Omotola Vs. Genevieve: Genevieve Nnaji – a.k.a “Genny”<\/h2>\n![\"nigeriamovienetwork.com\"](\"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/genevieve-nnaji1-e1432541369187.jpg\")
<\/a>nigeriamovienetwork.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGenevieve Nnaji was born on May 3, 1979, and is a native of Mbaise in Imo State. She\u00a0started her acting career as an 8-year-old child actress in the then-popular television soap opera Ripples.<\/em> She was also featured in several commercials, among which were some for beverage brand, Pronto and detergent, Omo. But at the age of 19, she took her first big step in a soon-to-be glorious acting career with her debut appearance in the blockbuster movie Most Wanted<\/em>,\u00a0<\/strong>starring\u00a0the likes of Regina Askia, Ayo Adesanya, and Bob Manuel Udokwu.\u00a0She has gone ahead to feature in over 80 films since, but she will be best remembered for her roles in movies such as Last Party, Mark of the Beast, Sharon Stone, Ij\u00e9: The Journey, Mirror Boy, Half of a Yellow Sun, Blood Sisters,<\/em> and Ijele,<\/em> just to mention but a few.<\/p>\nGenevieve\u00a0made history in 2009 by being the first Nigerian actress to\u00a0appear\u00a0on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where she was described by Oprah Winfrey\u00a0as “Nigeria\u2019s Julia Roberts.” She was also described by CNN<\/a> in the same light.<\/p>\n‘Genny’ (as she is fondly called), is a lady who has shown a huge ability for being versatile. Apart from still being an active actress, she is also an entrepreneur. The woman owns a\u00a0fashion line,\u00a0St. Genevieve which she launched in 2008, a real estate investment that she began in 2016, as well as a few other little investments.<\/p>\n
The elegant actress has also had many endorsements deals with companies such as Etisalat Nigeria, Amstel Malta, Lux Soap, MUD Cosmetics, among others which are still ongoing. She even went into music at some point, and\u00a0<\/em>although\u00a0the musical career did not blossom, she has a\u00a0music\u00a0album titled,\u00a0One Logologo Line<\/em>\u00a0for her efforts.<\/p>\nBeautiful Genevieve Nnaji is also not immune to controversies as she has had quite a few of them. Her seemingly eternal single status has been the fodder for many gossip blogs and magazines.\u00a0She has also been rumoured to have dated most popular Nigeria artistes and even the former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.<\/p>\n
In recognition of her contribution to Nollywood, Genevieve was awarded the national merit award of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) in 2011. Nnaji has also won various awards, including the Africa Movie Academy Award for best actress in a leading role and the City People Awards for Best Actress.<\/p>\n![\"pulse.ng\"](\"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Amstel-Malta-Brand-ambassador-Genevieve-Nnaji.jpg\")
<\/a>pulse.ng<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGenevieve Nnaji –\u00a0Facts and Figures…<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 –\u00a0<\/strong>Genevieve was able to release just one album from her short-lived musical career.<\/p>\n1 –<\/strong> She has a daughter.<\/p>\n6\u00a0<\/b>– She is currently an ambassador to five active and well-known brands – Etisalat Nigeria, Polo, Lux, Amstel Malta, Coscharis Motors and MUD Cosmetics.<\/p>\n
8<\/strong>\u00a0– The acting career that launched her into limelight began at the tender age of 8 when she scaled the auditions for a role in early \u201890s soap opera, Ripples<\/strong>.<\/p>\n11 –<\/strong>\u00a0To prove she is different from every other celebrity actress, Genevieve has 11 major awards in the course of her career.<\/p>\n15 –<\/strong> This is the number of nominations she has gathered.<\/p>\n38\u00a0 –<\/strong>\u00a0She was born on November May 3, 1979, so, she is just 38<\/p>\n 80+ –<\/strong>\u00a0The number of movies in which Genevieve\u00a0has starred in the course of her career is 80 and counting.<\/p>\n100m –\u00a0<\/strong>(in Naira) The reported worth of Genevieve’s endorsement with the telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria was estimated to amount to a whopping N100 million.<\/p>\n3.5m –\u00a0<\/strong>Genevieve\u00a0has over 3.5 million followers on Instagram.<\/p>\n1.38m+<\/strong>\u00a0 – She has over 1.38 million followers on Twitter.<\/p>\n2.7m+<\/strong>\u00a0– Her official Facebook page has over 2.7 million likes.<\/p>\nOmotola Vs. Genevieve: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde – a.k.a “Omosexy”<\/h2>\n![\"omojuwa.com\"](\"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Omotola-Jalade-Ekehinde.jpg\")
<\/a>omojuwa.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis screen diva,\u00a0Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde who was born\u00a0on 7 February 1978,\u00a0started acting in Nigerian movies at the age of 17 with Venom of Justice<\/em>, which was shot in 1995. Her bubble burst came when she featured in the movie,\u00a0Mortal Inheritance<\/em> in 1996.<\/p>\nThe Ondo-born actress is also a singer, philanthropist and formerly a model. Having appeared\u00a0in over 300 movies,\u00a0Omosexy commands a very large followership which goes far beyond the shores of Nigeria. In early 2013, she\u00a0made her US television debut in VH1\u2019s scripted series, Hit the Floor.\u00a0<\/em>She is\u00a0a United Nations WFP (World Food Programme) Ambassador\u00a0and\u00a0has also been active in the Walk the World Project and participated in the Walk the World Campaign in Liberia, with President Ellen Johnson\u00a0Sirleaf. She\u00a0became an Amnesty International campaigner in 2011 and has participated in campaigns in Sierra Leone (on maternal mortality) and in the\u00a0Niger Delta region. She\u00a0is also known as a fierce human rights campaigner and her philanthropic efforts are centred on her NGO, Omotola Youth Empowerment Programme (OYEP).<\/p>\nShe was included\u00a0in Time Magazine\u2019s 2013 list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World”,\u00a0 a list that featured the likes of Barack and Michelle Obama (former First Family of the United States), Jay Z and Beyonce (America’s Hip-hop Artistes) and\u00a0Pope Francis (Leader of the Catholic Church).\u00a0She appeared in the icons category.<\/p>\n
All these international recognition accounts for why she is the first African celebrity to receive over 1 million likes on her\u00a0<\/strong>official Facebook <\/strong>page.<\/p>\nMarried to a handsome Nigerian pilot,\u00a0Captain Matthew Ekeinde and a proud mother of four lovely children, she\u00a0has managed to remain ‘scandal-free’ in Nollywood, avoiding some of the controversies that follow her other female colleagues. Some of her best movies in Nollywood include Ij\u00e9: The Journey, Last Flight to Abuja, Amina, Blood Sisters,\u00a0Games Women Play, All My Life, Last Wedding, My Story<\/em>\u00a0and The Woman in Me<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\nShe has equally done a lot of endorsement contracts for a variety of products and companies which include\u00a0Hollandia, Ghadour Cosmetics, Proctor & Gamble and online store, Konga, with some of these endorsements still ongoing.<\/p>\n
Like Genevieve, Omotola dabbled into the music world also.\u00a0Her\u00a0second\u00a0album Me, Myself, and Eyes\u00a0(<\/em>2010) was preceded\u00a0by a first,\u00a0GBA,<\/em>\u00a0which was released in\u00a02005.\u00a0In late 2012, Omotola began working on her third album<\/a>\u00a0for which she enlisted the help of The Bridge Entertainment. She headed to the musical mecca of Atlanta GA to work with some prominent producers and songwriters who could help create a sound that would resonate with American audiences. Studio sessions included Grammy-winning producer Kendrick Dean, Drumma Boy, Verse Simmonds. She also recorded with Grammy recording artist, Bobby V.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Genevieve Nnaji was born on May 3, 1979, and is a native of Mbaise in Imo State. She\u00a0started her acting career as an 8-year-old child actress in the then-popular television soap opera Ripples.<\/em> She was also featured in several commercials, among which were some for beverage brand, Pronto and detergent, Omo. But at the age of 19, she took her first big step in a soon-to-be glorious acting career with her debut appearance in the blockbuster movie Most Wanted<\/em>,\u00a0<\/strong>starring\u00a0the likes of Regina Askia, Ayo Adesanya, and Bob Manuel Udokwu.\u00a0She has gone ahead to feature in over 80 films since, but she will be best remembered for her roles in movies such as Last Party, Mark of the Beast, Sharon Stone, Ij\u00e9: The Journey, Mirror Boy, Half of a Yellow Sun, Blood Sisters,<\/em> and Ijele,<\/em> just to mention but a few.<\/p>\n Genevieve\u00a0made history in 2009 by being the first Nigerian actress to\u00a0appear\u00a0on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where she was described by Oprah Winfrey\u00a0as “Nigeria\u2019s Julia Roberts.” She was also described by CNN<\/a> in the same light.<\/p>\n ‘Genny’ (as she is fondly called), is a lady who has shown a huge ability for being versatile. Apart from still being an active actress, she is also an entrepreneur. The woman owns a\u00a0fashion line,\u00a0St. Genevieve which she launched in 2008, a real estate investment that she began in 2016, as well as a few other little investments.<\/p>\n The elegant actress has also had many endorsements deals with companies such as Etisalat Nigeria, Amstel Malta, Lux Soap, MUD Cosmetics, among others which are still ongoing. She even went into music at some point, and\u00a0<\/em>although\u00a0the musical career did not blossom, she has a\u00a0music\u00a0album titled,\u00a0One Logologo Line<\/em>\u00a0for her efforts.<\/p>\n Beautiful Genevieve Nnaji is also not immune to controversies as she has had quite a few of them. Her seemingly eternal single status has been the fodder for many gossip blogs and magazines.\u00a0She has also been rumoured to have dated most popular Nigeria artistes and even the former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.<\/p>\n In recognition of her contribution to Nollywood, Genevieve was awarded the national merit award of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) in 2011. Nnaji has also won various awards, including the Africa Movie Academy Award for best actress in a leading role and the City People Awards for Best Actress.<\/p>\n Genevieve Nnaji –\u00a0Facts and Figures…<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 –\u00a0<\/strong>Genevieve was able to release just one album from her short-lived musical career.<\/p>\n 1 –<\/strong> She has a daughter.<\/p>\n 6\u00a0<\/b>– She is currently an ambassador to five active and well-known brands – Etisalat Nigeria, Polo, Lux, Amstel Malta, Coscharis Motors and MUD Cosmetics.<\/p>\n 8<\/strong>\u00a0– The acting career that launched her into limelight began at the tender age of 8 when she scaled the auditions for a role in early \u201890s soap opera, Ripples<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 11 –<\/strong>\u00a0To prove she is different from every other celebrity actress, Genevieve has 11 major awards in the course of her career.<\/p>\n 15 –<\/strong> This is the number of nominations she has gathered.<\/p>\n 38\u00a0 –<\/strong>\u00a0She was born on November May 3, 1979, so, she is just 38<\/p>\n 80+ –<\/strong>\u00a0The number of movies in which Genevieve\u00a0has starred in the course of her career is 80 and counting.<\/p>\n 100m –\u00a0<\/strong>(in Naira) The reported worth of Genevieve’s endorsement with the telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria was estimated to amount to a whopping N100 million.<\/p>\n 3.5m –\u00a0<\/strong>Genevieve\u00a0has over 3.5 million followers on Instagram.<\/p>\n 1.38m+<\/strong>\u00a0 – She has over 1.38 million followers on Twitter.<\/p>\n 2.7m+<\/strong>\u00a0– Her official Facebook page has over 2.7 million likes.<\/p>\n This screen diva,\u00a0Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde who was born\u00a0on 7 February 1978,\u00a0started acting in Nigerian movies at the age of 17 with Venom of Justice<\/em>, which was shot in 1995. Her bubble burst came when she featured in the movie,\u00a0Mortal Inheritance<\/em> in 1996.<\/p>\n The Ondo-born actress is also a singer, philanthropist and formerly a model. Having appeared\u00a0in over 300 movies,\u00a0Omosexy commands a very large followership which goes far beyond the shores of Nigeria. In early 2013, she\u00a0made her US television debut in VH1\u2019s scripted series, Hit the Floor.\u00a0<\/em>She is\u00a0a United Nations WFP (World Food Programme) Ambassador\u00a0and\u00a0has also been active in the Walk the World Project and participated in the Walk the World Campaign in Liberia, with President Ellen Johnson\u00a0Sirleaf. She\u00a0became an Amnesty International campaigner in 2011 and has participated in campaigns in Sierra Leone (on maternal mortality) and in the\u00a0Niger Delta region. She\u00a0is also known as a fierce human rights campaigner and her philanthropic efforts are centred on her NGO, Omotola Youth Empowerment Programme (OYEP).<\/p>\n She was included\u00a0in Time Magazine\u2019s 2013 list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World”,\u00a0 a list that featured the likes of Barack and Michelle Obama (former First Family of the United States), Jay Z and Beyonce (America’s Hip-hop Artistes) and\u00a0Pope Francis (Leader of the Catholic Church).\u00a0She appeared in the icons category.<\/p>\n All these international recognition accounts for why she is the first African celebrity to receive over 1 million likes on her\u00a0<\/strong>official Facebook <\/strong>page.<\/p>\n Married to a handsome Nigerian pilot,\u00a0Captain Matthew Ekeinde and a proud mother of four lovely children, she\u00a0has managed to remain ‘scandal-free’ in Nollywood, avoiding some of the controversies that follow her other female colleagues. Some of her best movies in Nollywood include Ij\u00e9: The Journey, Last Flight to Abuja, Amina, Blood Sisters,\u00a0Games Women Play, All My Life, Last Wedding, My Story<\/em>\u00a0and The Woman in Me<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n She has equally done a lot of endorsement contracts for a variety of products and companies which include\u00a0Hollandia, Ghadour Cosmetics, Proctor & Gamble and online store, Konga, with some of these endorsements still ongoing.<\/p>\n Like Genevieve, Omotola dabbled into the music world also.\u00a0Her\u00a0second\u00a0album Me, Myself, and Eyes\u00a0(<\/em>2010) was preceded\u00a0by a first,\u00a0GBA,<\/em>\u00a0which was released in\u00a02005.\u00a0In late 2012, Omotola began working on her third album<\/a>\u00a0for which she enlisted the help of The Bridge Entertainment. She headed to the musical mecca of Atlanta GA to work with some prominent producers and songwriters who could help create a sound that would resonate with American audiences. Studio sessions included Grammy-winning producer Kendrick Dean, Drumma Boy, Verse Simmonds. She also recorded with Grammy recording artist, Bobby V.<\/p>\n<\/a>Omotola Vs. Genevieve: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde – a.k.a “Omosexy”<\/h2>\n
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