Nigeria’s First Supermodel, Yemi Fawaz dies at 64 (Photos)

The woman who pioneered professional modelling in Nigeria and became Nigeria’s first supermodel has died.

Yemi Fawaz who died yesterday, February 20th at New York Lenox Hill Hospital, was battling colon cancer, had a hole in her heart and also a failing kidney before her demise.

Nigeria’s first supermodel Yemi Fawaz who is survived by her 33-year-old daughter started her modelling career and became a known brand in the late 70s.

She also established a modelling school and did a lot for the fashion industry in Nigeria, before she left the country in 1997 for the United States and didn’t return until 2016.