Run by Le Reve Events, the annual
MMR celebration, which has been
running since 2011 fuses the best of fashion and music in Africa, bringing
together some of Africa’s finest creative artists and showcasing their talents
to a huge audience.
The Rising Icon and Face of MMR
competitions are run by the MMR Foundation, a charitable foundation which aims
to support and empower emerging talent across the arts through the provision of
grants for young entrepreneurs and models, giving them more opportunities to
break into this very challenging market.
The Rising Icon competition gives
emerging designers from Nigeria the opportunity to showcase their talents in a
way that can benefit their careers by providing them with extra exposure and
support.
First launched in 2013, with the
help of sponsors Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, a grant of 3 million naira was
given to the winner OlakunbiOyelese, the Creative Director of fashion label
April by Kunbi.
Last year, OgochukwuAkabogu, the
Creative Director of the brand Lines by Chaab won the competition. Ogochukwu
received an all-expense sponsored trip to New York for an internship with a
fashion house to gain further experience abroad.
“Winning the MMR RisingIcon competition gave me an
indescribable experience, my status as a fashion designer has taken on a whole
different and better level, the number of clients I've gotten since I won has
escalated,the publicity has been awesome and the internship in New Yorkis truly
a great initiative, I can't wait to put all my experience to good use on
getting back to Nigeria. Thank you MMR for giving young fashion designers like
myself the opportunity to pursue my career in the fashion industry whole
heartedly”
To enter the MMR Rising Icon
competition, please follow the instructions below:
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Send your application to risingicon@musicmeetsrunway.com
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Attach at least 5 professional photos
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Attach a mini biography of yourself and your
brand.
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The deadline for all applications is 30th of November 2015
For the Face of MMR competition,
the team scouts for a model through a public appeal. Winning the competition
will help that person enhance their modelling career by becoming an MMR
ambassador.
2012’s Face of MMR winner Nkem
Okafor was the main model for all of the MMR 2013 campaign images, and the MMR
Foundation sponsored her trip to the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week South Africa.
‘When I heard my name announced
on stage, and all I thought was all my hard work and dedication has finally
paid off. I tried not to cry but I did privately. Till today, this has been the
best experience of my life. After the show, I did loads of interviews; my name
and face were all around the country on billboards, blogs, magazines etc. My
career skyrocketed; I was being called for shows everywhere, got booked for
look books and several magazines.My career and my entire life changed after
winning The Face of MMR, this gave me validation that I was in the right path
with my career and this motivated me further to do more.Thank you MMR for believing in a small town girl and changing my life, I
will be forever grateful’
Last year, Nneka ‘Nikki’ Anyansi
became the Face of MMR 2014. Nikki featured in all the MMR Africa campaign
images. Since then, she has emerged as one of the top models in Nigeria.
If you would like to be the face
of MMR, the team is searching for a male or
female model with striking features between the ages of 16 and 25 who believe
they have what it takes to be an ambassador for MMR.
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Attach three professional photos of yourself
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Include a short bio about you
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Tell us why you want to be the #FACEOFMMR2015
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Send your entry to faceofmmr@musicmeetsrunway.com
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The deadline for all applications is 30th of November 2015
Jennifer Olize,
Founder and Creative Director of MMR, said: “Becoming the face of MMR
can be a real jump start for a career in modelling. Modelling is very
competitive, but entering our face of MMR competition can give you the head
start you need. We can’t wait to see all the entries for the competition.”
For more information about Music Meets Runway,
please see the website - www.musicmeetsrunway.com
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