NAIJA STANDARD NEWSPAPER 4TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY:
Clarion Chukwurah defeats Viola Davis, Gabrielle Union, Taraji Henson, Jennifer Hudson emerge African-American Movie Icon in Diaspora….Frank Oshodi, Kese Jabari, Dakova Finalists African Legendary Fashion Designer of the Year
BY SAMSON SHOAGA/MANAGING EDITOR, TEXAS
IN a keenly contested entry from the best actors from Africa and among African-Americans, Nigeria’s born movie super-star and African-American, Clarion Chukwurah, a leading light in movie production, an iconic actress and one of the few legendary actors to have emerged out of Africa wins as ‘African-American Movie Icon in Diaspora,’ in a landscape victory.
Clarion, now face of African-American Movie Icon in Diaspora defeats Viola Davis, Gabrielle Union, Taraji Henson, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassette, Kerry Washington, Keke Palmer, Regina King, Meagan Good, Ruby Dee, Paula Patton.
She also tower-high above the following African-American actresses: Pam Grier, Sanaa Latan, Alfre Woodward, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson, Kimberly Elise, Lena Home, Regina Hall, Lisah Bonet and Stacey Dash.
According to Sandra Reilly, Chairman, Board of Award Committee, North America, “For the very first time, all members of this Award Committee stretched ourselves non stop for a period of over 48 hours looking at Quality of Movies Acted, Numbers of Movies Produced, Message Relevance in Movies Produced, Profound thoughtfulness of Movie Scripted, Years of Movie Career, Other Humanitarian Services for the people. Unarguably, Clarion Chukwurah, Nigeria’s greatest gift in Nollywood who had featured in outstanding Cinematography with a resounding success in various roles of movie acting across the world emerge winner ‘African-American Movie Icon in Diaspora. She will be officially unveiled by Thursday August 18, 2016 worldwide.”
African Legendary Fashion Designer of the Year
In a rare feat, Nigeria’s gifted leading fashion Czars: Frank Bruno Oshodi, Kese Jabari and David Kolawole Vaughn stands tall in this category of ‘African Legendary Fashion Designer of the Year.’ Sandra explains: “Kese Jabari, Dakova and Frank Oshodi are the all time best Nigeria’s Designers that have won various awards across the world and can compete favourably with any American/European or British Designers any where in the world. For this year edition, we had introduced this category based on the overwhelming requests we have been receiving from Africans in the Diaspora begging us to celebrate the winner in this award category. The Award Committee members are looking at: Quality of Casual Wears, Professionalism in Suit and Bridal Wear Designs, Great Expression in Contemporary Fashion, Relevance of Design to Present Day Modernity, Number of Fashion Shows featured among others. It is our promise to officially unveil the winner in this category to the world come Thursday, August 18, 2016 worldwide.”
