The woman who pionered professional modeling in Nigeria and became Nigeria’s first super model, has died.
Yemi Fawaz died yesterday February 20th at New York Lenox Hill
Hospital. She was 64 years old. Ms Fawaz had been battling colon cancer
for a while. She also had a hole in her heart and her kidney had began
to fail her.
Yemi Fawaz started her modeling career and became a super model in
the late 70s. She also established a modeling school and did a lot for
the fashion industry in Nigeria. She packed up her bags and left Nigeria
in 1997 and didn’t return until 2016. She is survived by her 33 year
old daughter. May her soul rest in peace.
