Being a plus-size model in an industry that prefers skinny ladies is a difficult one, but that fact hasn’t deterred Ghanaian Nana Serwaa Adu-Boateng (pictured) from pursuing her passion.
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“It’s quite difficult being a plus-size model, because most designers work with sample size models. I think it’s because our modelling industry here in Ghana hasn’t ‘expanded’ itself enough to fully embrace diversity,” Adu-Boateng says.
“It can be very disappointing, but you have to love [modeling] to really keep going.”
Inspired by Ghanaian plus-sized model Philomena Kwao (pictured above), Ashley Graham, Robyn Lawley, and Ajak Deng, Adu-Boateng started modeling in 2012 for Benjamin Annang of Occasions photography.
And she hasn’t looked back since.
In fact, Adu-Boateng was a part of Coca Cola’s advertising campaign during the 2014 World Cup, and Sierra Leone’s Telco, Smart Mobile.
On the runway, Adu-Boateng has had a number of fashion events, including Expressions of
She’s also modeled for Ghanaian designers Sarah Christian, JustGlay, FannyAnn Creations, and clothing label Oplus Mavazi.
A degree holder in Human Resource Management and law, Adu-Boateng is studying to become a lawyer in the very near future.
Watch Adu-Boateng at the RetroFab fashion show in Accra here:
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What di they mean plus size ..according to the std if the muzungu? In Africa she is the perfect size