Meet 10 Year Old Nigerian Budding Fashion Star Who Debut Her Clothes At a New York Show

Ify Egypt Ufele is a 5th grader who happens to be chubby and get bullied a lot for it. Ify reportedly took her bullying experience and turned it into something positive. She started a plus size clothing line and she is now show casing at the New York Fashion Week. According to reports Ify responded in the best possible way: she designed a line of clothing that includes plus-size fashions. The kicker? She's made it to New York Fashion Week — the only child designer to dress curvy models. "People applaud me and tell me I'm good at fashion," Ify said. They used to tell her very different things, at least at her school in Queens.    "I was bullied and they called me all kinds of names. One time I got stabbed by a pencil," she said.

But Ify was determined to rise above, so she pulled out her grandmother's sewing machine and got to work on what soon became "Chubiline," which she describes as "bringing Africa to America, one design at a time."

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Posted: at 18-02-2016 09:58 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

@ poster,you mean she is ten years old or she has been into fashion&designing for ten years?Which one?

Posted: at 18-02-2016 10:04 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Does even look like a Nigerians?  una like to claim something good abi... what about millions of pikin wey dey across niaja why una no claim those one

Posted: at 18-02-2016 10:37 AM (8 years ago) | Grande Master

Gud gal, keep it up.... Que Sera Sera

Posted: at 18-02-2016 11:19 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Another SENSIBLE girl

Posted: at 18-02-2016 11:55 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Nice one girl,in every disadvantages,there's advantage.

Posted: at 18-02-2016 02:43 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

ehen na hustling things she dey soo.....

Posted: at 18-02-2016 04:59 PM (8 years ago) | Hero