Culled from: Bella Naija.com
Isoken Ogiemwonyi, a creative director of Nigerian contemporary fashion label Obsidian and co-founder of retail brands, Le Petit Marche (a monthly shopping event in Lagos, Nigeria) and L’Espace (independent fashion and lifestyle concept store) has been chosen as the 2012 MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week/British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year!
Isoken wins a N2,000,000 cash prize and a
Tour of London Fashion Week courtesy British Council who will also be
hosting 30 other Young Creative Entrepreneurs from different parts of
the world!
The search for the 2012 MTN Lagos
Fashion & Design Week/British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur
Award winner included online applications and rigorous screenings in
Port Harcourt, Abuja and Lagos. The panel of judges included Bukola Kajero and Ibobo Chukwuma representing sponsors MTN, Ojoma Ochai from the British Council, Veronica Ebie-Odeka of Vane Style and fashion designer Lanre DaSilva-Ajayi.
Young entrepreneur Isoken is a graduate
of Law (LLB Law – Hons.) from the University of Nottingham with a PGD in
Hospitality Administration from GIHE, Switzerland and an MSc in
Management from BPP London. She has been in the business of fashion
since 2006.
The 2012 MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week will kick off on the 24th of October.
Congrats!
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