Adama Ndaiye (Senegal)
Adama is a renowned Senegalese fashion designer and owner of Adama Paris – one of the top African fashion labels. Her creations are mainly manufactured in Morocco and are available on the global market. Adama is also the founder of Dakar Fashion Week, which offers a platform for the best African fashion designers to showcase their work. She says fashion is her main passion, so much so that she left a well-paying bank job in Europe to venture into fashion.