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Segun Gele | |
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Born | Nigeria | 2 May 1974
Education | St. Gregory's College, Lagos |
Alma mater | Lagos State University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Entrepreneur, Events planner |
Spouse |
Olufunmilola Olaleye
(
m. 2013) |
Segun Gele (born Hakeem Oluwasegun Olaleye; 2 May 1974) [1] is a Nigerian born make-up artist and entrepreneur based in United States. His work was featured on CNN for his ability to tie the gele in flamboyant style, a fashion attire of significant importance to the Yoruba, Nigerian and West African women's fashion culture.
Oluwasegun was born on 2 May 1974 in the Cross River State, Nigeria. [2] He grew up in Lagos and finally relocated to the United States in 2001. In 2010, he married his wife, Olufunmilola, and they have three wonderful children. Segungele is a multi-talented and gifted individual who has excelled in every area he ventured into. He pioneered the revolutionary art of gele tying which earned him the brand-name "segungele".
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Gele is an alumnus of St. Gregory's College, Lagos. SegunGele graduated from Lagos State University in 2001, with a degree in English. [2] His career as a fashion personality and makeup artist started in Houston. SegunGele revealed that he learnt to tie the gele from his mother while growing up. [2] His career kickstarted when, at a party in Houston, he bet $7 with a woman to impress her by tying her gele beautifully. He won the bet and subsequently went on to make $265 that day from tying other women's headgear.[ clarification needed] [2] He made a business out of this and is paid to tie gele and do makeovers at events. [1]
In 2017, Gele took part in the movie American Driver.[ citation needed]
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The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
notability guideline for biographies. (December 2017) |
Segun Gele | |
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Born | Nigeria | 2 May 1974
Education | St. Gregory's College, Lagos |
Alma mater | Lagos State University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Entrepreneur, Events planner |
Spouse |
Olufunmilola Olaleye
(
m. 2013) |
Segun Gele (born Hakeem Oluwasegun Olaleye; 2 May 1974) [1] is a Nigerian born make-up artist and entrepreneur based in United States. His work was featured on CNN for his ability to tie the gele in flamboyant style, a fashion attire of significant importance to the Yoruba, Nigerian and West African women's fashion culture.
Oluwasegun was born on 2 May 1974 in the Cross River State, Nigeria. [2] He grew up in Lagos and finally relocated to the United States in 2001. In 2010, he married his wife, Olufunmilola, and they have three wonderful children. Segungele is a multi-talented and gifted individual who has excelled in every area he ventured into. He pioneered the revolutionary art of gele tying which earned him the brand-name "segungele".
. [3]
Gele is an alumnus of St. Gregory's College, Lagos. SegunGele graduated from Lagos State University in 2001, with a degree in English. [2] His career as a fashion personality and makeup artist started in Houston. SegunGele revealed that he learnt to tie the gele from his mother while growing up. [2] His career kickstarted when, at a party in Houston, he bet $7 with a woman to impress her by tying her gele beautifully. He won the bet and subsequently went on to make $265 that day from tying other women's headgear.[ clarification needed] [2] He made a business out of this and is paid to tie gele and do makeovers at events. [1]
In 2017, Gele took part in the movie American Driver.[ citation needed]
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