Gossip & Gists: 7 Amazing Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Deola Sagoe

Deola Sagoe is one of the highly celebrated haute couture fashion designers from Nigeria that has attained and maintained an internationally accepted brand.

We have put together 7 things you probably did not know about her.

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1. Deola Sagoe studied Business Administration at the University of Miami and earned a Masters in Finance and Management at the University Of Lagos.
2. She grew up in a fashionable environment – According to her “My father and late mother were very stylish people. My mother used to design baby clothes and supply them to branches of British stores in Nigeria, so when I was growing up, I was surrounded by fashion designs and sketches. (Arise media interview)
3. She was the first black woman to present a collection at AltaRoma, Rome’s celebrated fashion week. This took place in 2004. She has dressed internationally famous personalities and top society ladies such as Lydia Hearst, Alek wek, Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith etc.
4. Deola Sagoe once dabbled into acting. She had a cameo appearance in the 2014 film October 1 where she was portrayed as Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.
5. She has been in the fashion industry for 25 years.
6. She has 3 daughters - Teni, Aba and Tiwa. They are also quickly following the footsteps of their mother in fashion as they have launched their own fashion label CLAN.
7. Deola Sagoe was the recipient of the prestigious MNET/Anglo Gold African Designs 2000 Award, in which she was nominated by Andre Leon Talley.

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