Ojy Okpe was born to Philomena Ngozi Egwuenu and Matthew Egwuenu, a former Nigerian commissioner of police.
15 Facts About Ojy Okpe
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Ojy Okpe had her primary education at St Bernadette Catholic School in Abeokuta, Ogun State and her secondary school certificate education in Federal Government Girls College, Benin, in Edo State.
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Ojy Okpe studied Film Production at the New York Film Academy.
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Ojy Okpe gained her breakthrough recognition by participating in the Mnet Face of Africa like Oluchi Onweagba.
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Ojy Okpe made it to the finals of the competition which was held in Ghana.
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Ojy Okpe has been on the pages of fashion and lifestyle magazines Elle, Cosmopolitan, Essence, Drum, Genevieve Magazine, and Vogue.
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Ojy Okpe covered the premier issue of the Mania magazine in 2012.
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Ojy Okpe has graced the runways of various African fashion weeks including the South Africa fashion week, the Lagos Fashion Week, Port Harcourt International Fashion Week and Arise TV fashion week.
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Ojy Okpe attended the Martini themed afterparty of the Lagos Fashion Week in 2019, and the 2018 AMVCA, where she was tagged as the best dressed by The Netng.
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Ojy Okpe worked with L'Oreal's Mizani as the face of the brand in Africa.
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Ojy Okpe has interviewed public figures including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Oluchi Onweagba, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Susan Sarandon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Iman and Idina Menzel.
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Ojy Okpe is an Emmy Awards winner as part of the production crew of the documentary Changers: How the Harlem Globetrotters Battled Racism.
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Ojy Okpe was part of Hollywood productions The Devil Wears Prada and Marvel movie Spider-Man 3.
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Ojy Okpe was married to Austin Okpe, but they divorced in 2014.
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Ojy Okpe is best friends with Genevieve Nnaji and Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi, and they have gone on several vacations together.