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Angolan Model Maria Borges tops Forbes Africa Magazine’s List for African Models
Forbes Africa Magazine has released the list for the top African models for 2013 and topping that list is Angolan born model Maria Borges.
With appearances on the runway for designers such as Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs, Maria has been dubbed the most wanted African runway model of 2013.
With Maria at the top, the other African models that came close to snatching the title for number 1 include Ajak Deng from Sudan, Grace Bol from Sudan, Candice Swanepoel of South Africa, Liya Kebede of Ethiopia, Katryn Kruger of South African and Miss Universe competitor Flaviana Matata.
Check out some of Maria’s photos below.
Runway
Kenzo Paris Fall 2013 Ready-to-wear
Gianfranco Ferre Milan Fall 2013 Ready-to-wear
Mugler Paris Fall 2013 Ready-to-wear
Gianfranco Ferre Milan Fall 2013 Ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier HC S/S 2013
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Puhleese
July 30, 2013 at 1:14 pm
She’s indeed beautiful
NAIJA 4 LIFE
July 30, 2013 at 1:24 pm
she looks ill please, the clothes do no fit her, please let us learn to be truthful with our comments on BN.
Ella
July 30, 2013 at 2:44 pm
What do you mean by dat
Msunderstood
July 31, 2013 at 2:18 am
I can bet she’s SS.
chiquita
July 30, 2013 at 1:43 pm
Where are our so called claiming to be Naija models?
i no send
July 30, 2013 at 8:13 pm
pls help me ask o..all dem naija girls that claim to be international models??how far?
Seki
July 30, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Dark and Lovely!
Hurperyermie
July 30, 2013 at 2:17 pm
pretty
Dora the explorer
July 30, 2013 at 2:19 pm
disturbingly skinny tho!
but she is facially gorgeous!!
swagu
July 30, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Chiquita you can say that again. Where are our nigerian models like Oluchi, Ojy, Kendra, Ify Jones , Adeola, Agbani etc I laugh in yoruba. The truth is out there. Our Nigerian model s arent getting booked. #wonderwhy . This Angolan is on fire
nene
July 30, 2013 at 7:35 pm
all hype. nigerians can hype.
i no send
July 30, 2013 at 8:15 pm
maybe thats why they are always in naija booking our own designer shows
ms lala
July 30, 2013 at 11:17 pm
THEY KEEP SHOVING DOWN 5’6 Broads who are hella light skin like thats gonna make a difference….Flaviana went as Miss Tanzania with a mean wicked low cut she didnt win miss universe but nna mehn her haircut her carriage made uncle trump to hold her down and sign to TRUMP MODELS…
Golden Dame
August 1, 2013 at 3:40 am
Reading is fundamental ladies… The list is for THIS YEAR, so every globally recognized African model out there cannot make the list at once because it changes every year. Some of the top African models that didn’t make the list includes Alek Wek (South Sudan), Oluchi Onweagba (Nigeria), Georgie Baddiel (Burkina Faso) and so on. In case you forgot, Oluchi has graced the cover of Vogue, Elle, etc and has served as the face of Gap, Banana Republic and much more, so your comment is quite frivolous. Just congratulate those who made the list without looking down on those who didn’t.
Impeccable
July 30, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Pretty but she’s kinda skinny, no?
mII
July 30, 2013 at 4:22 pm
@ nija 4 lyf…r u crazy??? she is a bloody model,hw else is a model meant 2 look plss…NONsence
GRAYCE
July 30, 2013 at 5:50 pm
you are right!!!models are supposed to look hungry and she has infact portrayed that
by the way did u mean to type NONsense?
zen
July 30, 2013 at 6:45 pm
she’s beautiful
FRIED RICE
July 30, 2013 at 7:25 pm
nigerians are not getting booked because they are too concerned with bleaching and getting light skinned. also a beautiful nigerian girl would rather go abroad to be a doctor. Angolan babes are natural and proud of their dark skin. and they are pretty
L.L.
July 30, 2013 at 9:55 pm
She’s slayin’ d children!!!!!!!!!!!! WERK!
mehsee
July 30, 2013 at 10:10 pm
BN in case of next time don’t call this sexy!
Msunderstood
July 31, 2013 at 2:17 am
Abi, o su mi o.
Lynxx & Emma Nyra are Nigeria wackest artist alive!
July 30, 2013 at 10:41 pm
They are making money and you re all talking bulshit,saying they are too skinny!
ao
July 31, 2013 at 12:20 am
HIGH FASHION models are supposed to be tall, slim, evenly proportioned, photogenic, and with good skin. This woman has it. Oluchi is also high fashion and very successful. So, I would have to disagree with those that are stating otherwise.
Davon
July 31, 2013 at 2:56 am
Werk hunny! WERRRK FOR ME!!
@ajiriavae
July 31, 2013 at 5:35 am
She’s pretty, has a good body and I love her skin. Skinny but with curves.
ajiristyle.blogspot.com/
lanre
July 31, 2013 at 9:55 am
this is not ‘slim’, this is skinny. i mean, look at the gap between her thighs in the first picture. she is beautiful no doubt, but this girl needs a bucket of KFC in her life abeg.
Funmi
July 31, 2013 at 12:46 pm
It all has to do with their work ethics. gbam. Be a professional. A professional need no introduction.
NACHI
July 31, 2013 at 1:07 pm
Sharp facial features defines a good model…it also gives longevity in your career as a model e.g Linda Evangelista,Naomi Campbell,Christine Turlington,Kate Moss etc.
NACHI
July 31, 2013 at 1:09 pm
Maria Borges has got it…
http://mytestimonys.blogspot.com/2013/07/photos-from-mama-idahosas-70th-birthday.html
July 31, 2013 at 2:47 pm
shes hawt.
http://africansweetheart.blogspot.co.uk/
July 31, 2013 at 7:37 pm
Very Pretty!
africansweetheart.blogspot.co.uk/
Deedee
August 1, 2013 at 1:40 am
She’s aight, but definitely too skinny
Clover
August 1, 2013 at 6:25 pm
Wow, very very pretty but I prefer Oluchi sha. Congrats Maria, we know it’s not easy.
birdieblue
August 3, 2013 at 1:14 am
No doubt this lady is beautiful, and obviously fits the bill of what high fashion models should look like. But as an everyday woman the first thing I though was: CHAI!!! Too skinny!! in the 1st pic just kept staring at her legs and wondering if her thigh was bent. But as earlier stated, no doubt she is beautiful and fits what the high fashion scene requires in a model. I’m pretty sure the commercial side of fashion eg advertising might not use her that much.
JB
September 9, 2013 at 5:24 pm
Finally somebody who made it by their work/talent from Angola. Something to be proud of…Maria please eat your complexion is so beautiful there is no need to starve yourself. Eat, eat and eat, drink plenty of water and exercise. Lots of LOVE