Mary Martin, a veteran fashion designer in London, will join eight Nigerian fashion designers to kit the 2017 Queen Moremi Ajasoro (QMA) cultural pageant in Nigeria.
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| The first collection of designs that will be used for the coming Queen Moremi Ajasoro (QMA) pageant were unveiled at the just concluded Africa Fashion Week |
According to the global ambassador for the project, the designers will tap into the cultural trends of the Yoruba heritage to create contemporary styles for the contestants.
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| Queen Moremi Ajasoro pageant. Photo credit: Maestros media / Ibrahim Sule |
Others are BG Couture, exclusively for men and woman in quintessentially Nigerian look, MOSHUGAH, specialised in women’s wears, Luvita Creations, combines African prints and western fabrics for men and women.”
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| Some of the aspiring beauty queens |
The QMA Pageant was designed not only to promote beauty and culture but also to empower young ladies between the ages of 18 and 25.
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| Blessing Animasahun Queen Moremi 2016. Photo credit: Maestros Media |
She has been involved in a lot of activities during her tenure which include visits to motherless homes, health awareness, secondary schools outreach and enlightenment on careers, skill acquisitions and on rape.
She also visited the UK to promote our culture and tradition and is currently working on a visit to handicapped schools and supporting their basic needs in giving back to the society.
She will be launching Child Alive Foundation, which will involve empowering children from ages zero to 18, renovating schools, encourage girl child education and to bring out the talents embedded in them.
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