When you set out in search of the most beautiful celebrities Africa has ever have, Nigerian celebrities stand out among them and at the top of the Nigerian cadre is Genevieve Nnaji. Talk of outstanding Nigerian ladies who have given out their best in developing their country’s movie industry and you will be making mention of people like Genevieve Nnaji.
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Genevieve is a veteran Nigerian actress and singer who has played important roles at very different times in the Nigerian Movie Industry. The multiple award-winning Nollywood actress has always been a delight to watch, her dressing, beauty and charisma has won her many accolades and mouth-watering deals with local and international brands. Genevieve Nnaji is popularly celebrated, acknowledged and recognized both by Nigeria and even abroad.
Who is Genevieve Nnaji?
Born in Mbaise, Imo State of the eastern part of Nigeria on the 3rd of May 1979, Genevieve Nnaji grew up in Lagos as the fourth of eight children. She was brought up in a middle class environment with her father then working as an engineer and her mother as a nursery teacher. Genevieve attended Methodist Girls College (Yaba, Lagos), before moving into the University of Lagos for her tertiary education. At the tender age of 8, she began to showcase her talent as an actress by first acting as a child actress in the then popular television soap opera Ripples but her career in the Movie industry did not manifest fully until she was 19 and was fully introduced into the Industry.
Genevieve Nnaji’s world almost came crashing when she discovered she was pregnant at the tender age of 17 when she was expected to be concentrating on her education, but with the aid of her parents, Genevieve scaled through and was able to rise again to face her education after she had her baby. To achieve this, Genevieve got admitted into the University of Lagos. While at the university, she began auditioning for acting jobs among the many Nollywood projects. According to her, she went into acting because she enjoyed doing it and also to help provide for her family. Of course you can agree with me that she has doing perfectly well as an actress.
The Next other interesting thing about Genevieve Nnaji is her life as a model. You can equally agree with me that Genevieve’s natural beauty has taken her places in the modeling field. She has featured in several commercials some of which include Pronto beverage and Omo detergent. In 2004, she became the “Face of Lux” in Nigeria in a highly lucrative sponsorship deal. In fact she was appointed to be the official “Face of MUD” in Nigeria in May 2010.
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