| Yemi Sekoni Model
Cranston, RI Model, Actress
Of Jamaican and Nigerian descent, British-born model and actress, Yemi Sekoni, discovered her passion for performing at the young age of seven when her class staged a short re-enactment of “The Sound of Music” for the school. The bug caught on and throughout her high school years, she took to pestering the school principal for permission to perform at every event. Even as she went on to obtain a degree at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ife, Nigeria, she could often be found in the Drama and Music Departments, either being cast in a student project or performing with the college band.
After graduating with her Bachelors in Education, Yemi continued to work on stage and ventured into television, appearing on “Third Eye” and “Checkmate”, a critically acclaimed soap opera at the time
In 1992, she teamed up with a group of old college friends to establish a theater production company collaborating with cultural exchange organizations and producing stage adaptations of popular foreign & local folk lore. In 1995, Yemi moved back to Birmingham, England. Wanting to further her education, she attended the University of Central England and obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing.
In 1999, she moved again – to the United States - and has made Rhode Island her home. Since then, she has acquired a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and continues to vigorously pursue her modeling and acting career.
Yemi also has a passion for fashion modeling and has walked the runway for several New England-based clothing retailers & designers.
PROFESSIONAL INFO
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Other talents:
| Actor, Film
Model, Spokesmodel
Voice, Commercials
Actor, Commercials
Model, Fashion | |
Gender:
| Female | |
Age Range:
| 28
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38
years of age
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Accents:
| African, British | |
Eye Color:
| Dark Brown | |
Hair Color:
| Black | |
Height:
| 5 ft.
7 in.
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Weight:
| 122 lbs.
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Physique
| About average | |
Languages Spoken:
| English | |
Ethnicity:
| Black/African descent | |
Official site:
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Experience:
| 6 to 10 years
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Professional |
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PERSONAL INFO
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Favorite Music:
| Smooth Jazz, Hip Hop. A ltiitle bit of Rap
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Favorite Books:
| Mostly non-fiction, motivational or self-help/spiritual
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Favorite Actors:
| Denzel Washington
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Favorite TV shows:
| The Colbert Report, Family Guy, South Park
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People I'd like to meet:
| Denzel Washington, Nelson Mandela
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Sexual Orientation:
| Straight | |
Education:
| Post grad | |
Smoker:
| No | |
Drinker:
| No | |
Astrological Sign:
| Aries |
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