TORY411: Jul 28, 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Oluchi, Kate, Venantia, Kaone and Now You!!!! - MNET begins scouting for the next Face of Africa

Face of Africa 1998 - Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi

Face of Africa 2005 Kaone Kario

Face of Africa 2006 - Venantia Otto

Face of Africa 2008 - Kate Menson

The competition that revolutionized the concept of modelling in Africa is back! MNet’s Face of Africa has started scouting for the next African supermodel.

Hopefuls should be aged between 17 and 24, have a minimum height of 1.72m, a maximum hip measurement of 96cm and should not have an existing modelling contract. Entry forms are available via www.mnetafrica.com. The deadline is August 28, 2009. The prize is $50,000 in cash from M-Net and a modelling contract with Oluchi’s SA-based modelling agency O Model Africa.

Past Face of Africa winners have enjoyed varying degrees of success - Oluchi is the gold standard of Face of Africa success while recent winners such as Kaone Kairo, Venantia Otto and Kate Menson are have ongoing success in Africa particularly in South Africa. Earlier winners such as Benvinda Mudenge and Ramatoulaye Diallo have left the fashion world to pursue other interests.

For the 2010 competition, after the entry deadline, scouts will hit the road in 14 countries; Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe - to evaluate the most promising of the online entrants. This process wil be filmed for a 14 episode Face of Africa TV series.
Those selected will then head to Model Boot Camp during which time the Top 10 finalists will be chosen.
The Top 10 will then head into the M-Net Face of Africa 2010 Finale which is being held in Nigeria for the first time.

written by bella of bellanaija.com

via bellanaija.com

Usain bolt does it again in 9.7 at the Aviva London Grand Prix 2009 - M-100m Final

WOOOOOOOW!! THIS DUDE IS OUT OF THIS WORLD. WATCH FOR YOURSELF......

Koko Masion, Rita blowing grammar (HYSTERICAL!!!)

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THIS IS ONE OF THE GIRLS ON THE KOKOMANSION NIGERIAN REALITY TV SHOW. THIS CLIP IS HILARIOUS LOL, ENOUGH SAID CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF.

The L.A. Times discloses the details regarding up and coming hiphop star Drake’s record deal.

Under the unusually lucrative agreement he struck with Aspire/Young Money/Cash Money Records distributed through Universal, Drake received a $2-million advance. He retains the publishing rights to his songs and cedes only around 25% of his music sales revenues to the label as a “distribution fee,” his managers said. By contrast, the overwhelming majority of new artists sign financially restrictive “360 deals” that sap their touring and merchandise income and offer much more restrictive profit-sharing.

“The record company doesn’t have any ownership of Drake,” Bryant said. “The label does not have participation on profits. They don’t have ownership of his masters. We control his entire career. Those deals don’t happen anymore.”

There hasn’t been an upcoming artist with such a big buzz since 50 Cents debut in 2003. Drake has sold out concerts from his So Far So Gone Mixtape. The leading single “Best I Ever Had” has been receiving more then 1300 spins on radio, and has sold 600,000 digital downloads. He’s been featured on records with Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna and Fabolous. He’s currently working on his debut album “ Thank Me Later” and will embark a 22-city tour starting July 27th with Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and Soulja Boy in “Young Money Presents: America’s Most Wanted Music Festival”.

Drakes manager, Cortez Bryant teamed with firm Hip Hop Since 1978 whose marketing has resulted in first week releases of 1 million copies sold in Kayne West’s “Graduation”and Lil Wayne’s “The Carter III”.

Could Drake be the next artist to sell 1 million copies with all the hype he has generated?

via thisis50.com