Deola Sagoe

She was recently appointed to represent Nigeria in a new international campaign organized by the United Nations World Food Program.

The campaign, titled “Catwalk the World: Fashion for Food.”, began in Nigeria in April 2006 and recently staged an event in Ghana which brought celebrities like Damon Dash, his wife, designer Rachel Roy, and Ghanaian-born, London-based designer Ozwald Boateng.

The campaign's goal is to raise money towards halving the number of hungry people in the world, particularly children, by 2015.

Sagoe unveiled her Komole collection in 2018, it is a selection of Yoruba bridal and occasion wear which draws upon the mood and myths evoked through the ages by royalty.

[4] Sagoe has won the “Africa Designs” and the MNET/ Anglo Gold African designs 2000 awards for which she was nominated by Andre Leon Tally, US Vogue editor[5] Deola had a cameo appearance in the 2014 film October 1 where she portrayed Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.