Comments on: West Africa’s Next Top Model set for Lagos, Abuja & Port-Harcourt Scouting

By: lexc

lexc — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:22:53 +0000

it can’t be africa next top model, cos africa is too friggin big…..criously..i know u wanna say america is big also..but try and compare the populations…it would just be a really long process if it was the whole of africa……go nigeria!!!!!

By: Bridget0ti

Bridget0ti — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:30:14 +0000

Well first Africa has many tribes which I believe leaves no where but down. How can we as a people say we are Africans and yet we see difference with ppl from our own country. Its 2009! We are the new generation, really especially for those raised in America and europe, they stress out to not be racist or prejudice. And that title WEST Africa is just another way to group people and leave other ppl out. That’s why Africa sucks in everything. Sorry to say it. We do bc we always see that we must seperate from one another. So when u say West Africa that does not include, the South, The north or the East. Unfair! And if we dis get regions of Modeling competition, this person will be East African, West, etc. While an outsider can’t even tell the differences b/t us tribes. There like, “Umm arent yall from the same place? Ur black? right so what’s the difference? other than religion.” And that makes me laugh bc they are right.
Even when i told my mom that I wanna open a restaurant, she found it hard to believe. So I asked her what’s wrong and she said, “Well the thing is Africans are ethnic people they do not like to work with one another. Its mines, mines and mines. Look at the policics. If we worked well together we would have many stores that are titled African, go there and see Enjera, Chapati, Malt, couscous and other foods from all over Africa. But we dont. People use that name Africa as if we are united, but we are not. It 2009, and all this new modernization should start doing big like other white nations who dont see differences if u come from East Europe or West Europe, bc most of the times blacks dont know what area of Europe whites come form if they all look alike. thanx.

By: Ladi

Ladi — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:14:59 +0000

When Tyra says ‘America’ she means the country, USA…Africa is a continent with over 50 countries….There’s British next top model not European for example…..

Africa is too big and diverse to be lumped together. I’ll rather Nigeria’s next top model instead of West Africa’s self.

By: Bola

Bola — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:06:53 +0000

I also wonder why. I cant think of a logical excuse as to why they wouldn’t.
All these little, little divisions that seem like no big deal, end up creting rifts btw Africans.
Let there be one United Africa!

By: BridgetOti

BridgetOti — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:00:22 +0000

why is it West Africa?
cant it be Africa? so everyone has a try on it?
u dont heard tyra saying South America’s next Top…
or North or East
just say Africa..but whatever. It will come up one day

By: jennietobbie

jennietobbie — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:06:20 +0000

You wanna be on top…nah nah nah nah

I wish I were in Nigeria now….mtchewwwwwwwwwwwwww

By: helen

helen — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:24:50 +0000

OLUCHI is not an AKATA… and she will never be one. she is from
black Africa and 100% nigeria.

By: Gosh

Gosh — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:38:36 +0000

Does American idol scout in every state? People go to the nearest casting call, right? The same applies here.

By: ladi

ladi — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:32:59 +0000

But we’ve not heard or read on the ‘news’ just Nigerian and New York casting.

There are also 15 other countries in West Africa. Will they scout in all or at lest 50% of the countries?

By: tayo

tayo — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:36:39 +0000

She is lovely with the head rolling. its her style.

By: kikelomo

kikelomo — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:35:10 +0000

Scouting has been done in other WEST African countries… wake up people

By: BOLA

BOLA — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:20:27 +0000

I’m actually quite surprise (or not!) that it says ‘West Africa’s Next Top model’ and the casting calls are taking place in ONLY Nigeria. I’d love to think that there are other countries e.g. Ghana in West Africa.
Its a GRETA opportunity though for West Africans, so I hope all aspiring models seize this opportunity!

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:01:03 +0000

Check out Making of a Supermodel Nigeria on http://www.modelsearchnigeria.com/
Auditions are free and winner gets 1million Naira, a car and modeling contract with D1 Model Management London…..

By: GeekGirl

GeekGirl — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:56:13 +0000

i thought she was sounding 9ja now…she doesnt have an american accent at all..at least me i cant hear it

By: peter

peter — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:14:29 +0000

why do plp always hve negative comment about things?.omg.she has a accent .she should force one out now.na wa sha .my girl nothing do u…,u need dem haters to run a non profit organization…

By: patricia

patricia — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:32:12 +0000

wao! u go girl! very very nice!

By: randommer

randommer — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:42:36 +0000

wow i expected better, oluchi should have forced a naija accent and enough with the head rolls

By: ladi

ladi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:23:18 +0000

When will they go to other West African countries?

By: istidele

istidele — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:06:47 +0000

Ghana must go gele...... check