9 Nigerian Celebrities Who Died in 2019 {With Photos As Their Souls Continue To Rest In Peace}

Yemi Fawaz

The pioneer of professional modeling in Nigeria died in the United States on February 20. She was diagnosed with enlarged heart, also known as congestive heart failure in 1999.

The 64-year-old was the first Nigerian supermodel. She left Nigeria in 1997 and returned in 2016.

She opened the first modeling school and professional modeling agency in Nigeria and in West Africa. Her modelling career suffered a bit when she became born again in 1991.

Fawaz is survived by her 33-year-old daughter.

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