The ‘Twelfth Night’ of African Heritage, staged at the Hotel Intercontinental in 1984, was an unforgettable occasion. ‘Africa Adorned’ was the theme of the night, taken from the magnificent book on African body ornamentation by that name that remains the authoritative source on the subject up to today. The event heralded the awesome career of a stunning Kenyan model who had taken the Miss Africa crown in 1984. After going straight from the African Heritage catwalk onto the catwalk of Yves St Laurent in Paris as his first lead African model, Khadija went on to dazzle audiences as one of the world’s most sought-after models. She joined Angela Fisher, Carol Beckwith, Margaretta wa Gacheru and this writer of African Heritage for A Night to Remember at the African Heritage House, staged during Black History Month in February.

Source: The Star March 09, 2021 01:52 UTC