20 most beautiful African women

Beautiful African women

Women of beauty has an attractive color of their own. Black is awesome, magnificent, beautiful and bold. African women are well known for their spotless, smooth, rounded,and glowing skin and sometimes their outstanding talent. Black is beautify, black is power, whoever says black is not beautiful, such person is a living dead. I am proud of African women most especially Nigerian women. They are wonderful creature of the most high.


These African women are brilliant, brilliant is an understatement, they are intelligent to be precise, they are strong and powerful, sometimes they are stronger than African men in some ramifucation of life and also they are a strong combination of brains and beautify.


I am proud of African women for their courageous attitude. Without much ado, let’s take a vivid look at the some of the most beautiful , powerful, influential, wealth African women that have taken the world by storm with their beauty and influence.

1. Zozibini Tunzi

This is the most recent miss universe, Zozibini Tunzi, holds the honor and title of being the third woman from the great country of south Africa to win the honorary title and the first African woman to do so since the year 2011. She is a human right activist fighting and protecting the right of women in the society with the so aims to putting an end to the gender-based violence that’s happening in some part of south Africa. At the early age of 26, she is working hard and meticulously to put an end to the idea and attitude behind the prevailing gender inequalities or stereotypes. The civilized or modern world needs more of courageous and inspiring women like Tunzi.

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Date of birth: 18th of September, 1993

country of birth: South Africa

Heigh: 5’10

Profession: model

2. Jawahir Ahmed

This africa woman is a complete definition of smartness and hardwork. With the vision and aspiration of serving as a health advisor to engineers without boarders, she hopes to bring a revolutionary changes to the world anyway she can.  Jawahir Ahmed was signed to the stars Talent Group Modeling Agency. She represented the great country of Somalia in the miss Africa Utah pageant in 2013 which she became victorious

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Date of birth :1991

Place of birth: USA

Height: 5’8

Profession: model

3. Atong Demach

ToAtong Demach, a south Sudanese businesswoman, is yet another beautuful, radiant and intelligent woman. She has struggled for success from an early age and she ia an extremely hardworking woman. She is a woman of caliber. She bacame victorious in the miss world africa in 2011.

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Date of birth: June, 1988

Place of birth: south Sudan

Profession: model

4. Joelle kayembe

Joelle is well known for her outstanding role as zina in the 2013 movie titled Zulu. She started off her carrer in acting at a tender age of 19. She is highly admired by her fellow stars and co actresses for her resillience to work

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Year of birth: 1983

Place of birth: Africa

Height: 5’9

Profession: Actor, Model

5. Adaora Akubilo



Adaora Akubilo is strongly attached to her native country, Nigeria. She has spent most of her time learning about her country and culture and she got signed by a modeling agency. She is one of the most fittest models in the globe and she has appeared in the 2012 and 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions.

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Year of birth: 1987

country of birth: Nigeria

Height: 5’11

Profession: Model

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6. Dillish Mathews

   Dillish Mathews is popularly known for participating in one of the reality TV series popularly called Big Brother. She is a student of psychology abs has been fond of studying since when she was small probably at the age  of 7.
She has done many photo shoots to kick start her modeling career, she’s indeed a passionate woman

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Year of birth: 1990

Country of birth: Namibia

Height: 6’1

Profession: Actor, Model

7. Lupita Nyongo’o

Though she was born in Mexico.
Lupita Nyongo’o grew up in Kenya. She graduated with a degree in film and theater studies from the great college of Hampshire. She is well known for her bold and special physique that makes her unique in a crowd. In 2014, peope’s Magazine named her “The most beautiful and gorgeous woman”.

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Year of birth: 1983

Country of birth: mexico

Height: 5’5

Profession: Actress

8. Nonhle Thema

Nonhle Thema, a south Africa woman, is a popular television personality. She has been in showbiz for a quite number of time and  she has made her mark known in the TV world as a star.

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Year of birth: 1981

Country of birth: South Africa

Height: 5’9

Profession: TV presenter, actress and producer

9.Thandie Newton

Thandie Newton is famoulsy known for featuring in an iconic films, such as Mission: Impossible 2 and Solo: A star wars story. She is widely renowned for her acting skills. She started acting in an early age, she was subjected to racism for being a black girl but she didn’t give up. She often got picked on at school. All of this made her stronger, bold,  courgeous and the woman she is today. More kudos to her!

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Year of birth: 1972

Country of birth: Zambia

Height: 5’6

Profession: Actor

10. Miriam Chemmo

Miriam Chemmo is a supremely talented and performing artist from East Africa.
She grew up in Kenya and Tanzania where she was actively participating in music and theater programs. She has participated in many music ceremony and  she has become a Favourite among the general African population. Miriam’s music is a beautiful blend of R&B and hip-hop music.

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Year of birth: 1977

Country of birth: Kenya

Height: 5’4

Profession: musician and artist

11. Isha sesay

This brilliant and fiercely beautuful woman has worked with CNN as a presenter for a long time of her life. She is of sierra leonean and British descendant. She is famous media personality who has a very vital opinions on crucial subject such as racial and gender equality.

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Year of birth: 1976

Country of birth: France

Height: 5’8

Professions: journalist

12. Nadia Buari

Nadia Buria, she’s a native of Ghana and an actress to be precise, she has been nominated twice for the best actress  in a leading Role by the Africa movie Academy. She’s a well known actress in nollywood, Nadia is widely accord for her hardwork and dedication toward promoting Nigeria film industry.

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Year of birth: 1982

Country of birth: Ghana

Profession: Actor

13. Leila lopes

Angola is popularly known as the abode of some of the most beautiful and attractive women in the world. One of them happens to be Leila Lopes. She is popularly recognised for her flawless beauty. Leila has made her renowned mark in the modeling world by bagging some crucial titles which are the dreams of some women such as miss Angola UK 2010, Miss Angola 2010, and miss universe 2011.

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Year of birth: 1986

Country of birth: Angola

Height: 5’10

Profession: Actress and TV hostess

14. Honorine Uwera

This is a young and energetic woman from Rwanda, she immigrated to canada in the late ’90s due to some confidential reason. She began her carrer as a model at the early age of 16 years. She has worked with some reputed modeling company such as the Naomi Campbell in the Roca Wear Spring 2005 campaign.

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Year of birth: 1990

Country of birth: Rwanda

Height: 5’10

Profession: model

15. Lorraine van wyk

This young and beautiful began her modeling career by appearing in advertisement and commercial company through which she gains some public recognition. She then migrated to London at an early age to    work toward achieving his dream of becoming an actress. It was not long enough before she featured on the cover of the popular maxim magazine in the Netherland. Moreover, she won the title of  model of the year for two consecutive years 2003 and 2004.

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Year of birth: 1981

Country of birth: south Africa

Height: 5’9

Profession: Model and social media personality.

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16. Nyasha Matonhodze

Nyasha was born into a simple family in Zimbabwe. She was brought up by their grandmother and she was brought up in a humbly and Godly way. After sometimes she then moved to live with her mother in London. Due to her physique(tall and lean), she was often advised to people to consider modeling, maybe thing will work out for her. Luckily at the age of 14, she got signed by one of the most famous  Elite modeling Agency.

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Year of birth: 1995

Place of birth: Zimbabwe

Height: 5’11

Profession: model

17. Genevieve Nnaji

Genevieve Nnaji was born and breed upnin Lagos. She’s one of the most recognised and highest-paid actresses in Nigeria.
She has bagged various awards for her awesome and outsatanding performances, such award includes the African Movie Academy Award for the best leading role in the year 2005.

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Year of birth: 1979

Country of birth: Nigeria

Height: 5’5

Profession: Actress, model and singer

18. Kandyse McClure

Kandyse McClure is a Canadian actress, is famoulsy known for her outstanding role as Anastasia Dualla in one of the greatest movie of all time *BATTLESTAR” GALACTIA. She also featured in Netflix original series, Hemlock Grove.  Kandyse McClure has a vision of wiping out poverty. She works with an NGO called CARE to help accomplish her vision of driving out poverty in the third world countries.

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Year of birth: 1980

Country of birth: South Africa

Height: 5’0

Profession: Actress

19. Ella Thomas

Ella thomas migrated to Germany at a tender age. She was voracioulsy interested in performing art and passionately took part in schools plays.
She was higly recognised  due to her skill in acting, and she was encouraged to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. She mades her Hollywood movie debut in surrogates.

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Year of birth: 1981

Country of birth: Eritrea

Height: 5’10

Profession: Actress, model and producer.

20. Megalyn Echikunwoke

Though Megalyn Echikunwoke was born in the US, she is a partial descendant of Nigeria. Her grandfather was a famous and highly respected tribal leader in Nigeria, this making her African majesty. Megalyn Echikunwoke is famous for her role in CSI

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Year of birth: 1983

Country of birth: Washington

Height: 5’7

Profession: Actress

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