Jane Michael Ekanem, who is the stylist behind some of Nigeria’s hottest celebrities is unarguably one of the top celebrity stylist, fashion designer and brand consultant.
Stargist.com brings you 7 amazing things about the fashion entrepreneur.
1 Jane Michael Ekanem was born on 29th April 1986.
2 She attended Day by Day Nursery school, then went on to Ade Akodu Primary School and finished at Aquinas Primary School in Surulere. She had her secondary education at Girls Academy, Lagos Island and later obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos.
3 Her interest in the styling business began at an early age through the sales of items like cufflinks and clothes before later transitioning to styling after being sought out for styling advice on clothes she sold at the time.
4 Jane officially began her career as a celebrity stylist in 2009 when she got contracted to style the contestants and hosts of MTN Project Fame.
5 Her work on Project Fame opened doors of opportunity for her as she has worked with different A-list artists, industry legends and Nigeria’s biggest celebrity photographers like Kelechi Amadi Obi and Reze Bonna.
6 Jane Michael who is an Ambassador for Youths for Akwa-Ibom State got featured in CNN’s African Voices in 2016.
7 She was the Assistant Head Fashion Stylist at the GTBank Fashion Week 2016 and currently the head stylist for the TV show Seriously Speaking, by Adesuwa Onyenokwe.
8 For her work, she has received over 6 awards and nominations including the City People Award for fashion stylist of the year in 2013 and 2015, Eloy Awards for “Stylist of the Year’ 2016, The Lagos Wardrobe & Exhibition Special Recognition Award 2016, Bikers Converge Award for Humanitarian Excellence; and she was the only stylist to be nominated for The Future Awards Prize for Fashion in 2016.
9 The fashion enthusiast is also a philanthropist who owns the Jane Michael Foundation and regularly supports Girl Education causes in Lagos.
10 She is well-known for her passion for riding bikes. She currently rides a Kawasaki Ninja 660.
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