Folorunsho Alakija
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE RICHEST AFRICAN WOMAN IN THE WORLD.?  Mrs. Folorunso Alakija is a dynamic businesswoman and philanthropist with a sincere desire to help the needy. A fashion icon with an infallible sense of style, a loving wife, a caring mother and doting grandmother, a friend in deed. Educated in Europe, she first embarked on a career in office administration, then she went into banking where she remained, until she took a leap of faith and followed her heart and creative calling to establish her own business in the Nigerian fashion industry. Her fashion house “Supreme Stitches” rose to prominence and fame within a few years, and rebranded as “Rose of Sharon House of Fashion”, which later became a household name. As National President and lifelong Trustee of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN), she left an indelible mark, promoting Nigerian culture through fashion and style. ...