Upcoming Celebrities | 21 February 2015 06:34 CET

ZURIEL ODUWOLE MAKES ELLE MAGAZINE'S 33 GLOBAL POWERFUL WOMEN LIST FOR 2014

By Ellen Racketien

Paris - France. ELLE Magazine, as the worlds largest fashion, style and entertainment title with more than 40 editions in 60 countries, would feature Nigeria's Zuriel Oduwole in one of their global North American editions [ELLE Canada] next month for the March 2015 Issue. She is listed as one of 33 Women Who Impacted The World in 2014. Other notable trend and pacesetters on the list are Federal Reserve Bank Chairperson Janet Yellen, Activist /Actress Angelina Jolie, General Motors President Mary Barra and ABC TV Super Producer Shonda Rhymes, who created hit TV shows like Greys Anatomy and Scandal as one of the worlds hottest producers currently.

Well attired in her rich Yoruba regalia and woven "Aso Oke" head gear to match, the documentary film maker and girls education advocate at 12 years old, is the youngest woman on the list. She was recognized for her various endeavors in 2014. These include inviting First Ladies across Africa to talk Girls education in her colloquy, speaking to children in Ethiopia and the UK on Education, taking 2 footballs across the globe during the Fifa World Cup to keep the education topic exciting, launching a hand hygiene campaign for school kids in Africa during the Ebola crises, and premiering her first movie to show in a commercial cinema in November 2014.

A "home-schooled" student of Connections Academy, she continuously makes history, and does indeed, make Africa proud !!

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