7. Oluchi Orlandi
Oluchi Orlandi (née Onweagba) is a Nigerian model who is married to Italian fashion designer Luca Orlandi. Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, the proud mother of two boys decided to compete in the inaugural edition of the Face of Africa competition in 1998 (now called the Nokia Face of Africa) at the age of 17. She won the pageant, which was the first-ever continent-wide model competition, organized by the South African channel M-Net in collaboration with Elite Model Management, thanks to the support of her family and friends. As a model, she has graced the covers of several international magazines such as, Italian Vogue, i-D, Pop, ELLE, Untold, and Surface; she also was featured in Nylon, Marie Claire, Allure, and other national editions of Vogue around the world. Oluchi’s runway experience has been with John Galliano, Christian Dior, Costume National, Chanel, and Giorgio Armani, amongst others, in London, Milan, Tokyo and Paris. She is a force to be reckoned with in the world of modelling but is relatively unknown in her country. Some attribute this to the fact that Nigerians say she feels too big to work with Nigerian Magazines and artists.
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