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Adesuwa Aighewi

b. 1992

American fashion model and filmmaker

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Born 1992. Adesuwa Aighewi is an American model, filmmaker and film director.

Adesuwa Thongpond Pariyasapat Aighewi (born April 22, 1988) is an American fashion model and filmmaker. In 2018, she was chosen as the runner up for "Breakout Star of the Year" by models.com. As of January 2019, Aighewi ranks as one of the "Top 50" models by models.com.

Early life Adesuwa Aighewi was born on April 22, 1988 in Minnesota to a Thai-born Chinese mother and a Nigerian father. Before modeling she was a chemistry student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where she started attending at age 15. She once interned for NASA. As her parents are environmental scientists, she moved frequently and spent half of her childhood in Nigeria. She has walked for Alexander Wang, Coach, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Kenzo, Kate Spade, Miu Miu, Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, Yeezy, Michael Kors, Prabal Gurung, Christian Dior, Fendi, and Tommy Hilfiger among others. She has appeared in advertisements for Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, and Chanel. Adesuwa's break out video "Spring in Harlem" debuted on LOVE.com and was written up by Forbes.

Videography Year Title Artist Role 2011 "Bonfire" Childish Gambino Camper 2012 "Heartbeat" Childish Gambino Girlfriend 2016 "Woman" Diana Gordon Model2020"Dangerous Love"Tiwa SavageVideocaller

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University of Maryland, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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OkayAfrica 100 Women

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Who is Adesuwa Aighewi?

American fashion model and filmmaker

When was Adesuwa Aighewi born?

Adesuwa Aighewi was born on 22 April 1992 in Minneapolis.

What is Adesuwa Aighewi's occupation?

Adesuwa Aighewi is a model, filmmaker and film director.

What nationality is Adesuwa Aighewi?

Adesuwa Aighewi is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adesuwa Aighewi

· Wikidata: Q55080910

· DBpedia: Adesuwa Aighewi

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