{"id":8907,"date":"2013-12-10T05:00:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/?p=8907"},"modified":"2013-12-10T05:00:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-10T09:00:15","slug":"africas-top-5-fashionable-nigerian-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/africas-top-5-fashionable-nigerian-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#039;s Top 5 &#124; Fashionable Nigerian Icons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria is one of the most prosperous countries in Africa.\u00a0 This country has produced many successful individuals.\u00a0 When it comes to music, film, and fashion, the numbers are tremendous.\u00a0 <b>2Face Idibia<\/b>, <b>D\u2019Banj<\/b>, <b>Tiwa Savage<\/b>, <b>Lynxxx<\/b>, and <b>Genevieve <\/b>(just to name a few) are all Nigerian stars who are also noted fashion icons.\u00a0 Check out some of their best moments below!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Genevieve Nnaji<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genevieve<\/strong> is a noted Nollywood star who is also a successful entrepreneur. \u00a0She has starred in over\u00a0<strong>50<\/strong>\u00a0films and launched her own clothing line &#8220;<strong>St. Geneveive<\/strong>&#8221; in <strong>2008<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/genevievennaji.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8909   lazyload\" alt=\"Genevieve Nnaji\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/genevievennaji-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"655\" height=\"655\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Follow Genevieve on Twitter @:<\/strong>\u00a0GenevieveNnaji1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a02. Lynxxx \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This charming singer\/songwriter is always put together. \u00a0He is an ambassador for <strong>Pepsi<\/strong> and the creator of <strong>Jollof Music.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Lynxxx<\/strong> maintains the look of a gentleman with a close shave and a pair of frames.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/lynxx.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8910  lazyload\" alt=\"Lynxx\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/lynxx-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Follow Lynxxx on Twitter @:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Chukie_lynxxx\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. \u00a02Face Idibia \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Popular singer\/songwriter <b>2Face\u00a0<\/b> has been gracing ears with his music for years. \u00a0This\u00a0<strong>BET Award\u00a0<\/strong>winning artist definitely looks the part that he plays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/2face.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8911  lazyload\" alt=\"2Face Idibia \" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/2face-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Follow 2Face Idibia on Twitter @:\u00a0<\/strong>2faceidibia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Tiwa Savage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiwa Savage<\/strong> is a grammy nominated recording artist from Nigeria. \u00a0She has done a variety of things like play host on <strong>Nigerian Idol<\/strong> and has also made her mark in the U.S. \u00a0We love how she looks when she shows up at events!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/tiwasavage.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8912 lazyload\" alt=\"tiwasavage\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/tiwasavage-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Follow Tiwa Savage on Twitter @:\u00a0<\/strong>TiwaSavage<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> 5. D&#8217;Banj<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chart-topping Nigerian artist and humanitarian <strong>Dapo Oyebanjo<\/strong> is a vibrant individual when it comes to what he does, <strong>AND<\/strong> his clothes! He serves as the youth ambassador for Nigeria&#8217;s United Nations and still has people &#8216;Oliver Twisting&#8217;!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8913\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/dbanj.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8913  lazyload\" alt=\"D'Banj\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/dbanj-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D&#8217;Banj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Follow D&#8217;Banj on Twitter @:\u00a0<\/strong>iamdbanj<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credits to BellaNaija.com &amp; OnoBello.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria is one of the most prosperous countries in Africa.\u00a0 This country has produced many successful individuals.\u00a0 When it comes to music, film, and fashion, the numbers are tremendous.\u00a0 2Face Idibia, D\u2019Banj, Tiwa Savage, Lynxxx, and Genevieve (just to name a few) are all Nigerian stars who are also noted fashion icons.\u00a0 Check out some&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[72,73,1],"tags":[2204,88,76,89,128,83,138,1430,1431,139,93,2184,94,784,1853,2205,2185,2186,2206,2207,2208,2209,2210,234,189,2211,2212,1433,2213,2214,2215,190,2216,2217,2218],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8907"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}