Biography of Bukunmi Oluwashina (born February 5, 1988) is an American born Nigerian activist, public speaker, blogger, television host, and fashion designer. She is the founder of Seye Modeling Agency and CEO of Naija Barbie and celebrity stylist. She is known for her role as Mayowa in the movie, Half of a Yellow Sun and her viral acceptance speech as the recipient of Miss Ambassador Africa 2016.
Bukunmi Oluwashina is a versatile young woman, who hails from Imo state in Nigeria. She grew up, among the tattered umbrellas of her mother’s parent’s house in her hometown with her unemployed father.
Bukunmi Oluwashina is a multitalented Nigerian born with the name Blessing, and it is well known that her unique spelling of Blessing is merely an inherent ability to draw inspiration from herself. Not only that, she is a gifted singer and gifted writer. She has written four novels (she released her first book in 2010), and her last book (called “The Beautiful Mourning”) released in 2014.
Very few people have tapped into the simplicity of fashion and beauty. Bukunmi Oluwashina is one of them. As an accessories designer, she combines drama with aesthetics to give her clients the stunning and creative wear she loves to wear.
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