2nd Ghana Modelling and Fashion Awards held in Accra

Ms Larkuor(middle) in a pose with other guests at the event

The second edition of the Ghana Modeling and Fashion Awards was held in Accra last Saturday.
A host of models, fashion icons , designers and other distinguished stakeholders in the fashion and tourism industry gathered to cele¬brate distinguished person-alities, who contributed to the growth of the modeling and fashion industry in Ghana within the year under review.

Speaking to The Spectator at the event, the Chief Ex¬ecutive Officer (CEO) for the awards Miss Larkuor Adjartey said this year’s event was exciting as many thronged the venue to make a huge statement as far as fashion was concerned.
She said, they also made few changes to this year’s event with the addition of four more categories includ¬ing the Fashion CEO, Fashion School, Fashion Show/Event and Dance Influencer in Fash¬ion in order to give room for more fashion sectors to be recognised.
She commended sponsors and partners for collaborat¬ing and ensuring a successful event while congratulating winners for their efforts.
The Male Model of the Year went to Leopard Kwao, with other winners including Candy’s Makeup & Artistry as the Makeup Artist of the Year, Braids by Loverossy as Hair¬stylist of the Year and GNTDA Fashion 360 as the Fashion Show/Event of the Year.
Others are Charthess School of Fashion as Fashion School of the Year, Mr Kellgh as Dance Influencer in Fash¬ion, Boss Taylor as Emerging Designer and Dema Models as Modeling Agency of the Year.
The rest are Elise Abbiw as Discovery Model of the Year and MD Fashion as Fash¬ion Designer of the Year.
Special honorary awards were presented to the Late Ricci Ossei as Fashion Leg¬end, Anita Ofori as Out¬standing Top Model and Abbi Creation as Lifetime Achieve-ment in Fashion Design.
The rest are Wendy L’ar¬tisane as Lifetime Achieve¬ment in Accessory Design, Da Therapizt as Fashion Styl¬ist and Harriet Alubankudi as Plus size Model.
The rest are Brandina Djagba Hukporti as Brand Influencer in made-in-Gha¬na Products and Regina Adu Safowaah as Fashion Entre¬preneur.
By Michael D. Abayateye