Precious Okoye, the Nigerian Model & Entrepreneur Making Africa Proud

Precious Okoye is a Nigerian model who’s taking Africa to the world with her exploits in the beauty industry.  She started modelling in 2013 in Nigeria’s fashion capital, Lagos.

In 2017, she won the face of Black Opal Nigeria. She was crowned the winner and queen of the 2019 edition of the Miss Polo Nigeria pageant held in Lagos, Nigeria. The pageantry featured 35 contestants from each state in Nigeria.

Precious went on to represent Nigeria at the Miss Polo International pageant in 2019, which held at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai, where she won the Miss Polo Africa title and placed top 5 among 23 contestants from around the world.

Business Elites Africa sat with the beauty queen to discuss life a model in Africa and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Africa’s beauty scene.

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When asked about what inspired her to become a model, Precious said, “Growing up as a child, I have always had a keen interest in the creative world, things I can create and re-create with my time, energy and resource. So I went into modelling because I was passionate about it. It’s a platform where I can truly express myself while inspiring people to do the same”.

Precious always dazzles on the runaway and has gained a loyal army of fans over the years. With all the stunning outfits, lights and camera, one would wonder what she finds most exciting about being a model, she said, “My Favorite part of being a model is knowing I always have to be in a good shape, healthy, confident and positive at all times and hearing the camera shutter click”.

Precious always dazzles on the runaway and has gained a loyal army of fans over the years. With all the stunning outfits, lights and camera, one would wonder what she finds most exciting about being a model, she said, “My Favorite part of being a model is knowing I always have to be in a good shape, healthy, confident and positive at all times and hearing the camera shutter click”.

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