The Guardian (Nigeria)

Styling Power Women

… Nigerian Women Breaking The Glass Ceiling In Elegance

- By Maria Diamond

PROLIFIC, proficient and profound excellent career achievemen­ts effortless­ly put women who break the glass ceiling in the limelight, but dressing style and overall outfit elegance keeps them on the spotlight long after the broken glass ceiling career is no longer news – style keeps the focus intact.

Beg to differ? Ask the incumbent Ngozi Okonju- Iweala, the Director- General of the World Trade Organisati­on whose consistent beautiful head tie became a trademark, standing her out in the crowd so much that every stylish woman, young and old in Nigeria want to be like her just by replicatin­g her dress style especially her head tie. The focus evolved to ‘ if you want to succeed like

Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, dress like Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala.’

Perhaps you want to take another glance at how the beautifull­y designed corporate outfits and perfectly styled hair that Dr. Adora Umeoji wore in her photos caught the attention of the world when she was announced the Group Managing Director/ Chief

Executive Officer ( GMD/ CEO) of Zenith Bank Plc.

Beyond her heavily loaded brilliant CV profile were her captivatin­g dress styles that highlighte­d her beauty for everyone’s attention. Who is this elegant woman? – This was a question that took the order of each day as Adaora emerged the first female GMD/ CEO of

Zenith Bank Plc. She became a symbol of

‘ the power of beauty and brain’ as her styling elegance commanded respect and attention.

This goes for a number of other prominent and powerful women such as the elegant

First Lady of the Federal

Republic of Nigeria, Oluremi

Tinubu; Nigerian

Businesswo­man and

Philanthro­pist, Folorunsho

Alakija; President of Ascend

Studio

Foundation/ Implementi­ng

Partner Global Tech Africa

( GTA) Dr Inya Lawal; the

CEO YD Company, Dr. Yetty

Ogunnubi among others who ensure to dress the part of powerful excellence with elegant outfits.

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