 1,000 the TMC competition saw over 30 models
from around the UK being flown into The Gambia for the first time ever,
taking the modelling competition into the African continent show
outside the UK. TMC is known as being one of the UK's leading modelling
competitions for models of colour hoping to enter the competitive
industry, made even more so by the lack of models of colour on the
international runways during fashion week.
Models from across
the UK including London, Birmingham and Manchester flew into The Gambia
for the show in addition to a state house visit and meeting with the
President of The Gambia, Yahya AJJ Jammeh and photoshoots in choice
locations around The Gambia's capital of Banjul.
The evening
culminated saw Emmanuel Ogunjinmi and Paula Okunzuwa walk away with the
titles of Top Male and Female models of colour after having been
judging on a range of abilities including runway walk, physique and
understanding of the modelling industry. Industry experts on the
judging panel included Arise editor Helen Jennings, leading British
fashion entrepreneur Samata Angel and Yemi Adegite, CEO of Glasgow
Fashion Week.
Judges for the different heats of the competition,
which ran for months up to the finale in Gambia had included
international makeup artist Eryca Freemantle, AFUA Acheampong, the
acting editor of Black Hair Magazine, who both joined the troupe
travelling to The Gambia and top Nigerian model Ibukun Jegede. The
winners secured a contract with Mahogany Models which is sure to
provide a launch pad for their respective careers within the modelling
world. The competition also saw both commercial models and high fashion
models given the opportunity to compete on an equal footing, assessing
their potential within respective industries. Sola Oyabede, the founder
of Mahogany Models and the Top Model of Colour competition is an
influential figure within the British modelling industry and has worked
tirelessly to secure a place for models of colour within the modelling
industry.
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- And it would be just typical of Jammeh to give these models a bull for their ''Lunch'' like he did the last time those models from America visited Gambia.... its one big party in Banjul for my fellow Jola Boy!! Alsamadeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!! Gisafu!!
(Posted on December 14, 2009, 5:24 PM moses jatta)
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