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Sisi Yemmie

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Sisi Yemmie
Born
Yemisi Sophie Aiyedun

1984 (age 40–41)
Education
OccupationBlogger
YouTube information
Channel
Genres
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
Subscribers1.06 million
Views128 million
Last updated: 3 May 2025

Yemisi Sophie Odusanya (born 1984), also known as Sisi Yemmie, is a Nigerian food and lifestyle blogger.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Sisi Yemmie was born in 1984 and she grew up in Warri, Delta State. She is ethnic Yoruba. She earned a degree in Mass Communication from Igbinedion University, Okada[3] and later got a master's degree in International Diplomacy from the University of Birmingham and a Diploma in Internal Communications from PR Academy, London.[4]

Career

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Sisi Yemmie creates and shares food recipe videos that are created as a result of experiments carried out in her kitchen on her YouTube channel, SisiYemmieTV. She also shares content on parenting, relationships and lifestyle.[5][6] In 2018, she was profiled by CNN Africa alongside Linda Ikeji and Chiamaka Obuekwe as "women who have struck social media gold".[7] As at February 2019, she had 168,000 subscribers, 531 videos, and 18.4 million views on her YouTube channel.[8] Her channel was described as "Brilliant" by Prince Charles during his visit to British Council in Lagos.[9] She was listed as a top female Nigerian YouTuber in December 2020.[10]

She served as the editorial lead on Cosmopolitan Nigeria.[11]

Personal life

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She and her then fiancé, now husband, Yomi Odusanya won the first season of the My Big Nigerian Wedding reality show and had their wedding sponsored to the tune of ₦15 million.[4] They have 5 children after welcoming a set of twins mid 2024.[12][13]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref
2017 ELOY Awards Female YouTuber Won [14]
2015 City People Entertainment Awards Blogger of the year Won [3]
2014 ELOY Awards Won [15]

References

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  1. ^ Sontag, Elazar (2020-07-28). "On Food Vlogger Yemisi Odusanya and the Joy of Watching Experts Cook". Eater. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  2. ^ McCabe, Janet; Liarou, Eleni; Agger, Gunhild; Akass, Kim; Buonanno, Milly; Chung, Elaine; Delveroudi, Eliza-Anna; Esan, Oluyinka; Horsley‐Heather, Emma (2020), "Researching Women's Television History", The International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and Communication, American Cancer Society, pp. 1–23, doi:10.1002/9781119429128.iegmc241, ISBN 978-1-119-42912-8, S2CID 225585998, retrieved 2021-04-17
  3. ^ a b B, Simisola (2020-03-18). "Biography of Sisi Yemmie". AllNigeriaInfo. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  4. ^ a b "Lifestyle Blogger wins N15 million wedding". The Nation. 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  5. ^ Samuel, Mofijesusewa (2019-10-21). "5 Top YouTube Food Content Creators". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  6. ^ "Emmanuella Samuel among 10 Nigerian YouTube stars". Vanguard News. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  7. ^ Tom Bouchier Hayes and Munachim Amah (22 January 2018). "How these Nigerian women are cashing in on social media". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  8. ^ Akindare, Okunola (2019-02-11). "Fisayo Fosudo's YouTube Channel Makes Money, But Not From YouTube Alone". TechCabal. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  9. ^ Ogunfuwa, Ife (2018-11-08). "Prince Charles visits British Council, commends digital entrepreneurs". The Punch. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  10. ^ "Top Female YouTubers in Nigeria with great content". Vanguard News. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  11. ^ Steigrad, Alexandra (2015-02-16). "Cosmopolitan is Heading to Nigeria". WWD. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  12. ^ Odutuyo, Adeyinka (2019-02-25). "YouTube star Sisi Yemmie shares beautiful photos of her newly welcomed baby girl". Legit.ng. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  13. ^ Okundia, Jennifer (2020-08-30). "Sisiyemmie shares adorable picture of her kids". PM News. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  14. ^ "ELOY Awards 2017 Winners". This Day. 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  15. ^ Oyewusi, Siji (2014-12-02). "Omoni Oboli, Funke Akindele, Toyin Lawani others walk Eloy 2014 red carpet". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
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