Tewa Onasanya
Tewa Onasanya | |
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Born | London |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | University of Portsmouth |
Occupation(s) | Publisher, mindset stylist |
Known for | Founder of Exquiste Magazine |
Tewa Onasanya is a British-Nigerian[1] publisher, mindset stylist, philanthropist and the Founder/CEO of Exquisite Magazine Services Ltd, the publishers of Exquisite Magazine and the organisers of EMAC Walk and ELOY Awards. She was 40 years old as of 2018.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Onasanya was born and raised in London. She moved to the outskirt of London after she got married and has two children.[3] She holds Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacology from the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom.[4]
Career
[edit]Although she studied pharmacology, she has always loved writing and finally ventured into it in September 2003 when she started Exquisite magazine – a fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine for women which is also behind Exquisite Magazine Walk against Cancer (EMAC Walk) - an event aimed at increasing awareness of cervical and breast cancer and free screening for people and ELOY Awards created in 2009[5] which so far has awarded about 170 women[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Olanrewaju, Adenike (2018-11-04). "As Nigerian Fashion Booms, Women Lead Its Coverage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ "Tewa Onasanya - Inspiring Every Woman". Vanguard Allure. 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ Milena Veselinovic, for. "From pharma to fashion --". CNN. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "I'm a shoe freak – Tewa Onasanya, publisher". The Sun Nigeria. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "TEWA ONASANYA: I thought I would be a doctor but..." The Nation Newspaper. 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "Tewa Onasanya : Women are great for the economy". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-07-27.