Yay!!! Another awesome Wednesday to celebrate an awesome woman inspiring our world and making awesome thrives despite all odds! Our WCW today is (*drumrolls*) the amazing Tara Fela-Durotoye!!!
Enjoy her story😍😍😍
Tara Fela-Durotoye was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Her parents separated when she was eight months old; and being a polygamous home, she was brought up by her stepmother.
She started her education at Command Children School, Victoria Island and proceeded to Nigeria Navy Secondary School, Ojo, where she was a boarder.
In form 5, she was made the Sanitary and Welfare Prefect. She graduated from the Lagos State University , with a degree in Law and proceeded to establish the House of Tara International.
She started House of Tara at the age of 20, from her living room, whilst an undergraduate at university back in 1998. She's since gone on to launch Nigeria's first ever bridal directory in 1999, and in 2004 she opened the country's leading beauty academy. Today, Tara has over 3,000 reps spread across Nigeria and 14 stores to her name and she is steadfastly dedicated to realising her vision of building a globally respected beauty company of African origin.
Tara remains an inspirational role-model and mentor to make-up artists and aspiring beauty business owners across Africa.
In 2013, Tara was nominated as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and was also named one of Forbe's '20 Young Power African Women'.
Tara Fela-Durotoye is a Nigerian makeup artist and lawyer. A pioneer in the bridal makeup profession in Nigeria, she launched the first bridal directory in 1999, followed by the establishment of an international standard makeup studio, and the launch of the first makeup school in Nigeria.
Over the past 16 years, Tara has been dedicated to realising her vision of building a globally respected beauty company of African origin. She is the founder and current CEO of House of Tara International; the creator of the Tara Orekelewa Beauty range, Inspired Perfume and the H.I.P Beauty range; and a highly respected mentor for make-up artists and small business owners. She is a genuine powerhouse and gamechanger in the cosmetics industry in Nigeria and an inspiration for the rest of Africa...
She is also interested in the development of young people as she annually hosts a Tara Fela Durotoye (TFD) mentorship series and has shared several success stories from it.
Keep inspiring us ma'am!
Thanks for reading lovelies💕💕💕
You rock! 🙌🙌🙌
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