Fashion
The African Beauties at The First Ever Global Wheelchair Beauty Contest
The first ever Miss Wheelchair World is now over and representing the African continent were some extraordinary young women from two African countries. These young women were Victoria José from Angola and Lebohang Monyatsi from South Africa. While neither of them took home the main prize, Monyatsi did manage to clinch the Title of First Vice Miss Wheelchair World 2017.
Lebohang Monyatsi
Lebohang Monyatsi
Lebohang Monyatsi is very busy making history. She is Africa’s 1st Wheelchair Runaway Model, was a Finalist for Face of the Globe 2017, the one and only Finalist with a disability; She also won the 1st prize at the 2nd South African Youth Awards in the category “Extra Ordinary Champions”.
In an interview with She.Leads.Africa, Monyatsi shared the following about her goals
“I intend on making people see that we are capable of doing other things. We have other abilities beyond sports activities and office work. I wanted to embark on this from a young age but couldn’t because of lack of opportunities for people with disabilities in the entertainment industry.”
Her Motto is simply to “Be happy with what you have but never give up on what you want.”
The participants of the Miss Wheelchair World 2017 competition planted flowering apple trees in the Jazdów Estate
Lebohang Monyatsi
Lebohang Monyatsi dancing
Victoria José
Victoria Jose in Evening Wear. Photo by Mateusz Dettlaff
Victoria José is a warm hearted young woman with a good sense of humor. Her definition of a happy heart is a heart that cares for others and accepts differences.
Victoria Jose in Evening Wear. Photo by Mateusz Dettlaff
Victoria José
Victoria Jose dancing
About the Pageant
The Miss Wheelchair World Project was created with the thought of changing the image of disabled women of the whole world in mind.
The organizer of this unique event is the Only One Foundation started by two disabled moms, who wanted to direct attention to the matters of women with disability in society.
Lupita Nyong’o
Hollywood was Afronized last night at the Black Panther Movie Premiere. Now let’s be honest, we were a little disappointed when some of the Actors showed up in their typical Western gear. I know we should not take these things personal but we did. They could have Afronized even a little bit you know. Take Jamie Foxx for example, he wore a Wakanda T-Shirt, we think that counts … ok it is not perfect but at least he tried.
All was not lost of course. Our disappointment was all but forgotten when we saw the damsels of the evening. Lupita Nyong’o and Angela Bassett set the tone and just had us gushing at how they maintained a very contemporary Afronista vibe. The men did not disappoint either. So we have compiled our favorite Afronized looks from the Purple Carpet.
Black Panther Purple Carpet
Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER
Forest Whitaker as Zuri, Daniel Kaluuya as W’Kabi, Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger, Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther/T’Challa, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Danai Gurira as Okoye, and Letitia Wright as Shuri photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by Kwaku Alston on March 18, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Kwaku Alston � 2017 MVLFFLLC. TM & � 2017 Marvel. All Rights Reserved.
When it comes to African clothing, Berla Mundi’s Afronista Style is right there at the forefront leading the pack. The beautiful award-winning Ghanaian television personality is bold with her fashion choices and we are simply delighted every chance we get to spot her in a cool outfit.
Berla Mundi’s African Style
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A blue strapless African print dress with removable puff sleeves.
African Style#2
This lovely off shoulder dress screams Afronista.
African Style#3
This look large collar African print coat over a basic jean and tshirt outfit dresses it up and says effortless chic.
African Style#4
We are crushing on this red bubble sleeve African print top and blue pants. Lovely combination.
African Style#5
Talk about elegance in print. The symmetry and fit of this simple yet elegant dress had us doing the double thumbs up.
African Style#6
A simple rompa with fun sleeves, who wouldn’t want one after seeing Berla in them?
African Style#7
The prints on this Peplum jacket complement her ripped jeans quite beautifully.
African Style#8
what we liked about this wasn’t just the sleeveless top which is quite flattering. We really liked the african print detail on the yellow skirt.
African Style#9
If this isn’t glam then we don’t know what is. She paired the beautiful off shoulder bubble sleeve top with a fitted skirt quite beautifully.
African Style#10
The print, the sleeves, the simplicity, in short everything about this dress is just Afronista lovely.
African Style#11
Leave it to Berla to show some leg in a peplum dress and look flawless while doing so.
African Style#12
We love the creativity that goes with combining fabrics this way. A little lace here, a little wax there, some bold colors here and there and somehow they mesh together to make the perfect red carpet outfit.
African Style#13
What good is and Afronista if you don’t slap on some artistic pieces now and then? We love the floral detail on this dress and who better to pull it off than Ghana’s Afronista Princess?
African Style#14
Berla went subtle with her Afronista vibe on this dress. A little touch of zebra and she still conveyed Afronista without going overboard.
African Style#15
Ahhh the split just gives this two piece the right touch of lovely.
African Style#16
Another creative vibe in a dress. The color, the style all mesh together beautifully.
African Style#17
We want to raid Berla’s closet. We just love her African pieces especially ones like this that say contemporary African fashion.
African Style#18
Talk about subtle sexy-ness and mature elegance. This dress and all its detail is undeniably one of the best pieces we have seen on Berla.
African Style#19
Even when she is keeping it simple, she still manages to pick the pieces that work well. We love the sleeves which work well with the dress in an unsuspecting way.
African Style#20
A peplum wrap jacket is a closet staple for all Afronistas and Berla is no exception.
African Style#21
We love the simplicity and playfulness of this dress.
African Style#22
This look says, “I love Afronista Style” and we all give it a double thumbs up.
African Style#23
Color block skirt with a little bit of midriff showing. Leave it to Berla to show off some skin tastefully.
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