The Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria 2014 contest
came to a glamorous end on Saturday September 6, in Lagos, with Victor Ndigwe
and Mayowa Nicholas emerging as winners of the prestigious modelling showpiece.
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L-R: winner
of the Aquafina EMLN male category, Victor Ndigwe and winner of the Aquafina
EMLN female category, Mayowa Nicholas celebrating after being announced as
winners of the Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria and Nigeria’s representatives
to the global edition of the contest, the Nigerian edition took place in Lagos,
on Saturday, September 6.
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L-R: Key
Account Manager, Seven Up Bottling Company, Mrs. Patricia Odia-Iletogun, winner
of the Aquafina EMLN male category, Victor Ndigwe, Managing Director, SBC, Mr.
Sunil Sawhney, winner of the Aquafina EMLN female category, Mayowa Nicholas, Senior
Marketing Manager, PepsiCo International, Mr. Shakeel Akram, at the grand
finale of Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria that took place in Lagos, on Saturday,
September 6.
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It was a night of style, fashion and high octane
entertainment as the male and females contestants dazzled in different outfits
by top class local and international designers. Some of the designers included
Sanusi Lagos, Grey, Tzar, Andrea Iyamah, Agbani Darego, Sisiano, Mimi Lee
London among others.
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L-R: Key
Account Manager, Seven Up Bottling Company, Mrs. Patricia Odia-Iletogun,
General Manager, SBC, Ikeja Plant, Mr. Dele Abioye and Managing Director, SBC,
Mr. Sunil Sawhney, at the grand finale of Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria
that took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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Male
contestants at the grand finale of Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, showcasing
some of the exquisite designer clothes from Nigerian and international fashion
companies, the event took place in Lagos, on Saturday September 6.
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A female
contestant putting on a swim suite at the grand finale of Aquafina Elite Model
Look Nigeria, the event took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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A male
contestant putting on a swim suite at the grand finale of Aquafina Elite Model
Look Nigeria, the event took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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Male contestants
displaying cross cultural designs at the Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, in
Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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Female
contestants blazing the runway with their attractive swim suite designs at the
Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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Female
contestants showcasing fashion creativity on the runway with attractive
clothing designs at the Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, in Lagos, on
Saturday, September 6.
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A cross
section of the crowd with Peter of the popular music group “P-Square” admiring creative
designs on display at the Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, that took place in
Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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Female
contestants line up putting on eccentric designs on the runway to the
admiration of the audience at the Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, in Lagos,
on Saturday, September 6.
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The event justified its billing as the hub for
entertainment as it attracted celebrities from all walks of life as Genevieve
Nnaji, Peter of “P-Square”, DJ Sose and Rasaq and Shade Okoya graced the event.
Yemi Alade, Praiz, Chidinma, Traffic, Ruby Gyang and Robot Man were the acts
that thrilled the massive crowd that filled the large hall.
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Male
contestants displaying cross cultural designs at the Aquafina Elite Model Look
Nigeria, in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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An Afro
European design being displayed by one of the female contestants at the
Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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A cross
section of female contestants parading the runway on mixed cultural designs at
the Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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A cross
section of female contestants parading the runway on mixed cultural designs at
the Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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Popular
songstress, Yemi Alade, performing at the Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, the
event took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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The
“Kedeke” exponent, Chidimma, performing some of her fans favourite hit songs to
the delight of the enormous crowd that came for the Aquafina Elite Model Look
Nigeria, the event took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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Famous disc
jockey, DJ Sose posing for the cameras at the Aquafina Elite Model Look
Nigeria, the event took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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The
“Superstar” song crooner, Praiz, performing various hits tracks at the Aquafina
Elite Model Look Nigeria, the event took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September
6.
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Speaking to the media, the Managing Director of Seven
Up Bottling Company, Mr. Sunil Sawhney said: This is the second year that
Aquafina is getting associated with Elite Model Look Nigeria because we believe
that beauty comes from within. If you are talking of real beauty it is from
within and what better table water product than Aquafina, to be the premium
table water brand which talks of purity guaranteed and therein lies Aquafina.
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The Robot
Man performing break dance at the Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, the event
took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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A cross
section of the audience with Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji at the Aquafina
Elite Model Look Nigeria, the event took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September
6.
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The female winner, Mayowa, shedding tears of joy said:
“This is the happiest moment of my life, I feel so great. The journey to winning
this contest was very challenging but it was fun because I learnt a lot; how to
smile, pose but when I heard my name I didn’t believe it at first. I thank
Aquafina for this opportunity, believe me, you don’t know what winning the
Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria contest means to me.”
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A male
contestant captivating the audience with his bowler hat at the grand finale of
Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, the event took place in Lagos, on Saturday,
September 6.
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Male
contestants on suite designs at the Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, the
event took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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Mayowa’s male counterpart, Victor Ndigwe, commended
Aquafina for giving him a new story in life: “Take it from me, Aquafina is
purity guaranteed and the brand together with Elite Model Look proved that true
beauty is indeed from within. It wasn’t easy, from thousands to 20 contestants,
I couldn’t hold back my tears even as a man because the joy was too great to
suppress”
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A female
contestant going casual with a green short dress that got the audience
applauding at the grand finale of Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, the event
took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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Female
contestants keeping it casual at the grand finale of Aquafina Elite Model Look
Nigeria, the event took place in Lagos, on Saturday, September 6.
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L-R: Former Most Beautiful Girl In The World, Agbani
Darego and Kelechi Amadi-Obi, members of the team of judges at the grand finale
of Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, the event took place in Lagos, on
Saturday, September 6.
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The winners won for themselves $5,000 and will
represent Nigeria in the global edition of the contest with the chance of
winning $150,000. The team of judges for the event comprised of well known
fashion personalities such as Agabani Darego, Taofeek Okoya, Kelechi Amadi-Obi,
Declan Eytan, Lola Maja, Bola Balogun and the Senior Marketing Manager of
PepsiCo International, Mr. Shakeel Akram.
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