Eloy Awards presents its 2017 Influencers. The ladies have been selected because of their achievements so far in their different fields. They are women who inspire, motivate and empower as best as they can. The influencers were chosen as part of our message that all women are worth celebrating.
Meet the ELOY Awards 2017 Influencers:
Tewa Onasanya, Founder of the ELOY Awards
Joke Silva, Actress, Director and Bussiness Woman
Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, Award-winning International Fashion Designer.
Peace Hyde, Head of Digital Media and Partnership as well as the
West African Correspondent at Forbes Africa.
Joke Silva (born 29 September 1961) is a Nigerian actress, director, and businesswoman.
Silva is Director of Studies at the Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts, while her husband chairs it Lufodo Academy is one of several assets the couple own as part of the Lufodo Group, including Lufodo Productions, Lufodo Consult, and Lufodo Distribution. Silva has curated for the Bank of Industry (BOI) in Theatre, Film, Documentary and Poetry and the 2012 London Olympics and is also the pioneer managing director of Malete Film Village, in association with Kwara State University.
In addition to her work as an actress, Silva is a philanthropist and a strong supporter of women’s emancipation and empowerment, contributing to their education, training and progress.
On 29 September 2014, Silva was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, one of Nigeria’s national awards, at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.In September 2016 she was unveiled as the brand ambassador for AIICO Pension Managers Limited (APML).
Lanre Da Silva Ajayi (LDA) is an Award-winning International designer and the founder of eponymous design label. In nine years her passion for fashion has gotten stronger making the label a fashion favourite among the media, celebrities and fashion lovers.
For her contributions to the Nigerian and African fashion industry, LDA has received numerous accolades and awards for excellence.
Peace Hyde is the Head of Digital Media and Partnership as well as the West African Correspondent at Forbes Africa. She is also the founder of leading education non-profit Aim Higher Africa, which has a focus on empowering unemployed youths in Africa to transform their passion into business.
She is also an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Black Enterprise, Huffington Post, Ebony and Fox News. She was named to the United Nations Most Influential People of African Decent list for 2017.
She also sits on the judging panel for The Chivas Venture Fund as well as being the host of two leading flagship talk shows, Forbes Africa’s My Worst Day with Peace Hyde and Forbes Woman Africa’s Against The Odds on CNBC Africa.
Tewa Onasanya is the Founder / CEO of Exquisite Magazine Services Ltd, the publishers of Exquisite Magazine a Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Magazine for women.
Exquisite magazine organises the exquisite magazine cancer walk, an event aimed at increasing the awareness for cervical and breast cancer and free screening for people. In 2009, the exquisite magazine started an only female awards ceremony called the exquisite lady of the year (ELOY) awards.
The ELOY awards is aimed at celebrating women of excellence in different fields, empowering, motivating and inspiring others and it holds every November.
“I love to inspire and motivate people to be the best they can be and best version of themselves. With my wealth of experience over the years, I want to share my knowledge to empower other people”.
