After Horrific Plane Crash Survival, Nigerian born KECHI OKWUCHI obtained Master of Business Administration Degree in Economics with Distinction from University of St. Thomas
…Earlier had bachelor’s degree from same Varsity with a First Class Degree in Economics, got invited into six honour societies, including the International Economics Honour Society
*Became finalist on the premiere season of America’s Got Talent: The Champions through Simon Cowell’s golden buzzer
*She is a Singer, Songwriter, Business Consultant; Inspirational Speaker, Social Impact Advocate and Published Author of the famous sold-out book ‘More Than My Scars’
*“I don’t hide behind anything. I don’t hide how I am, how I look at the world. I want people to feel like they can be their genuine selves in any given situation because that’s the way that they’re supposed to be. That’s the way to be really happy in this world. I am proud of my Nigerian heritage”-OKWUCHI
*BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Senior Investigative Editor
SHE IS A SUCCESS STORY. SHE DEFIED ALL ODDS. HER INSPIRING STORY REMINDS YOU NEVER TO LET GO OF YOUR DREAMS. Join us to celebrate KECHI OKWUCHI, a Nigerian born lady in Texas, whose glory is shining; having graduated in Master’s degree, MBA, from the prestigious University of St. Thomas with a distinction.
From a horrific plane crash survivor, she broke the glass ceiling in her education performance.
It would be recalled that Okwuchi on 10 December 2005 was involved in a horrific plane crash in Nigeria that took 107 of the 109 lives on board. Then she was 16 years old and sustained 3rd degree burns over 65% of her body and given a 30% chance of survival.
She was air-lifted to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa for immediate medical attention and treatment, and later to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas, United States, where she has undergone over 100 reconstructive surgeries.
She resumed high school in 2009 and graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a First Class Degree in Economics in 2015. She got invited into six honour societies, including the International Economics Honour Society.
In 2019, she became a finalist on the premiere season of America’s Got Talent: The Champions through Simon Cowell’s golden buzzer.
Kechi recently obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Economics with distinction from the University of St. Thomas (TX).
Okwuchi is a Nigerian born Singer, Songwriter, Business Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Social Impact Advocate and a Published Author of ‘More Than My Scars’.
“I don’t hide behind anything. I don’t hide how I am, how I look at the world. I want people to feel like they can be their genuine selves in any given situation because that’s the way that they’re supposed to be. That’s the way to be really happy in this world. I am proud of my Nigerian heritage,” said Kechi Okwuchi.
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