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EAST AFRICA KIDS FASHION MAGAZINE
East Africa kids
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I AM GORGEOUS NO MATTER WHAT
E s t a b l i s h e d I n 2 0 1 9. E a s t A f r i c a K i d s F a s h i o n magazine is the biggest fashion magazine that gives parents and kids a unique taste of art, music and fashion
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Contents
From The Director .......................................................................... 3 Fashion Rays ............................................................................... 4 Little Miss World Kenya ................................................................. 5 Tinny Mister World Kenya ............................................................ 6 Tinny Miss World Kenya ............................................................... 7 Mini Mister World Kenya ............................................................. 8 Mini Miss World Kenya .................................................................. 9 Little Miss World Kenya ................................................................ 11 Teen Mister World Kenya 2018 - 2019 ..................................... 12 Teen Miss World Kenya 2018 - 2019 ......................................... 13 Kids And Fashion Industry .......................................................... 14 , 17 Kampala Fashion Week .............................................................. 18 Skin Colour Campaign .............................................................. 20 Afrikeseri Headwrap Kenya ...................................................... 21 The Team .......................................................................................... 23
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From The Director. PASKALINE JEBET
Some years back in my home, I used to go through magazines and gazettes
and it deeply bothered me how these girls all dolled up and dressed up end up in one. A was there asking my mom if I could wear a trouser…Woah! That was a very big deal.I prayed silently, sketched and created ‘Art’ out of the beads and my class eight success cards to make a frame of pictures. I sold a couple though but I didn’t know that was art that I now do,I felt deep down that one day I will be in the gazette or magazine and right at the middle of it, this happened in 2014 after doing my first high fashion show with Ajuma Nasenyana. ‘Heighting’ isn’t an English word but a word I created for myself, Fashion wasn’t an option to run to or runway per say but my height came with nothing to run away from. My aunt once said in my form four thanks giving day, ‘This girl is a kids person, my daughters and every other kid from church follow her everywhere, play with them and now they all look up to her’. Since that day it sank to me that you can be anything you set your mind to whatever thoughts you create of you are deep and somehow the universe feels it too. You attract what you feel and nature can bend to your will in its time. I look back and all have become as a director East Africa Kids Fashion Week, East Africa Kids Fashion Magazine, a high fashion model, runway coach, artiste and salsa dancer wasn’t just a by the way thing, it’s been there, all I had to do was look deep into it and not fear going through them. There’s always something big on the other side of fear. I was always afraid of people saying ‘Who does she think she is’ but now I have the courage to stand and say “this is who I am” ~ oprah winfrey
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Fashion Rays W
e all love a little touch of something different, and a sense of uniqueness that possess boldness and delicacy at the same time. East Africa kids fashion week models had a
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LITTLE MISS WORLD TYRA ANGEL Tyra Angel is 13 years old, she has an elder brother and she’s a Candidate at Shani School in Lovington. Tyra loves modelling, dancing, singing and swimming and she’s also a good ice skater. She also does community service mostly visiting children’s home, visiting the elderly, cooking and sharing food with the street kids, sharing clothes especially during winter with the street kids and she’s a Sunday school volunteer at Parklands Baptist Church. Tyra has participated in high fashion during the Kenya Fashion Week, she also
won the National Festival of Arts, Culture and Fashion - Little Miss and Mister World Kenya overall winner in the category of Little Miss World Kenya (9 -12 years) in 2017 where she secured a slot to represent Kenya in the international stage the following year. The following year in 2018during the International Children Festival of Arts, Culture and Fashion - Little Miss and Mister United World, Tyra shocked
the whole World when she was crowned the overall winner becoming the first ever Kenyan to attain a Grand Prix. Tyra’s victory was courtesy of wins in the categories of the Golden Laurel Winner which she performed her song Tabasamu and the Fashion Star after her outstanding showcases. She was awarded 500€, a diploma, gold and silver crowns, trophies among other prizes. Tyra’s slogan ‘everyone is gorgeous no matter what’ is to motivate children who are discriminated by their skin complexion, background and other physical or mental features. She believes that it’s not about their skin
color, what matters is their inner soul and it’s not about where we come from, what matters is who we are. Everyone should appreciate and embrace themselves the way they were created. Her ambition is to become a lawyer who advocates for children’s rights since most children are abandoned and neglected, many parents are busy and many children lack mentors which results to children lose direction. Tyra was appointed the ambassador Little Miss and Mister World Kenya by the governing body.
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T I N Y M I S T E R W O R L D K E N YA
ELPHAS BALAKA Five year old Elphas Balaka is the reigning Tiny Mister World Kenya. Eli as he is popularly known loves and enjoys riding bicycle, he’s a very gifted swimmer and a gymnast. He spends his free time performing flips and splits, he is also interested in playing football and modelling. Eli never misses church service on Sundays, he is always the first to wake up every Sunday. His favorite food is chapatti and he loves helping his mother roll chapatti doughs. He has a very reserved nature which makes him find calmness in spending time with new born, but he is also very friendly and he loves hanging out with his friends at birthday parties.
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TINY MISS WORLD KENYA
CLARA MERESO Clara Mereso is a five year old class 2 Pre-Primary pupil and she’s the reigning Tiny Miss World Kenya.She
has in the past won the Miss Peace title twice consecutive winning the first one at only the age of two which was just the beginning of her already decorated modelling journey. Clara is very outgoing and she challenges what she feels she deserves. That attitude has really helped her become confident thus securing platforms to perform at major events like the Churchill Show and featuring in a commercial advert. Clara loves singing and dancing, America/Britain Got Talent are her favorite TV shows and a glass of warm milk and ugali is her favorite meal. She is a fashion enthusiasm already and she’s keen on her dress code her dream is to become one of the greatest musicians and designers on the globe.
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M I N I M I S T E R W O R L D K E N YA
BARLY ROBERTS Salome Auma Ouma gave birth to Barly Roberts on 26th October 2011 at New Nyanza Provincial Hospital. Barly is a second grade pupil at Kings and Queens Primary School. Barly is into fashion and modelling and he has won three titles already, Tiny Mister Vihiga County, Little Mister Kisumu County and Mini Mister World Kenya respectively. His hobbies include dancing and socializing, and his ambition is to become a pilot.
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M I N I M I SSS W O R L D K E N YA
MELLISA
MELLISA Mellisa is a fun loving 7 year old girl whose hobbies include modelling, swimming and ballet. She is currently in grade 2 and she loves God and enjoys going to Sunday school. Melissa is the reigning Mini Miss World Kenya and she has also previously won Little Miss Environment Nakuru 2018, Little Miss Kenya Nakuru 2017/2018 and Miss Lions Nursery 2017 respectively. In March 2018, she was appointed WEEE center E-Waste Good will Ambassador owing to her initiative and effort in creating awareness and collecting E-Waste. She has covered several schools in Nakuru County where she has managed to create awareness on E-Waste. In June 2018, she won the Green Kid Award, Individual Category and was awarded a certificate and Trophy. So far she has collected 207kg of E-waste that she has delivered to the WEEE Centre for safe disposal. On October 13th 2018 she was invited to the WEEE Centre to inaugurate the International E-Waste Day where she was the chief guest.
Her runway fashion modeling and E-waste journey has been covered by various media houses including BBC, The Nation Newspaper, the Standard Newspaper, Kameme TV, The People Daily and various online news channels. Mellisa would love to be a doctor but also aspires to be a Fashion/Runway/Commercial Model and a world famous environmental ambassador. Her role models are Professor Wangari Maathai and Diva Davanna from U.S.A.
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M I N I M I S T E R W O R L D K E N YA
EVERETTE GEORGE SHANE. Everette George Shane was born on 13th June 2009 . Everette is a grade four pupil at St.Peters Cape View School in Homabay County. Everette has always loved being fashionable and well dressed since he was one year old. Everette has participated in one major pageant the National Festival of Arts, Culture and Fashion – Little Miss and Mister World Kenya in 2018 in which he emerged overall winner in the category of Little Mister World Kenya. He has also participated in Vihiga Fashion Contest in which he emerged fourth. In August 2018, he also participated in the Little Mister and Miss Kisumu County which he emerged second runners-up and Mister Popularity and he received a standing ovation for his ‘Black Panther’ super hero costume from the First Lady of Kisumu County Everette together with his grandparents have planted a family forest of about 50 trees. He is currently working with a mentor on a disability project ‘Light A Smile for Differently Abled Kids’ he raises awareness on rights of children with disability and conducts outreach visits to share with such needy kids.
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LITTLE MISS WORLD KENYA
TIFFANY FAVOUR MKAWALE Tiffany Favour Mkawale is nine years old and she’s currently a pupil at Migosi Adventist stardom k. On Sunday 16th December 2018, Tiffany was among the contestants featured in February edition of a kids fashion magazine based in U.S.A - Young ‘N’ Style as one of School in Kisumu County. She’s took part in the National the top models in the globe. She is the last child in a close-knit family of five. Right from the time she was three years, she expressed interest in modelling and fashion. she emerged overall winner in the category of Little Miss World Kenya (Age category 9 - 12 years). she won the living room’s aisle as the runway. agencies or institutionsweren’t Besidesmodelling, Tiffany loves nearby and it was until the month of June in 2018 when dancing, an act she also showcased during the festivals her mother Viola came across a in the talent segment and modelling academy and immediately enrolled her and that is how her journey to being around her Chihuahua pleasesher. Charityorsocial projects are part of her life,
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TEEN MISTER WORLD KENYA 2018- 2019. Emmanuel Aiken Emmanuel Aiken is15 years old and he is a form one student at Acacia Crest Senior School in Kitengela. He is a very talented dancer and this was Evident during the National Festival of Arts, Culture and Fashion- Little Miss and Mister World Kenya in 2018.
Aiken moves the crowd when he gets on stage and he is confident performing in a multitude audience. He loves socializing and community service, he is also very hardworking and always neat. Aiken intends to pursue piloting and aeronautical engineering upon completion of his high school studies.
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TEEN MISS WORLD KENYA 2018- 2019.
Bilhah Wangari Muthui Bilhah Wangari Muthui was born on 12thNovember 2003atWarMemorial Hospital in Nakuru county, being the firstborn and only child to Mr and Mrs Muthui. She started acting while in school during the Kenya National Music festival’s French Solo Verse to National level finishing secondoverall. Bilhahasleadershipskills which led to her nomination as the first Deputy Head girl since class 6 till classLittle Miss and Mister World Kenya under the category often Miss World Kenya. In the same competition , her act(Poem) won the‘Best Talent’. Kenya National Drama Festivals 7, she became the First Girl when she was in class 4 at School President in class 8. She Lions Primary School in Nakuru contested for Mister & Miss county, she has all along being part of the school’s drama festival team till class 8 reaching National level and Lions School while in class 7and she emerged victorious becoming Miss Lions School that year. Bilha went on two attaining call ups to present for years later to clinch the Miss the president at State House for four consecutive years. While in class 6 she represented Lions Primary at Laiser Hill Academy as a form 1student. She is the current titleholder of the National Festival of Arts, Culture and Fashion.
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kids and the fashion industry
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the changing fashion trends and fast growth of fashion lifestyle, we all want to look fabulous, do a little cloth match make with the kids, pose for a picture, post it on the socila media and get those likes. interesting right, what comes with it is either positive or negative to the parent, and people around and indirectly to the kid. Someone asked Victoria Rubadiri at girlfiends talk “how do we deal with the fact that when one person posts a pic of say, “am selling certain cloths” gets alot of likes and following. Then the other second party posts the same kind of clothing and get most 10 likes? , Second party gets demoralized and feel he? she is loved less. depression follows, same as personal pictures. Depression follows and end up in bad shape and do other extreme ideas that totally destroys his / her life. we all or sometimes get the feel of that story, its about growth, the steps you take one day at a time, the count of the progress is important, the point is, as we develop our kids from being toddlers to being solely grown people, we need to “invest” on them from as early as their talents can be discovered.
pay for that teacher to train them on public speaking, pay that trainer to give her life skills, pay that teacher to teach hi/her any instrument, take your time out of the normal busy day and have a conversation on body reality, don’t wait till he/she is 19 or 20, then they go out of their way to find out themselves, jerk of all trades they say. build that child from the young age, then you will see the difference once she is 20. That is Investment on kids on fashion industry, its the growth, the process, then results.
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KIDS AND THE FASHION INDUSTRY
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KAMPALA
FASHION WEEK
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Skin colour campaign After being bullied by her friends that she is as black as charcoal, her mother intervened and nurtured her talents in fashion, art and music (she released her first song- TABASAMU- after performing it in Greece. she has been advocating against bullying behavior on skin color and negativity towards other people and Only victims can tell the
pain and effects caused by being bullied and dragged on social media venom on colorism. her slogan I AM GORGEOUS NO MATTER WHAT and i AM COOL NO MATTER WHAT has impacted the kids around her so much as it boosts their self-confidence. “mum used to tell me that i should love myself with my skin color and that am gorgeous no matter what, which is
“ I AM COOL NO
MATTER WHAT ”
now my slogan” Tyra Angel no more hiding behind closed doors because of being scared of what other person will say, freedom to walk around confidently without being intimidated only starts from the family as it spreads to the community at large. With the freedom of speech comes consequences, so its until we all joins hands and speak in one voice. STOP COLOUR DISCRIMANATION because indeed WE ARE ALL GORGEOUS NO MATTER AND COOL NO MATTER WHAT.
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EAST AFRICA KIDS FASHION MAGAZINE TEAM DIRECTOR
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