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Nollywood actresses are looking beyond showbiz to create wealth for themselves and their personal brand.
These days it is rare for you to find a Nolywood actress without a side business. From Omotola to Genevieve and Rita Dominic, these damsels are building their empires beyond the reach of entertainment.
Mercy Aigbe
Asides being an actress, Mercy Aigbe is also an entrepreneur. Aigbe has a boutique called Magdivas. The boutique was launched some years back with many of her colleagues in attendance. The business has continued to grow and the actress now has another branch in Ibadan.
Iyabo Ojo
Iyabo Ojo is a successful role interpreter. However, the single mother of two also has a clothing store, skin care products, restaurant and film production outfit.
Moyo Lawal
Sexy and curvy actress, Moyo Lawal has found a new passion aside from appearing on movie screens. The light skinned role interpreter has a skin lightening product she calls ‘ ML skin care plus’.
Joke Jigan
These days light skinned actress and filmmaker, Joke Jigan rarely appears in movies as she is focusing on growing her beauty business brand. The actress calls her skin care cream ‘Jokelet glow skin care’.
Mimi Orijiekwe
Mimi’s campaign for her beauty product caused a stir when she used her friend ,Moyo Lawal for the product’s photo shoot and social media campaign. This was the attention she needed to officially unveil her beauty range, called ‘Flawless beauty by Mimi’
Belinda Effah
For talented and svelte Belinda Effah, she decided to start a business in the food sector rather than following the bandwagon of colleagues who would rather invest in the saturated beauty business. Belinda Effah’s food store is called ‘Favor-Right Foods’.
Yvonne Jegede
Beautiful actress,Yvonne Jegede is also part of the new breed of role interpreters who have dipped their fingers in the world of business. The award winning actress recently unveiled a beauty product called ‘Choco luxury official’.
In an industry where fame has a short shelf life, the entrepreneurial drive of these damsels is commendable.