How do you compile a list of the most beautiful woman across Africa in the last decade?
Well, the definition of beauty is more shrouded in ambiguity now than it ever has been before. Beauty varies from one culture or individual to another. Therefore, compiling a list of the most beautiful women in Africa is no easy task.
But for Style Rave, beauty goes beyond physical appearance. It cuts deep into charisma, elegance, relevance and the impact said women are making in their respective communities and beyond.
With that in mind, the fashion and lifestyle organization has compiled a list of 30 most beautiful African women of the last decade. Â According to Style Rave, the women on the list are those who use their platform and give off their time and resources in a bid to give back to society.
The list includes African women living within the continent and those based abroad – such as Black Panther actress Danai Gurira.
Nigerian women who made the cut include Linda Ikeji, Omtola Jalade-Ekeinde, Stephanie Okereke Linus, Yvonne Okoro and Osas Ighodaro.
Here is the full list of the 30 most beautiful African women of the last decade:
1. Jacqueline Mengi: 40-year-old singer furniture designer (Tanzania)
2. Liya Kebede: 41-year-old model, actress, fashion design and maternal health advocate (Ethiopia)
3. Linda Ikeji: 39-year-old blogger, entrepreneur (Nigeria)
4. Adut Akechj: 19-year-old model (South Sudanese)
5. Nomzamo Mbatha: 29-year-old actress, businesswoman, TV personality, human right activist (South Africa)
6. Iman: 64-year-old model, entrepreneur, actress (Somalia)
7. Stephanie Okereke Linus: 37-year-old actress, movie director (Nigeria)
8. Gelila Bekele: 32-year-old model, author, photographer, filmmaker, activist (Ethiopia)
9. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde: 41-year-old actress (Nigeria)
10. Uyanda Mbuli: 41-year-old fashion designer, actress, marketer (South Africa)
11. Hend Sabri: 40-year-old actress, lawyer (Tunisia)
12. Joselyn Dumas: 39-year-old actress (Ghana)
13. Basetsana Kumalo: 45-year-old businesswoman (South Africa)
14. Yvonne Okoro: 35-year-old actress (Nigeria)
15. Juliet Ibrahim: 33-year-old actress, producer, singer, (Ghana)
16. Jokate Mwegelo: 32-year-old politician, media personality, entrepreneur (Tanzania)
17. Bonang Matheba: 32-year-old radio personality, businesswoman, model (South Africa)
18. Osas Ighodaro: 36-year-old actress (Nigeria)
19. Yvonne Nelson: 34-year-old actress, producer and entrepreneur (Ghana)
20. Yasmine Sabri: 32-year-old actress (Egypt)
21. Thando Thabethe: 29-year-old radio DJ, actress (South Africa)
22. Danai Gurira: 41-year-old actress (Zimbabwe)
23. Stephanie Tum: 32-year-old actress, model (Cameroon)
24. Connie Ferguson: 49-year-old actress, model, presenter, producer (South Africa)
25. Terry Pheto: 39-year-old actress (South Africa)
26. Anitah Fabiola: 25-year-old actress, event host, tourism ambassador (Uganda)
27. Tara Emad: 26-year-old actress (Egypt)
28. Carol Bouwer: 45-year-old TV presenter, producer (South Africa)
29. Sonia Rolland: 39-year-old actress, model (Rwanda)
30. Halima Aden: 22-year-old model (Somalia)
Article Source: Stylerave.com
Photo Credit: InstagramÂ
Great list, but how come Genevive Nnaji of Nigeria didn’t make the cut?