Organizers of the annual Exquisite Lady of the Year Awards (ELOY) have unveiled nominees for this year's award. Now in it's 5th edition, this year's event will take place on Sunday 17th November 2013 at the Red Carpet Events Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The aim of the awards is to reward female personalities in different fields; focusing on the character of the individual, her ability, achievements and how her work impacts the Nigerian society, through direct and indirect leadership, service, commitment, achievement, integrity and character.
NOMINEES(1) FILM ACTRESS OF THE YEAR Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha (On Bended Knees)
Ini Edo (Weekend Getaway)
Damilola Adegbite (Flower Girl)
Kate Henshaw (The Assassin's Practice)
Rita Dominic (The Meeting)
Tonto Dikeh (My Life, My Damage)
Linda Ejiofor (The Meeting)
Beverly Naya (Weekend Getaway)
Eku Edewor (Flower Girl)
Ireti Doyle (Torn)
Keira Hewatch (Murder at Prime Suites)
Jackie Appiah (Cheaters)
(2) FASHION DESIGNER OF THE YEARVonne Couture
Elegante by Tiannah Stylling
Maki Oh
Revamp
Moofa
Ella & Gabby
Mademoiselle Aglaia(3) FEMALE MOVIE PRODUCER OF THE YEARUduak Oguamanam (Desperate House Girl)
Uche Jombo Rodriguez (Lies Men Tell)
Michelle Bello (Flower Girl)
Rita Dominic and Mildred Okwo (The Meeting)
Emem Isong (Mrs Somebody)
Blessing Effiom Egbe (Lekki Wives)(4) LADIES IN PR AND MANAGEMENT
Bukky Kabiri-Whyte, The Bobby Taylor Company
Joy Isi Bewaji, PRofound
Ono Bello, PR Uno
Wunmi Bakare, World Business Public Relations
Oma Areh, WildFlower PR
Tayo Afolabi, World PR,
Bidemi Zakariyau, Le Style Fusion
Moriam Musa, Morsi PR
Bola Aduwo, Dream Flite PR
Serah Donald, Sarah Donald PR and Management(5) FEMALE ON AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Lolo, Wazobia
Uche, Top Radio
Temi, Cool FM
Khadijah, Top Radio
Omalicha, Rhythm FM
Titi Oyinsan, Inspiration FM
Maria Okanrende, Beat FM
Fade Ogunro, Beat FM
Joyce, Beat FM
Gloria, Inspiration FM
Toke Makinwa, Rhythm FM
Mercy, Cool FM
Tolu Adeleru-Balogun, Nigeria Info(6) FEMALE PROMISING ARTISTEPryse
Victoria Kimani
Chidinma
Seyi Shay
Emma Nyra
Temi Dollface
Lola Rae
Ms. Jaie
Ruby
Yemi Alade(7) STYLIST OF THE YEARToyin Lawani
Bola Animashaun
Zed Eye
Ezinne Chinkata
Yolande Okereke
Veronica Ebie-Odeka
Lucy Phil-Ebosie(8) BRAND AMBASSADOR OF THE YEARTiwa Savage – Pepsi
Omawumi – Mortein
Kate Henshaw – Samsung
Waje – Glo
Toolz – SNAPP
Adora Oleh – SNAPP
Dolapo Oni – SNAPP
Yvonne Nelson – Zaron
Stephanie Linus – So Clean
Funke Akindele – Vitafoam(9) BEAUTY BRANDZaron
Sleek
House of TARA
BM|Pro
Lise
MUD (Make-Up Designory)
Natures Gentle Touch
black|Up(10) TV PRESENTER OF THE YEAR Dolapo Oni (Moments with Mo, Ebony Life TV)
Eku Edewor (53 Extra, Africa Magic)
Zainab Balogun (Ebony Life TV Now and The Spot, TVC)
Lamide (The Spot, TVC)
Layole Oyatogun (Page 3, STV)
Morayo Afolabi-Brown (Your View, TVC)
Yeni Kuti (Your View, TVC)
Helen Paul (Jara, M-Net Africa Magic)
Tope Mark-Odigie (Your View, TVC)
Ini Thompson (Travel Show, Channels)
Esther Ugbodaga (Business Morning Daily, Channels)
Olaide Alabi (Your View, TVC)
Sanzy Eke (Your View, TVC)
Labi Olayorin (Entertainment Splash, TVC)
Maupe Ogun (Sunrise Daily, Channels)
Temitope Fagbemi (The World Today, Channels)(11) PROMISING FEMALE BLOGGER /ONLINE EDITOR OF THE YEARLadunliadi.blogspot.com
Olorisupergal.blogspot.com
Neks2u.blogspot.com
That1960chick.com
Styljunki.com
Onobello.com
Laizalounge.com
Thirdworldprofashional.com
misspetitenigeria.blogpsot.com
(12) MAKE-UP ARTIST OF THE YEARJoyce Jacob (Joyce Jacob Beauty)
Editi Udofot (Edee Beau)
Elaine Shobanjo (ShoMaya)
Dolapo Olafidiya (Pweety Perfect Makeovers)
Pamela Adigwe (Facesetters)
Ololade Fanimokun (Facetalk)
Mariam Obaz (Prettylooks)
Erica Arubayi (Labelle)
(13) FOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF THE YEAR Dangote Foods
Golden Penny
Indomie
Ayoola
Honeywell
Bua(14) FEMALE ACCESSORY DESIGNER OF THE YEAR Dot
Etta Rose
Mak Nisy
Obuke Accessories
Emi Sara
Mona Mathews
Zashadu
Ariaba
Madame Coquette
Tote
Joel Lani(15) FEMALE RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Mango
Max
WoolWorth
Mr Price
Household Goods
(16) MANUFACTURING BRAND OF THE YEAR Samsung
Scanfrost
LG
Panasonic
Haier Thermocool
Chigo
Chico
FEMALE FRIENDLY COMPANY OF THE YEAR
– To be chose by ExquisiteRECOGNITION AWARDS - To be decided by the ELOY BoardMeet the 2012 winners of ELOY awards
http://loladeville.blogspot.com/2012/11/check-out-who-won-what-at-2012-eloy.html?m=1
GENEVIEVE NNAJI, PSQUARE, INI EDO, JACKIE APPIAH OTHERS WIN 2013 AFRICAN OSCAR AWARDS+ FULL LIST
The 2013 edition of the African Oscar awards, organised by Nollywood and African Film Critics, USA, was held at the Warner Theatre in Washington DC on September 14. FULL LIST OF WINNERS (1) BEST FILM IN DIASPORA1. Le Silence Pure
2. Page 36
3. One Night in Vegas – WINNER
4. Boys Cry
5. Unguarded(2) BEST DRAMA DIASPORA FILM1. Turning Point
2. Page 36
3. Boys Cry
4. Unguarded- WINNER
5. One Night in Vegas(3) BEST SCREENPLAY DIASPORA FILM1. Turning Point
2. Page 36- WINNER
3. One Night in Vegas
4. Boys Cry
5. Unguarded
(4) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER DIASPORA FILM1. Turning Point
2. Page 36
3. One Night in Vegas
4. Black Money
5. Le Silence Pure- WINNER(5) BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE DIASPORA FILM1. Igoni Archibong-Turning Point- WINNER
2. Pascal Atuma- Secret Past
3. Egbi Perez-Page 36
4. Montel Swaray-Temperamental
5. John Dumelo – One Night in Vegas
(6) BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE DIASPORA FILM1. Yvonne Nelson –One Night in Vegas
2. Jackie Appiah-Turning Point- WINNER
3. Uche Jombo- Unguarded
4. Marie Solo Peters– Le Silence Pure
5. Fatima Koroma – Nurses from Hell(7) BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE DIASPORA FILM1. Ernie Hudson- Turning Point
2. Jimmy Jean Louis-One Night in Vegas- WINNER
3. Ash Da Vito-African Connection
4. Van Vicker – One Night in Vegas
5. Michael Blackson- One Night in Vegas(8) BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE DIASPORA FILM1. Merlisa Langellier -Page 36
2. KD Hubert-Turning Point- WINNER
3. Sarodj Bertin–One Night in Vegas
4. Gloria Washington- Nurses From Hell
5. Chisom Oz Lee – Unguarded(9) BEST DIRECTOR IN DIASPORA FILM 1. Mitchel A Jones–Boys Cry
2. John Uche-One Night In Vegas
3. Robert Peters– Le Silence Pure
4. Don Okolo-Page 36
5. Bethels Aguomoh-Ungurded WINNER(10) NOLLYWOOD & AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDSFAVORITE ACTOR1.Benedict Johnson. WINNER
2. Joseph Benjamin
3. Majid Michel
4. Emmanuel Mensah
5. Chamberlyne OkoroFAVORITE ACTRESS1. Ify Hollywood
2. Omotola Ekehinde
3. Fatima Jabbe- WINNER
4. Monalisa Chinda
5. Queen AminaFAVORITE DIRECTOR1. Kunle Afolayan- WINNER
2. Prinze Whyee
3. Ibrahim Ceesay
4. Pascal Amanfo
5. Kathryn FaseghaFAVORITE SCREENWRITER1. Emem Isong
2. Andrew Campbell- WINNER
3. Pascal Amanfo(11) BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE 1. Majid Michel – The Price
2. Ramsey Nouah-Weekend Getaway- WINNER
3. Adjetey Anang – The Hunters
4. Jim Iyke-Blood or Wine
5. Anurin Nwunembom-Ninah's Diary(12) BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE1. Beverly Naya-Alan Poza
2. Jackie Appiah-The Hunters
3. Iretiola Doyle– Torn
4. Mbufung Seikeh-Ninah's Diary
5. Genevieve Nnaji-Weekend Getaway- WINNER(13) BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE1. Adjetey Annang-Letters to My Mother
2. Eddie Watson-Letters to My Mother
3. John Ijie-The Hands of Fate
4. Kofi Adjorlolo-The Price- WINNER
5. Uti Nwachkwu-Weekend Getaway(14) BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE1. Kalsume Sinare-The Price
2. Patience Ozokwor – American Mama
3. Ini Edo-Weekend Getaway WINNER
4. Beverly Naya-Weekend Getaway
5. Monalisa Chinda-Weekend Getaway(15) BEST CHILD ACTOR IN A FILM1. Oley Saidykhan -The Hands of Fate
2. Elijah Kondeh-Boys Cry
3. Boakai Kimbo-Boys Cry
4. Ceareh Hamilton–Boys Cry
5. Marisha Nayee-Angel & the Mailman- WINNER(16) BEST DIRECTOR IN A FILM1. Charles Novia-Alan Poza- WINNER
2. Pascal Amanfo- Letters to My Mother
3. Tom Robson-Mrs. Somebody
4. Desmond Elliot –Weekend Getaway
5. Victor Viyuoh-Ninah's Dowry(17) FAVORITE MALE ARTISTE DIASPORA1. Koby Maxwell WINNER
2. Sky J
3. Dacapo(18) FAVORITE FEMALE ARTISTE DIASPORA1. Katumbella
2. Twissa- WINNER
3. Soleil Diva
4. Uba Unwudiwe(19) FAVORITE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR1. Yemi Sax- WINNER
2. 2Face Idibia
3. P Square(20) FAVORITE SONG OF THE YEAR1. Flavour- WINNER
2. 2Face Idibia(21) FAVORITE VIDEO OF THE YEAR1. Timaya
2. P Square- WINNER
3. FlavourGENERAL CATEGORIES(22) BEST FILM1. Alan Poza
2. Ninah's Dowry- WINNER
3. Weekend Getaway
4. One Night in Vegas
5. Le Silence Pure(23) BEST INDIGENOUS FILM1. The Blessed Curse
2. The Hands of Fate – WINNER
3. Le Silence Pure
4. Deceit of the gods(24) BEST DRAMA1. Alan Poza
2. The Hunters
3. Le Silence Pure
4. Weekend Getaway WINNER
5. Ninah's Dowry
(25) BEST COMEDY1. Alan Poza
2. Mrs. Somebody
3. American Mama WINNER
4. Wife for Ozobia
5. Unguarded(26) BEST DOCU-DRAMA1. A Wish-Brest Cancer
2. The Hand of Fate- HIV
3. Boys Cry-Bullying WINNER
4. Ninah's Dowry-Dowry
5. Le Silence Pure(27) BEST TV/ONLINE SERIES1. Wife for Ozobio
2. African Connection- WINNER
3. Adams Apples
(28) BEST SHORT FILM / TRAILER1. Fetus- WINNER
2. Unspoken
3. Hungry For You Honey
4. Five(29) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY1. A Wish
2. Alan Poza
3. Ninah's Dowry
4. Weekend Getaway
5. One Night in Vegas- WINNER(30) BEST SCREENPLAY1. Letters to My Mother- WINNER
2. Boys Cry
3. Alan Poza
4. Ninah's Dowry
5. One Night in Vegas(31) BEST EDITING1. Weekend Getaway
2. Alan Poza
3. Ninah's Dowry- WINNER
4. One Night in Vegas
5. Boys Cry(32) BEST SOUND1. Page 36
2. Ninah's Dowry
3. Turning Point- WINNER
4. One Night in Vegas
5. Boys Cry(33) BEST ORIGINAL SCORE1. America the True Dream-The Fetus- WINNER
2. Crazy World-Somewhere in Baltimore
3. Zahara Loliwe-Pink Poison
4. False Engagement-False Engagement
5. Pariwo-Mind of the Enemy(34) BEST VISUAL EFFECTS1. The Blessed Curse
2. One Night in Vegas
3. The Hunters
4. Temperamental- WINNER
5. The Fetus(35) BEST COSTUME1. The Price
2. Unguarded
3. Page 36
4. African Connection
5. Le Silence Pure- WINNER(36) BEST MAKEUP1. The Blessed Curse- WINNER
2. The Fetus
3. Temperamental
4. Ninah's Dowry
5. The Price
AFRICAN WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS DRAW UNVEILED
The draw will be held at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) headquarters in Cairo. Speaking briefly about Nigeria and Ethiopa clash, Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi stated that, "Ethiopa will be tough,we shall prepare well and aim to win both legs, with discipline, hardwork and luck we will be in Brazil."
(1) Ethiopia vs Nigeria
(2) Egypt vs Ghana
(3) Cote d'Ivoire vs Senegal
(4) Burkina Faso vs Algeria
(5) Tunisia vs Cameroon
CHECK OUT ACTRESS OGE OKOYE'S BEAUTY PRODUCTS
Beautiful and talented Nollywood actress, Oge Okoye will be launching her beauty line "Crystal Glam" soon. Her beauty products include concealer, foundation, lip pencils, lipstick and many more.
"Worry not spending extra on mat tidying powder as our brand contains it all. We are opening soon and our depot are in Lagos and London. Buy your Crystal Glam product and get a free makeover from our celebrity make up artist and photographer (Vegold)"Perk Up Your Look" by crystalglam#ogeokoye." She wrote on her instagram page.
JOHN LEGEND WEDS LONG-TIME GIRLFRIEND
So many ladies' crushes, some people won't still believe he's now off the market.lol. Grammy award-winning singer, John Legend walked his model fiance Chrissy Teigen yesterday in Lake Como, Italy, the exact spot where they fell in love in 2007.
She wore three Vera Wang wedding dresses on her big day; a strapless open back V-neck ballgown, an ivory strapless mermaid gown with a pleated bodice and a crimson strapless mermaid gown.
D'BANJ, JULIUS AGWU, GOV. ROTIMI AMAECHI, OTHERS MAKE THE 2013 MODE MEN MAGAZINE'S BEST DRESSED LIST
Mode Men Magazine have released their annual list of best dressed Nigerians. Featured in their September 2013 Style Issue, the celebrities listed include;
Full list
1. Richard Vedelago
2. Gerald Azonobo
3. D'banj
4. Yemi Isola
5. Fola Ogunlesi
6. Jimi Moh'd
7. Dr. Ernest Azudialu
8. Seyi Fasoranti
9. Olukorede Roberts
10. Dayo Adeneye
11. Olatunji Brothers
12. Ohimai Atafo
13. Ifeanyi Okonkwo
14. Victor Osibodu
15. Prince Albert Esiri
16. Governor Rotimi Ameachi
17. Darey Art Alade
18. Emmy Collins
19. DJ Xclusive
20. Pastor Tony Rapu
21. Adeyeye Adetayo (Taryor Gabriels)
22. Tonye Princewill
23. Uti Nwachukwu
24. Julius Agwu
25. Lynxxx
FIFA RANKINGS FOR 20 AFRICAN COUNTRIES
This is another list, this time around for 20 countries in Africa. It was released yesterday September 12, 2013. Ivory Coast is number one country in Africa, Nigeria is sitting on number 5 spot. Not to worry, we'll get there.
Top 20 in Africa
1. Ivory Coast
2. Ghana
3. Algeria
4. Cape Verde
5. Nigeria
6. Mali
7. Egypt
8 Burkina Faso
9. Tunisia
10. Cameroon
11. Senegal
12. South Africa
13. Libya
14. Zambia
15. Sierra Leone
16. Morocco
17. Guinea
18. Togo
19. Uganda
20. Gabon
KATE MIDDLETON FLAUNTS STUNNING POST-BABY FIGURE
Her first post partum outing since she put to bed in July. The baby weight is finally gone. The Duchess of Cambridge looks absolutely amazing in her shimmering floor length silver Jenny Packham sequin dress.
She accompanied her husband, Prince Williams to the Tusk Foundation Gala at The Royal Society in London yesterday evening.
FUNKE AKINDELE JOINS BILL GATES, JACKIE CHAN OTHERS AS AMBASSADOR FOR POLIO ERADICATION CAMPAIGN
Funke akindele is turning the volume high on the endorsement business. The award-winning actress has joined the likes of Bill Gates, Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Jackie Chan and Gangnam style singer PSY as ambassador for polio eradication- campaign making it her 7th endorsement deal.
She will be participating in Rotary's "This Close" public awareness campaign for anti-polio drive. The media unveiling will come up on Tuesday 24th October, 2013 as part of the activities lined up to mark the world polio day.
The Jenifa star confirmed the appointment in a statement, "I feel so honoured to be part of a charitable cause like this. I accepted this appointment because polio kills or paralyzes children and Rotary is committed to ending this terrible disease worldwide.
She continued, "I also learned that the world has never been so close to eradication of polio since the mid 80's thanks to the vigorous efforts of Rotary International and its partners."
Source: Best of Nollywood.