Jumoke Orisaguna was a bread seller in Lagos when she stumbled across a photoshoot between U.K. pop star Tinie Tempah and photographer TY Bello.
Jumoke Orisaguna was a bread seller in Lagos when she stumbled across a photoshoot between U.K. pop star Tinie Tempah and photographer TY Bello.
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She didn't know whether to stay in the shot or not. Eventually, Bello asked to photograph the two of them together.
She didn't know whether to stay in the shot or not. Eventually, Bello asked to photograph the two of them together.
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Bellow says that at the time, "I didn't think I made a great image," but when she posted the photos on social media there was a strong and overwhelming response.
Bellow says that at the time, "I didn't think I made a great image," but when she posted the photos on social media there was a strong and overwhelming response.
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Jumoke has since signed a contract with modeling agency Few, and has gone on to be photographed by Bellow in studio shoots.
Jumoke has since signed a contract with modeling agency Few, and has gone on to be photographed by Bellow in studio shoots.
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The mother of two has been given a scholarship to complete her education, and a bank has offered to fund the education of her five- and one-year-old through to university.
The mother of two has been given a scholarship to complete her education, and a bank has offered to fund the education of her five- and one-year-old through to university.
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The erstwhile bread seller was a hairstylist in a previous life, moving to Lagos when times were hard. When she was selling bread she would earn as little as $1 a day.
The erstwhile bread seller was a hairstylist in a previous life, moving to Lagos when times were hard. When she was selling bread she would earn as little as $1 a day.
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