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they do not have and educate African minds so that they realize the talent and potential that is overflowing with African creators. In 2016-2017, the program started to broadcast on Cameroon radio and television, and in 2018 on Telesud.
It was not difficult fortunately, to convince media partners, the project has always pleased immediately; CRTV has broadcasted the first season of Styled BY ME which is being broadcasted on Télésud, presently. The CRTV also wants to broadcast the 2nd season I'm currently working on.
The debate on black models is still alive today. In your opinion, why there are not so many black models on runways? They do not correspond to the public who consumes more the products of haute couture or is it simply because black designers hardly make a name of their own on the world stage?
Well I'm not going to redo the world! (smiles)
You know we live with realities that we cannot pretend to ignore and this, in all areas ... not just in the world of afro modeling. While Black, on a foreign land it takes a lot harder work, to succeed you must work 10 times more ... you must keep working hard and not give up.
In our introductory speech, we spoke about the image that is an important factor in the understanding and identity of peoples. Do you think that afro fashion helps to give a better image of the Afro world, compared for example to music; because one has the impression that
Why did you think you had to go abroad? to better satisfy your passion?
When I came to Europe, it was not to satisfy my passion, it's just a combination of circumstances ... in addition I have a very unusual career. I obtained my degree in history specialization international relations at the University of Yaoundé 1 before my departure for Europe, because at that time I wanted to be a diplomat. Once in the French West Indies, my ambitions change, I start contemplating between attending the French West Indies university, an enrollment at the IUFM to be a teacher of schools and high schools, and the desire to work ... it lasted 2 or 3 years ... finally I decided to move to Paris to follow a training and do what I have always liked professionally.
Since then you have created Styled BY ME a program produced by your company Mvogo Productions, which is now presented on the Cameroon national channel CRTV and 3A Télé Sud channel. Why did you decide to create this program, and produce it yourself? was it easy to convince media partners to broadcast your program? In sum what is the history of Styled By me?
I created the program "Styled BY ME" that combines fashion, beauty and original creations in 2015, to highlight the know-how of African designers, actors of fashion and beauty. Give them another form of visibility
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