Ibidun Ituah-Ighodalo & Genevieve Nnaji feted at Encomium Magazine’s 2011 Black & White Ball
Posted on Thursday, March 31st, 2011 at 12:05 AMBy BellaNaija.com
Encomium Magazine, a weekly Nigerian tabloid publication recently held its annual Black & White Ball. The event was an opportunity for the magazine to hand out awards to celebrities and socialites who had been chosen as the “Most Stylish” stars by Encomium readers and an in-house panel. Winners included Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji; entrepreneur Akin Ariyo of Open Hands Lighting Company; Hair stylist/entrepreneur Ugo of Makeme Salon, Ibidun Ituah-Ighodalo of Elizabeth R and Betty Irabor of Genevieve Magazine. The event ended with a fashion show featuring various designers showcasing pieces made using Da Viva fabric.
Check out photos below.
Ituah & Ibidun Ighodalo
Genevieve Nnaji
Red Carpet
Dayo D1 Adeneye
Dayo and Caroline Adeneye
Yvonne Vixen Ekwere
Sasha
Basorge Tariah Jnr
Tewa Onasanya
Goldie
Femi Adeyinka
Fragrance
Ishioma Onyeabo
Empress Njamah
Adaora Ukoh
Kenny St Brown
Oby Edozien
Ego
Helen Paul
Kunle Afolayan
Abimbola Fashola
Sunny Neji
Alariwo of Africa
Dayo Ephraim
Eni Lise Balogun
Ruby Dabbour
Kenny Ogungbe with his wife
Ara
Genevieve Nnaji
Ndidi Obioha & Genevieve Nnaji
Tags: Encomium Magazine
is empress njamah for real?see what Riri has caused now
got so much to say…. lil time
… and its not so bad oh?
Goldie how much poppin must u do, b4 u realise that ur boobs are out..Empress arrrrggggghhhhhhhhh I got a headache just looking at ur red hair coupled wit ur very bright red lipstick….come on, didn’t u check mirror b4 u commot house…And Mrs. Rukky Dabur looks like she reminiscing on her prom night, and dat tattoo on her arm, im get as im be oh
laughing out loud@” I got a headache just looking at ur red hair coupled with ur bright red lipstick.”
The popping was just a little bit elm, over the top (lol, get it?! over the top! hehehe I crack myself up) Anyway thats what happens when you buy a corset dress two sizes smaller. Genny looks elegant pour toujour!
Some of the men may have mis-understood the IV, black-tie event = formal not caftan/kaftan with pams. Hey, it all depends on how you feel because this is Africa. Viva Africa, viva!
as in sumbodi tell goldie oh… nofin left inside that dress! she displayed everything finish!
hmmmmmmm
Lovely event…
yepeeeee! 1st to comment.
You dint type fast enough…
If wishes were horses Marian, even beggars wld ride…….
summary of dat is, NO u rnt first, nor second, neither third!. Better luck next time
Bukky u knw exactly watz on mi mind……………..
Rihanna is to blame for this red hair buffoonery!
Now everyone and their mama is rocking a hideous red wig…Mstchew
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SANTIAGO.
^^…..Empress are you 4months pregnant?…..Lady Ruby are thoz basketballs on ur chest?? Sweet Genevieve, luv ur style gurl…keep it trendy and simple!. . .Woma Ara, dat hair of urs reminds me of the Rapunzel story!!…..ds days evry1 wants to put on a boob tube top….fine!!! but plzzzz look for your size!!……..Anyways, Nice event, cool guests, lovely outfits…classy!!
ok o nice event comment later genny looking fab
A few ladies rocked the red carpet including Genevieve, many of the older women, and most of the chicks who wore white, however:
Does that chick really call herself Fragrance? Fragrance? Really? No other name in the world? It had to be fragrance? SMH.
The bust of Goldie’s dress is too tight; I can hear her ta-tas singing “You got me begging you for mercy/why won’t you release me?”
Ruby Dabour…yes, it’s a ball but must you display the entirety of your own set?
Empress Njamah..LO-freaking-L. What the deuce? What is on your head and your lips?
Ara: Umm, boo…put down the bedazzler.
Empress why?
did some people like kunle afolayan not hear it was a ball????what’s with the pam sandals na? the guy fall my hand ooo….i hate criticizing peeps but that one was unavoidable!!!!
That backdrop is horrendous!!! Did anyone else notice it falling off the frame? Please fire the event planner.
the girl in the last picture was the best dressed imo…x
ohhhhh..gene always represent n always beau-ti-ful and classy…..i dont know y some people like copying negativ fashionlike ara,empress and de seriosly?fragance gurl…..i’ll just leave bc if i start to condemn pips like goldie n her dress, i’ll stay here forever”””huge hisss”””””’bye
Empress…three words for you – Blood of Jesus
Ruby Dabbour…na ur wedding?
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This black carpet is quite..something. The girl tagged “Fragrance”, even if that’s just a stage name, FAIL. Oh and I always find myself wondering how long it takes Dayo Ephraim to get in and out of his trousers/jeans. So darn skinny.
Even though Some people goofed big time, some people brought their A game to the red carpet. All in all I am sure they had fun.
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wat is all this craziness tho??? wat the hell is empress njamah doing??? as in u came out of your house looking like a clown? and u tot u was hot…hia sista plz u need to stop this nonsense everything was a fail….if u wanna b a celeb i suggest u go all out..and stop this mediocrity…ara or wat..this is not a constume part….it is a ball…it aint no fairly tail either…stick to more practical things…asa u cant dress to save ur life..established fact…u say u have a clothing line…havnt seen a reasonable piece yet…PROPS TO GENNY STILL!…goldie..plix if u wanna rock that kinda dress take care of the hair….that hair is not working wat was dt? no brushing no nothing hia sista take note..some of the shoes i see here sef…wdh?!?!?! ahhhhh yall need to stop this…hire a stylist or better styll dont come to the event if u have nothing good…my eyes are burning from the rubbish…Empress if u wanna make a comeback hire a publicist and they’ll help u out from ther stop styling urself..pleace u look like a clown! PLZZZZZ
Treasure and Tracy Daniels are cute, but WRONG OUTFIT.
Empress Njamah is sooooooo wrong from head to toe! is it every style that is meant for everybody? leave it for Rihanna, BIKO NU!!!!
anyway….Genevieve looked cute….just wasn’t feeling the ruffles as much though. black and white ball….okay. year after year it always looks sorta tacky to me and the backdrop is like newspaper or something? na wa! but its just another event for the Lagos socialites. lol
and why so much BOOB CLEAVAGE?! its too much. some ladies need to tone it down.
other than that, THANKS BELLA!
and Goldie….sorry, Beyonce already rocked that dress years ago. lol
Whaaat in the world does Goldie have on?!! Like really?
And I see everyone wants to be Rihanna, errm Empress Njamah…Na wa!!
Apart from Genny Nnaji and one or two other people, The rest of these peeps haven’t heard the saying- THAT IT ZIPS DOES NOT MEAN IT FITS.
Empress and her Red hair attended the event, Poor thing, She looks like a tree on Fire. Glodie, That outfit is soo 1982 Oscars , Get rid of it and a powder that matches skin tone can work. Dayo, That Jacket is Ladies and not Unisex Hun…Mwah, love you doe.
I Really dont understand empress
Na una sabi, what’s all this Genenvieve crusade? with the feathers on the neck of that dress, should she have added that bold belt? just asking.
I concur 100%
my very thots exactly have being put down by fellow readers….. empress,goldie,ara,all those white dresses..arrrgh!
unto the next one please!
I’m loving Genny babe and Adaora…perfect for the occasion!
I can see LaSenza has a PR and Sales opportunity in Lagos….via a two-day workshop titled ‘What size are your breasts?’ !
why did rubby wear her wedding dress????
@Ishioma, I can only see the bee hive not your face,lol. Genny looks pretty classy, feathers or no feathers,big belt or no big belt. @Oby Edozien, WTF are you wearing???!!! So many tacky dresses and some really nice ones. At least I got an idea for a dress design now. Thanks Bella.
empress looked wrong with that hair and tummy. i still think Helen Paul needs a personal stylist. that dress dint work for me..X_X
I waaaaaaanttttt Gennyyyyyy’sssss shooooooeeeeeesssssss!!!! This girl must have a shoe fetish. Like waaaaattt????!!!!
Still wondering why black people like to dey copy Oyinbo style…and the bad thing be say,dey aint getting it right….PSSHEW
Empress, are you kidding me with that hair???
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IS ruby daburr getting wedded or something, id ont understand !!! ouch
Ego, you need to meet with flawless makeup for facials….that face is not looking good atall !! Naaaah
the perfectest for me is yvonne vixen. miss gene next, then my bros Dayo “D1″…
empress, i wanna press ma hand on your head and yank off that red rag. haba, dayo… #nuffsaid
genny rocks, @chi, you were asking of the belt, i think it accentuates her waistline, stop criticising unjustly
Sweetheart, you failed to anwer my question which is, should she have worn that bold belt with the feathers on the neck of the dress? I think not.There are rules for accessorizing. Mwuah!
empress is our very own riri…yall sud stop hatn..hehe.lol…na who b ruby dabur?is is dat high school babe?laff..:-) gene is da bom mehn…she alwayz doin it classy, i like!!!
all this our so called celebs always disappoint me please what the hell was d1′s wife wearing?spice girls shoes?there’s no difference btw regular pple dressing to go clubbing or to the church and all these, isn’t it suppose to be a red carpet event?y cant we just make an effort kia d only person that tried a bit is genny and goldie at lest her dress had red carpet wow about it.kia
Genny’s dress is by Kinabuti.
Genny come on now that belt on that dress is such a no no. But think she still managed to look the best in this pictures. Talk about the one eyed man in the kingdom of the blind.
you just spoke my mind………………
From where do I start? D1 Adeneye looks nice but his wife? From the dress to the shoes to the Jacket abi na coat to the hair. Pls you do need to consult whoever when going for occassions like this!! You cant just throw on anything that catches your eyes…
Yvonne Vixen Ekwere as usual looks nice….not overboard. just nice and simple…girl knows how it’s done!!!
Sasha I aint feeling…looks like she took a simple tube dress and tried to re-create frankeinstein….that waterproof thing on her neck is distracting me so bad, I gotta scroll down!
Basorge Tariah Jnr..RESPECT!!
Tewa Onasanya, I know the look you were going for but sadly, you fell short…and makes you come off looking rough and untidy…like you just got off a bike!
Goldie, Goldie, Goldie, how many times did I call? I have never been a fan of this style of dresses where you add a train to a nice simple knee-length dress and to top it, you are wearing this bra that forces even a-cups to stand at attention. Tacky, Tacky, Tacky.
Fragrance…Abeg, No comment! Some peeps take this dress code thing too serious…Black and white ball abi? ROFL hard! Okay, let me get up!
Ishioma Onyeabo…I liked everything until I got to the shoes….somehow, I don’t like- Now I’m not saying it’s not nice- don’t grt me wrong her…but I can’t put my finger on what I dont like here.
Empress Njamah…Nice dress, Nice shoes, THE END. What I love best about this girl her is she turns up to events all smiles, with the knowledge that YES!!! I have done it again. YES EMPRESS, YOU DONE DID IT. The hair, the red eye shadow…This girl will NEVER GET IT RIGHT, and she knows!!
Adaora Ukoh…Simple and nice looking, but must you always show off your cleavage?
Kenny St. Brown…knowing your history in the past with the fashion police, I turn my eyes away because you don’t look harassed this time…
Oby Edozien…same same, nothing new…………
I will be back!
@chi , thanks i thought exactly thesame oh. LOL…Bella Naija is slowly turning into old naijarules before the scales fell off their eyes…genevieve maids…wrong combination with a bold statement on the neck, then she added that bold belt and a shoe that dosent fit??? big hiss…..
is it me or isnt the overall look of the males way better than the females, well empress u bright oh, i couldnt see past the red hair, u go girl that requires a copious amount of guts and attitude.
Nawaooooo!! Na who send Empress Njamah!!
Empress – free Rihanna…
empress empress empress but why?
There is nothing wrong with the belt. It accentuated her waist and without the belt that would have been a flowing gown that would have hid her great figure.
lol@ Chichi na ogunu calabar send empress lmaoooooooooooooooooo
ok red carpet and men in Nigeria is becoming so cruel and an eye sore if they do not stop now maybe i would blame organizers of events or what do u all think when you put the event with its value and make sure dresses people to this event are very strict ok just imagine what people wore to AMAA nonsense and rubbish red carpet eye sore only a few men here pulled the super star struck red carpet look and 20% ladies rather bad to say but more paparazzi and education on what to wear on the red-carpet must be on the front line by all fashion blogger so that they would learn
Looks to me there is a market niche for spanx in Nigeria. Every woman no matter ur size should own one if u are goin to wear a fitted dress. Even models wear them.Haba!!!!!!!!!
GENNY did it for me again best dressed.seriously whats with the RED hair empress,sasha pls donot combine both again not in this era.
Ahhhhhh… some of dis pple need to be flogged!
common genevieve no offence but it wasnt a semi nude scene,wheres ur bra???
the females, on average, dresses quite poorly. I mean, what on earth is “Ara” rocking???? Empress, I seriously have nothing to say, uve left me stumped
YEPA!
WE NEED TO START FLOGGING THESE PEOPLE WITH KOBOKO!
X_x
Dayo’s tux is spot on, and his wife Caroline looks like a sweet heart (but while i’m no expert in ladies fashion, I think his Caroline’s shoes are a misguided decision)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq0KQanIh_0
As a woman I can tell you that that choice IS very misguided. See as the shoes just dey chunky like agege bread.She should have gone for a more svelte, sophisticated shoe.
Genny’s shoes are plain wrong!
D1 needs to hem/clip his pants appropriately when next he dorns a black tie.
empress….its a no no no for me nd gene u go gal…..i like d shoes!
OMG…where to start from??
Mrs Adeneye, we are now in 2011, no longer in 1992. pls dress to suit the decade ur in. and whoever advised u to wear those shoes is ur worst enemy.
Fragrance (really) this is not ur high skool prom.
Empress… i av one word for u “body Magic”. the hair and lips issue have been (rightfully) over flogged so i’ll jst stay quiet.
that babe standing behind ara in the blonde full fringe weave… its not by force to attend these events. if u dont av anything good to wear or ur having a horible hair day, please stay at home.
kenny saint brown aka morticia adams… well youve never been the best of dressers and u didnt disappoint. but for posterity sake, the fact that its a Black and White ball doesnt mean u av to be attired entirely in black from head to toe!
I blame empress njamahz friends! Dey r mean! Aw cn dey allow ha leav d house like dt! Smh
This is not Rehab for weirdos and the confused,why did the guards let Empress inside? Genevieve Nnaji looks stunning as usual
hmmm, Lord have mercy, all the clocks in my house just stopped working. Fashion disaster everywhere even My Genny misbehaved with the ruffles.
Empress hire a stylist ASAP! WTF?!? Mrs D1, u need not lift ur dress to show us ur shoes, they just don’t go together. Jeez!
Empress wetin happen?
i concor d belt was k…n if d shoes were dat bad she wnt b able to walk in it..sooooo
OMG this Empress of a person, the hair, the belly – all in one, oh there are soo many gals that thought they dress to kill but alas, I can’t even give a second look,,,,aay Naija chicks are really trying too hard,,,heheee,,
And oh, Oby’s dress is such a dissapointment,,,,,,duhhh
GENNY, classy as usual, love the dress the shoes, oh everything,,,,
@MeeT there’s everything wrong with THIS PARTICULAR BELT. A slimmer and less bold belt would have sufficed.
The lady at the end ….her dress looks really hot …i want that !
The very last dress………… not half bad!!.. And Gene…beautiful….
As for Empress, Ara and the other heavy miss(es)………. Evrytn has been said, so i’mma just sit back and pray for u….
Genevive always knows how 2 step out on d red carpet. Genny u ar born a star ride on
Helen paul look cute. Ego i dnt feel ur hair u would ve parked it stylishly
My best! Dayo Ephraim & D chick in pix 37 with the short white gown with studs…..me lovey!
Genevieve looks astonishing!
scary when we try to copy and den get it all wrong….simplicity is the key! loving yvonne best
Femi HAWT! hAWTER: hAWTEST
Never in my life have i seen a gross disrespect of the colours black and white! Chanel will be furious!
Can’t people be creative in deciding what to wear to a themed event? Gosh! Tacky, tacky, tacky..
Genny managed to look very nice compared to the others,but combining the big bold belt with the feathers one her neck was too much! if she needed to accentuate her waist, a simple slim belt would av done the magic without making it look wrong.
Mrs Ighodalo is simply GORGEOUS. They both make a handsome couple. Genny looks beautiful.
Genevieve, Helen Paul, Edozien, Ekwere … big ups girls! Gene and Helen Paul top things for me. Genny for her class and style, Helen Paul for her lovely outfit and bright countenance, that wonderful smile just made my day – keep it up girl!
na wa for empress oh! if she really wanted to rock dat hair, she shuld av bleach her skin.lol. ruby luks rilly nice abeg, d gown is gorgeous and gennyz belt is ok on d dress jo.