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1998 M-Net Face of Africa competition

First Name: Oluchi
Last Name: Onweagba
Nationality: Nigerian
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Date of Birth: 1982
Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Height: 6'1" ; 185cm
Measurements: (US) 34-24-35 ; (EU) 86.5-61-89
Dress Size: (US) 4 ; (EU) 34
Shoe Size: (US) 9.5 ; (EU) 41 ; (UK) 7


Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Oluchi Onweagba is a true icon who proudly represents her continent in the international fashion industry.
The super model’s life has been filled with many changes and transitions. Oluchi, the daughter of a civil servant father and mother who was a nurse, grew up in the suburbs of Lagos with her two brothers and sisters. She was a content high school student whose days were pleasantly filled with Coca-Cola, tennis, and Ping-Pong. Oluchi enjoyed taking commercial classes and planned her future as an entrepreneur. Despite her ignorance towards fashion and modeling, Oluchi accepted a friend of her family’s urging to compete in the 1998 M-Net Face of Africa competition. At the age of Seventeen, the Nigerian beauty won this prestigious continental modeling competition and has led quite a different life since. Elite Models Management awarded Oluchi a three-year modeling contract which sent her to the top of the fashion industry and she quickly became one of the most sought after model










Magazine Covers:
Italy: 'Vogue' - August 1998
South Africa: 'Elle' - April 2000; 'Cosmopolitan' - September 2003
UK: 'Untold' - July/August 2000; 'I-D'; 'Pop' - Autumn/Winter 2008
'Trace'; 'Arise' - July 2009; 'Surface' - Fall 2000
West Africa: 'True Love' - September 2005; 'Flair' - July 2010


Fashion Shows:
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1999 {Genny}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1999 {Chanel}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2000 {Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Badgley Mischka, Bottega Veneta, Carolina Herrera, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Christina Perrin, Ellen Tracy, Etro, Fendi, Givenchy, Gucci, Helmut Lang, Herve Leger, Jeremy Scott, John Galliano, Marcel Marongiu, Missoni, Nina Ricci, Rebecca Danenberg, Stephan Janson, Tommy Hilfiger}
Haute Couture - Spring/Summer 2000 {Christian Dior}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2000 {Anna Sui, Carolina Herrera, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Fendi, Helmut Lang, Jeremy Scott, John Galliano, Kenzo, Luca Luca, Valentino}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2001 {Anna Sui, Celine, Christian Lacroix, Giorgio Armani, Helmut Lang, Jeremy Scott, John Galliano, Kenzo}
Haute Couture - Spring/Summer 2001 {Christian Dior, Hanae Mori, Louis Feraud}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2001 {Bernard Wilhelm, Christian Dior, Helmut Lang, Jeremy Scott, John Galliano, Miguel Adrover}
Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 2001 {Balmain, Christian Dior}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2002 {Christian Dior, Jeremy Scott, John Galliano}
Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 2002 {Christian Dior, Emmanuel Ungaro}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2003 {Christian Dior, Diane von Furstenberg, Jeremy Scott}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2004 {Matthew Williamson, Luca Luca}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2004 {John Galliano, Luca Luca}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2005 {Kenneth Cole, Luca Luca, Tommy Hilfiger}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2005 {Jeremy Scott, Luca Luca}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2006 {Giles Deacon, Luca Luca}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2009 {Ade Bakare, Arise African Fashion Collective, Christie Brown, Helen Asrat, Jewel by Lisa, Lanre da Silva, Mekdi, Mustafa Hassanali, Nkwo, Tiffany Amber}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2010 {David Tlale}

Conclusion- Her name name means 'Work of God'.
- She is the daughter of a civil servant father and mother who was a nurse. She grew up in the suburbs of Lagos with her two brothers and sisters.
- As a 16-year-old she won the "Face Of Africa" contest.
- She played in the film After The Sunset.
- She is the founder of the model agency OModelAfrica.
- She appeared the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit.
- She has a son named Ugo.

- Her Official Website is: www.oluchi.com

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