Eniola Abioro | |
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Born |
Ogun State, Nigeria | 10 July 1999
Nationality | Nigerian |
Occupation | Model |
Modeling information | |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Agency |
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Eniola Abioro (born 1999) is a Nigerian fashion model. She is the first Nigerian model to walk for Prada. [2]
Abioro is the middle child in her family; she has an older brother and a younger sister. [3] She worked as a kindergarten teacher at a school called Grace Academy in Lagos, Nigeria. A local agency proprietor discovered her and convinced her family to let her pursue a career in modeling. [4]
Abioro signed with Next Management and debuted as a Prada exclusive in 2018. [4] She walked the runway for Versace, Giambattista Valli, Tommy Hilfiger, Off-White, Miu Miu, Saint Laurent, Paco Rabanne, and Loewe, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Altuzarra. [5] She has also walked for Jason Wu and modeled for Revlon, Fenty Beauty, Calvin Klein, and Tiffany and Co. [6] After her first season, models.com listed her as a "Top Newcomer", [7] and as one of their "Top 50" models. [8]
Abioro has appeared in editorials for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue Italia, WSJ, and Elle. [6]
Eniola Abioro | |
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Born |
Ogun State, Nigeria | 10 July 1999
Nationality | Nigerian |
Occupation | Model |
Modeling information | |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Agency |
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Eniola Abioro (born 1999) is a Nigerian fashion model. She is the first Nigerian model to walk for Prada. [2]
Abioro is the middle child in her family; she has an older brother and a younger sister. [3] She worked as a kindergarten teacher at a school called Grace Academy in Lagos, Nigeria. A local agency proprietor discovered her and convinced her family to let her pursue a career in modeling. [4]
Abioro signed with Next Management and debuted as a Prada exclusive in 2018. [4] She walked the runway for Versace, Giambattista Valli, Tommy Hilfiger, Off-White, Miu Miu, Saint Laurent, Paco Rabanne, and Loewe, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Altuzarra. [5] She has also walked for Jason Wu and modeled for Revlon, Fenty Beauty, Calvin Klein, and Tiffany and Co. [6] After her first season, models.com listed her as a "Top Newcomer", [7] and as one of their "Top 50" models. [8]
Abioro has appeared in editorials for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue Italia, WSJ, and Elle. [6]