Fashion designer, entrepreneur. That’s the best way to describe Joan Okorodudu, who was born into a noble family in the Aniocha North region of Delta State, Nigeria. She graduated from Boston University in the United State.
Ms. Joan Okorodudu went on to pursue her fashion career, opening her own boutique in Wilmington, Delaware United State. Since relocating to Nigeria, her prestigious label, House of Jola, has participated in numerous fashion events including South Africa Fashion Week, Nigeria Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week and Washington D.C. Fashion Week among others.
Joan Okorodudu has worked tirelessly to bring a delegation of top designers, models, press and celebrities to Nigerian this year to show to the world that Africa got talent.
Joan Okorodudu has become an African fashion icon and has been interviewed by top international media such as Reuters, Associated Press and Der Spiegel, one of Europe’s largest publications. She is the founder of Lagos Ageless Clinique as well as the very popular TV show Nigeria’s Next Supermodel which has launched the careers of many successful models including Isi Atagamen, Amaka Chirah, Aisha Olu, Aisha Bello, Claudia Adelu and Bunmi Ademokoya, who went on to win Best Model of the World 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey. Models from Juan Okorodudu’s highly successful Isis Modelling Agency (Lagos/Johannesburg) have graced top runways from Johannesburg to Paris, from Sanlam to New York, and several of her models participated in last year’s Couture Fashion Week in New York.
Ms. Joan Okorodudu went on to pursue her fashion career, opening her own boutique in Wilmington, Delaware United State. Since relocating to Nigeria, her prestigious label, House of Jola, has participated in numerous fashion events including South Africa Fashion Week, Nigeria Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week and Washington D.C. Fashion Week among others.
Joan Okorodudu has worked tirelessly to bring a delegation of top designers, models, press and celebrities to Nigerian this year to show to the world that Africa got talent.
Joan Okorodudu has become an African fashion icon and has been interviewed by top international media such as Reuters, Associated Press and Der Spiegel, one of Europe’s largest publications. She is the founder of Lagos Ageless Clinique as well as the very popular TV show Nigeria’s Next Supermodel which has launched the careers of many successful models including Isi Atagamen, Amaka Chirah, Aisha Olu, Aisha Bello, Claudia Adelu and Bunmi Ademokoya, who went on to win Best Model of the World 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey. Models from Juan Okorodudu’s highly successful Isis Modelling Agency (Lagos/Johannesburg) have graced top runways from Johannesburg to Paris, from Sanlam to New York, and several of her models participated in last year’s Couture Fashion Week in New York.
