Standing tall in a white sequin halter evening gown, Sudanese model ALEK WEK pose for photos alongside fashion designers Giuseppe Zanotti, Dean and Dan Caten of DSQUARED2 and Janet Jackson at the inaugural amfAR Milan Fashion benefit.
The 2009 amfAR event helped to raise awareness and over $1.1 million dollars towards HIV/AIDS research with Janet Jackson [...]
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Four month old Kenzo Lee Hounsou alongside his climate change conscious parents Djimon Hounsou and Kimora Lee Simmons (<-wait should I include Simmons since she married to Djimon???) were seen recently at LAX.
Their newborn son became a star during New York Spring Summer 2010 Fashion Week and he already had his own magazine cover feature. [...]
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Nollywood actress/fashion designer Genevieve Nnaji received a well deserved recognition (name shout-out) on the Monday September 28th edition of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
The episode showcase the most famous people in the world. Nnaji was coined as Julia Roberts of Africa. (FG2BH is proud that Nigerian actors are getting their positive feedback from mainstream America. I [...]
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…Nigerian writer Uwem Akpan’s novel Say You’re One of Them! The collection of short stories automatically became Oprah’s 63rd book selection in her much talked about self-titled Book Club. Congrats to Uwem Akpan!
Written in a Nigerian child’s perspective, Say You’re One of Them takes the reader on a vivid journey of survival amidst violence [...]
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