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Nigerian model designs her future path

Anya Ekung, a model and crochet designer, catwalks during Africa's Next Super Model at Broadwalk Mall in Nairobi on November 9, 2024.

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

By  Thomas Rajula

Nation Media Group

For Nigerian model Anya Ekung, her 16th and 17th birthdays will forever remain the two dates that changed her life for good.

Born in Cross River State, she has been on the European modelling circuit for eight years now, even though her interest has always been in design.

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