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'''Nike Oshinowo-Soleye''' (born '''Adenike Asabi Oshinowo''', c. 1968)<ref>[http://africastyledaily.com/2011/05/nike-oshinowo-readies-her-first-fragrance-asabi/ Asabi]</ref><ref name="mirror">{{cite news|url=http://nationalmirroronline.net/interviews/4241.html|title=I am your everyday girl -Nike Oshinowo|last=Adeniran|first=Yemisi|date=22 January 2011|work=[[National Mirror]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Lagos, Nigeria}}</ref>is a [[Nigerian]] businesswoman, [[socialite]], [[entrepreneur]] and pageant director.<ref name="vanguard1">{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/nigerian-beauty-queens-still-rocking/|title=Nigerian Beauty Queens still rocking|date=7 October 2011|work=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|The Vanguard]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Lagos, Nigeria}}</ref> |
'''Nike Oshinowo-Soleye''' (born '''Adenike Asabi Oshinowo''', c. 1968)<ref>[http://africastyledaily.com/2011/05/nike-oshinowo-readies-her-first-fragrance-asabi/ Asabi]</ref><ref name="mirror">{{cite news|url=http://nationalmirroronline.net/interviews/4241.html|title=I am your everyday girl -Nike Oshinowo|last=Adeniran|first=Yemisi|date=22 January 2011|work=[[National Mirror]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Lagos, Nigeria}}</ref>is a [[Nigerian]] businesswoman, [[socialite]], [[entrepreneur]] and former pageant director.<ref name="vanguard1">{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/nigerian-beauty-queens-still-rocking/|title=Nigerian Beauty Queens still rocking|date=7 October 2011|work=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|The Vanguard]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Lagos, Nigeria}}</ref> |
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Oshinowo was raised in [[Ibadan]] and [[England]], where she attended boarding school. Although she had intended to become an [[air hostess]] or a [[physician|doctor]], she studied [[Politics]] at the [[University of Essex]]. Shortly after obtaining her degree, Oshinowo, who was mentored by former Miss Nigeria Helen Prest-Davies, represented [[Rivers State|Rivers]] at the [[Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria]] pageant and became its first [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] winner (she was crowned in December 1990, but reigned in 1991).<ref name="punch1">{{cite news|url=http://archive.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201108216571059|title=Their crowns, their love, their lives|last=Lawal|first=Kemi|date=21 August 2011|work=[[The Punch]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Nigeria}}</ref> |
Oshinowo was raised in [[Ibadan]] and [[England]], where she attended boarding school. Although she had intended to become an [[air hostess]] or a [[physician|doctor]], she studied [[Politics]] at the [[University of Essex]]. Shortly after obtaining her degree, Oshinowo, who was mentored by former Miss Nigeria Helen Prest-Davies, represented [[Rivers State|Rivers]] at the [[Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria]] pageant and became its first [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] winner (she was crowned in December 1990, but reigned in 1991).<ref name="punch1">{{cite news|url=http://archive.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201108216571059|title=Their crowns, their love, their lives|last=Lawal|first=Kemi|date=21 August 2011|work=[[The Punch]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Nigeria}}</ref> |
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Now in her forties, Oshinowo, who is fluent in five languages including [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[French language|French]], is hailed as a style icon in her homeland. Although she had stated in previous interviews that she had no plans to become a wife, Oshinowo is now married to medical doctor Tunde Soleye.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200910253442387|title=Nike Oshinowo-Soleye returns|last=Lawal|first=Kemi|date=25 October 2009|work=[[The Punch]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Nigeria}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2010013014325859|title=I never thought I would get married - Nike Oshinowo-Soleye, former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria|last=Ohai|first=Chux|date=30 January 2010|work=[[The Punch]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Nigeria}}</ref> In 2009, the couple was in the news following a [[lawsuit]] instituted by Soleye's ex-wife Funmilayo, who claimed that he had been unfaithful with Oshinowo during their marriage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200910270172.html|title=Infidelity - Ex-Beauty Queen, Nike Oshinowo Joined in Divorce Suit|last=Akpeh|first=Ebele|date=24 October 2009|work=[[AllAfrica.com]]|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref> |
Now in her forties, Oshinowo, who is fluent in five languages including [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[French language|French]], is hailed as a style icon in her homeland. Although she had stated in previous interviews that she had no plans to become a wife, Oshinowo is now married to medical doctor Tunde Soleye.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200910253442387|title=Nike Oshinowo-Soleye returns|last=Lawal|first=Kemi|date=25 October 2009|work=[[The Punch]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Nigeria}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2010013014325859|title=I never thought I would get married - Nike Oshinowo-Soleye, former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria|last=Ohai|first=Chux|date=30 January 2010|work=[[The Punch]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Nigeria}}</ref> In 2009, the couple was in the news following a [[lawsuit]] instituted by Soleye's ex-wife Funmilayo, who claimed that he had been unfaithful with Oshinowo during their marriage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200910270172.html|title=Infidelity - Ex-Beauty Queen, Nike Oshinowo Joined in Divorce Suit|last=Akpeh|first=Ebele|date=24 October 2009|work=[[AllAfrica.com]]|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref> |
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In 2010, after a six-year attempt, Oshinowo-Soleye finally bought the [[Miss Nigeria]] [[Franchising|franchise]] from former organisers ''Daily Times'', and is now chief executive and creative director of the pageant.<ref name="vanguard1" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/between-brand-owners-and-miss-nigeria-/83095/|title=Between Brand Owners and ‘Miss Nigeria’|date=18 July 2010|work=[[Thisday]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Lagos, Nigeria}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/entertainment-extra/1311-miss-nigeria-returns-after-six-years-to-hold-in-three-continents.html|title=Miss Nigeria Returns After Six Years •To Hold In Three Continents|last=Olukole|first=Tope|date=19 June 2010|work=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Ibadan, Nigeria}}</ref> |
In 2010, after a six-year attempt, Oshinowo-Soleye finally bought the [[Miss Nigeria]] [[Franchising|franchise]] from former organisers ''Daily Times'', and is now chief executive and creative director of the pageant.<ref name="vanguard1" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/between-brand-owners-and-miss-nigeria-/83095/|title=Between Brand Owners and ‘Miss Nigeria’|date=18 July 2010|work=[[Thisday]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Lagos, Nigeria}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/entertainment-extra/1311-miss-nigeria-returns-after-six-years-to-hold-in-three-continents.html|title=Miss Nigeria Returns After Six Years •To Hold In Three Continents|last=Olukole|first=Tope|date=19 June 2010|work=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|accessdate=30 May 2012|location=Ibadan, Nigeria}}</ref> As of 2012, she is no longer in charge of the Miss Nigeria pageant <ref>[http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/17862/26/disaster-miss-nigeria-board-sacks-nike-oshinoworei.html DISASTER: Miss Nigeria Board Sacks Nike Oshinowo**Reigning Queen, Feyijinmi Breaks Down “Am So Confused”]</ref> |
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Nike Oshinowo-Soleye | |
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| Born | Adenike Oshinowo |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | MBGN 1991 |
| Major competition(s) | Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 1991 |
| Website | http://nikeoshinowo.com.ng/ |
Nike Oshinowo-Soleye (born Adenike Asabi Oshinowo, c. 1968)[1][2]is a Nigerian businesswoman, socialite, entrepreneur and former pageant director.[3]
Oshinowo was raised in Ibadan and England, where she attended boarding school. Although she had intended to become an air hostess or a doctor, she studied Politics at the University of Essex. Shortly after obtaining her degree, Oshinowo, who was mentored by former Miss Nigeria Helen Prest-Davies, represented Rivers at the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant and became its first Yoruba winner (she was crowned in December 1990, but reigned in 1991).[4]
After her reign which saw her compete at Miss World, Oshinowo featured in a commercial for Venus costmetics and hosted a fashion and beauty show on Nigerian television. Her business ventures included an African restaurant and Skin Deep, a health and beauty spa[5] which ran for seven years before it was sold after she decided to create her own range of beauty products for the Nigerian market.[6][7] On January 17, 2010, she released the workout video Nike Oshinowo: Fit, Forty and Fabulous - the first celebrity fitness DVD produced in the country - and is currently working on the beauty products which will include fragrance, skincare, and haircare.[8][3]
Now in her forties, Oshinowo, who is fluent in five languages including Japanese and French, is hailed as a style icon in her homeland. Although she had stated in previous interviews that she had no plans to become a wife, Oshinowo is now married to medical doctor Tunde Soleye.[9][10] In 2009, the couple was in the news following a lawsuit instituted by Soleye's ex-wife Funmilayo, who claimed that he had been unfaithful with Oshinowo during their marriage.[11]
In 2010, after a six-year attempt, Oshinowo-Soleye finally bought the Miss Nigeria franchise from former organisers Daily Times, and is now chief executive and creative director of the pageant.[3][12][13] As of 2012, she is no longer in charge of the Miss Nigeria pageant [14]
References
- ^ Asabi
- ^ Adeniran, Yemisi (22 January 2011). "I am your everyday girl -Nike Oshinowo". National Mirror. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Nigerian Beauty Queens still rocking". The Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Lawal, Kemi (21 August 2011). "Their crowns, their love, their lives". The Punch. Nigeria. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Onyema, Ada (19 June 2010). "The key to looking beautiful â Nike Oshinowo-Soleye, ex-beauty queen". The Punch. Nigeria. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
{{cite news}}: C1 control character in|title=at position 31 (help) - ^ "Something New From Nike Oshinowo". Nigerian Tribune. Ibadan, Nigeria. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ MY HUSBAND IS ADORABLE AND RIDICULOUSLY PATIENT
- ^ "Fit, Forty and Fabulous". The Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 30 January 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Lawal, Kemi (25 October 2009). "Nike Oshinowo-Soleye returns". The Punch. Nigeria. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Ohai, Chux (30 January 2010). "I never thought I would get married - Nike Oshinowo-Soleye, former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria". The Punch. Nigeria. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
{{cite news}}: C1 control character in|title=at position 40 (help) - ^ Akpeh, Ebele (24 October 2009). "Infidelity - Ex-Beauty Queen, Nike Oshinowo Joined in Divorce Suit". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Between Brand Owners and 'Miss Nigeria'". Thisday. Lagos, Nigeria. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Olukole, Tope (19 June 2010). "Miss Nigeria Returns After Six Years •To Hold In Three Continents". Nigerian Tribune. Ibadan, Nigeria. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ DISASTER: Miss Nigeria Board Sacks Nike Oshinowo**Reigning Queen, Feyijinmi Breaks Down “Am So Confused”
External links
Alfred, Lanre (24 July 2010). "A Queen in a New Light". ThisDay. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 31 May 2012.