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| Victoria Michaels |
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| Victoria Michaels |
It came as a huge surprise to many,
especially family members and friends three years ago, when Victoria Michaels,
quit her job with a leading bank after five years of working with them to
be a full time model and entrepreneur.
The Nigerian-born model, whose dad hails
from Anambra State, is blessed with a Ghana mum and lives permanently in Ghana,
where she is revered and celebrated as a super model.
In this chat with SHOWBIZPLUSng, Michaels
tells us why she’s passionate about modeling and many more.
“I have always known that modeling is what
I am called to do, I have a strong sense of purpose in this regard. My time in
the bank was just a process that helped sharpen the business side of things
for me, although I was also modeling alongside,” she hinted.
Adding that after her
university education, she had offers from different organizations and
decided to develop herself in a corporate environment as a prelude to her
core vision.
“After some years in the bank, I decided I
have had enough and that the time has come for me for me to pursue
my modeling career and as well set up a marketing consultancy (VM
Consult Limited) as marketing was my background.”
Interestingly, the risk has certainly paid
off, Victoria now has quite an impressive portfolio, having worked or involved
in media campaigns of brands including Woodin, Da-Viva, MTN, Vodafone, ADB,
Dark and Lovely, BEL-AQUA and also as a brand ambassador of Ariels Haven Spa,
all in Ghana.
She’s made her mark on
the runway, strutting her stuff during Ghana@50 Gold Show,
premier fashion show used to celebrate Ghana’s Golden Jubilee anniversary, FIMA
Events one of the major fashion events on the continent, BBC Fashion Show,
Dubai fashion Week ,Glitz Fashion Show , Dark and Lovely Hair fashion Show among
others.
Her versatility makes it easy for
her to excel in any field of modeling be it Editorial Fashion, Runway,
commercial, print, fashion catalogue, promo, fitness or glamour.
Miss Michael’s talent, versatility and
hard work has been noticed having been profiled by Canoe
Magazine, Vogue Italia online, FIMA Magazine and a special
feature in Oh! Yes Magazine.
For someone who aspires to reach the
height of success recorded by big names like, Naomi Campbell, Oluchi Orlandi
and Tyra Banks, it’s little surprise that she’s achieved quite a lot and
not resting on her laurels.
She was recently honored at the All
Africa Media Networks with a ‘Potential Super Model’ Award on an evening that
had the likes of Joselyn Dumas, Kafui Danku and Juliet Ibrahim been honoured
also.
On Saturday, September 6, 2014, she was awarded
with the ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’
at the plush La Palm Beach Hotel, Accra at the maiden edition of the
Fashion Icon Awards.
“There is this awesome feeling that comes
with being appreciated, I believe that reward for good work is more work and
that’s exactly what I intend to focus on. The award indicates to me that there
is the potential to be at the zenith of what I do and it has fueled the passion
to work harder.”
The pretty sought after model holds a
degree in Business Administration from Central University, a Diploma in
Journalism and Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism and
a diploma in Basic French from the Alliance Francaise with the intention of
pursuing an MBA in the coming years.
By ONYIKA EMMANUEL
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