Nigerian film-maker, actor and former model, Ufuoma Stacey McDermott, is our style icon this day. She was born in Benin City to Nigerian parents of Urhobo descent who hails from Delta State in Nigeria. She moved a lot – from Benin City to Jos, where she spent the better part of her toddler years. Now she is based in Lagos. She was named after the star actress of the TELEFEST programme put together by NTA Benin, The Pot of Life.
She attended Alama Private School Jos, Plateau state, Tunwase Nursery and primary school Ikeja, Lagos and finally Molly International Nursery and primary Ajao Estate for her nursery and primary education. Then later went through Federal Government College, Odogbolu, Ogun State for her secondary education.
Ufuoma later bagged a degree in French language from the University of Lagos where she partook in a Federal Government scholarship holiday programme. She also has certificates and diplomas from Alliance Française and NIIT. She holds a master’s degree in Public and International Affairs, also from the University of Lagos.[10]
In 2011, she attended New York Film Academy in Los Angeles for an acting course and later on a film making course from Dov Simen’s Hollywood Film Institute. In 2013, she obtained a certificate in Human resource management from the London Business School. She started a career in entertainment with modelling in 2000 as a photographic model and later moved on to the runway and beauty pageants. Ejenobor got married on 23 April 2010 to Steven McDermott. They have two lovely children. Her name officially changed her name to Ufuoma McDermott on 23 May 2014 at a Lagos high court. Here are 7 times this fashion icon gave us #StyleGoals: