Nziza, Campos emerge maiden model search stars

Two models, Ken Nziza and Ann Campos from Rwanda and Angola respectively have emerged winners of the maiden Future Face Africa model competition that took place over the weekend.

Future Face Africa (FFA), Africa’s largest model search competition held its grand finale at Eko Hotel and Suites and was attended by the movers and shakers of the fashion, beauty and modeling industry.

After a rigorous selection process involving physical castings in eight different African countries as well as thousands of digital applications from all over the world, the judges selected Nziza and Campos from 18 finalists, turning their modeling aspirations into a reality.

The duo won a two-year modelling contract with an international modelling agency and $5,000 cash prize.

The FFA project is spearheaded by Elizabeth Isiorho, a pioneer in the African modeling industry and founder of Beth Model Management Africa.

In almost two decades, Beth Model Management has served as an industry pacesetter; helping to launch the careers of dozens of internationally placed models, and has cultivated some of the best talents in the industry such as Mayowa Nicholas and Davidson Obennebo. Isiorho previously organised Elite Model Look Nigeria, but after a two year hiatus, re-emerged with FFA to expand her model search beyond Nigeria and offer a wider range of hopefuls a chance at success.

She noted that her goal is to give opportunities to people from various countries, backgrounds and skin tones and go beyond the buzzwords of ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusivity’ to create an initiative that truly celebrates the range of beauty that the industry has to offer.

FFA will be equipping the winners with knowledge and skills to achieve international success and have long-lasting careers in the industry.