Women who do exploits

 

Meet Deola Sagoe, a fashion designer. Her words, "My Nigeria is filled with beautiful things

as well as things that may be perceived as ugly, it is a land with potential".  An iron will and a good eye have helped designer Deola Sagoe lead the Nigerian fashion industry on to the global stage. Nigerian fashion has broken out, gracing the catwalks of New York, Johannesburg and Monaco. Deola Sagoe was one of the designers who led this Nigerian fashion expansion.  The House Of Deola Sagoe is on Lagos' Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.  Deola's father, prominent Nigerian businessman Chief Ade Ojo, never wanted his daughter to go into fashion. He actively discouraged her, wanting her to take over his lucrative business, but Deola had other ideas. Her words, "Even I'm surprised at what I've ended up doing because it was not even in my plan, it wasn't even on the cards for me at all.... Being a Nigerian was no limitation for me because I just thought, well you haven't seen me and there's loads more like me."

    No one should tell you "you can't"....Celebrating women.  It's International women's day. Here's to every woman out there working hard, living their dream and striving to be more. May your life impact your generation positively.