ISIS Models Success Story – Nigeria bans using of foreign models by Nigerian companies

Date : 26th november 2022

Venue : Mariott Hotel – KN 3 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda

Isis Models Africa new edition of African Next Supermodel

The Founder of ISIS Models, Joan Okorodudu raised concern over the use of foreign models in Nigerian adverts by Nigerian companies back in 2016, she created a series of movements, campaigns, workshops, and seminars for this purpose. 6 years later in 2022, Nigeria officially bans the use of foreign models by Nigerian companies. Also, she shares a series of success stories of ISIS Model being the biggest black modeling agency out of Africa with the highest number of working models in the diaspora.

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ISIS Models, Joan Okorodudu has called for serious attention to be paid to African models and creative talents across the continent, saying young people are the greatest asset in the African creative space, hence should be taken seriously for Africa to develop and compete globally. Mrs. Okorodudu disclosed this when she unveiled the plan for the next edition of the Africa Next Supermodel show which is going to be the biggest model search event in Africa in 2022.

Winner of Africa’s Next Super Model of 2022 – Queen Niteka Marvella

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Burundi’s beauty queen and the country’s representative in the ongoing Miss University Africa Burundi 2022, Queen Niteka Marvella, has been announced the winner of Africa’s Next Super model of 2022.

At around 4:00 pm doors were already opened and DJ Sonia was on the mix giving some nice music vibes when the runway started at around 5:30 pm with catwalks showcasing amazing designers from the best of Africa’s designers.

Africa’s Next Super Model is an African prestigious modeling competition reality show dedicated to scouting Africa’s finest talented young men and women with raw talent in the modelling industry and turning them into world class professional super models.

The winner was announced from the five models who made it to the finals from Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan.

ISIS Models, the agency with the highest working African models in the industry

The superlative African modeling and fashion icon, Mrs Okorodudu, who is Nigeria’s most traveled fashion and modeling entrepreneur, by partnering with Select Models, the agency is known for building the careers of young models and making them into top models of the world, both super brands are coming together to bring to reality the big dreams of African Ladies to becoming supermodels. Okorodudu said, “Our focus is to raise more young talents across Africa and launch them into the international modeling space”. She went further to hint that ‘black models’ are now most sorted for across the world.

Founded in 1977, Select Model Management is globally recognized as one of the most prestigious and innovative agencies in the model and talent industry.
Since its establishment, it has built an exclusive client list of the world’s leading lifestyle brands and has managed the careers of the biggest, brightest, and most successful male and female models and artists.

ISIS Models Merged with MP Management

In 2019, Select merged with MP Management, the world’s fastest-growing global network of model and talent agencies, and had proudly launched the careers of new young faces such as Yoonmi Sun and Shanelle Nyasiase, and worked with established top models including Marjan Jonkman, Arthur Gosse, Adonis Bosso, Gao Jie, and Bar Rafaeli.