Majority of the guests who attended the recently held Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) awards were surprised when Tonto Dike was announced the winner of the Best Actress category.
The controversial actress beat other nominees including Ini Edo, Rita Dominic, Kate Henshaw, Jackie Appiah and a few others to clinch the award. Many had rooted for Rita Dominic who has carted most of the Best Actress awards for this year but was ousted by Dike who got a nomination for her role in the Uche Jombo produced 'My Life, My Damage'.
To receive the award, the actress was accompanied to the stage by her alleged boyfriend, Michael Awolaja of Malivelihood customizing company responsible for all of the actress’ customized gadgets and accessories.
The annual event hosted by Tewa Onasanya‘s Exquisite Magazine was held at the Red Carpet Event Centre, Lagos.
Check out the list of winners below…
Film Actress of the Year
Tonto Dike
Female On-Air-Personality of the Year
Tolu Adeleru Balogun
Female Promising Artiste
Pryse
Female Stylist of the Year
Tiannah Styling
Brand Ambassador of the Year
Dolapo Oni SNAP
Ladies in PR & Management
Sarah Donalds
TV Presenter of the Year
Zainab Balogun
Producer of the Year
Rita Dominic and Mildred Okwo
Female Accessory Designer of the Year
Madam Coquette
Female Cloth Retailer of the Year
MANGO
Promising Female Blogger of the Year
Jahfizz
Fashion Designer of the Year
MOOFA
Beauty Brand of the Year
Zaron
Makeup Artiste of the Year
Joyce Jacobs
Promising Bloggers of the Year
thirdworldprofashional.com & e365online.com
Food Manufacturing Company of the Year
(as voted by women)
Dangote Foods
Household Goods Manufacturing Brand of the Year
(as voted for by women)
SAMSUNG
Recognition Awards
Mosunmola Umoru, Opeyemi Eric Olaleye, Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin, Adeola Azeez
