My man must not depend on me –Moka
Posted To The Web: Friday, January 01, 2010 - AGATHA EMEADI
         

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At that-all-black-affair evening in November at the Oriental Hotel, history was made. 17-year-old Makida Moka beat other contestants from all the regions to become the first ever-crowned face of Sleek.

Amid glitz and glamour, Moka who is about the youngest of all the contestants drove away a Mitsubishi brand new jeep and won a modeling contract worth &15,000 in South Africa. Speaking with Daily Sun recently, you ask her where she would like to be in ten years to come.

“ I see myself still being in the sleek family, will still be the face of sleek 2009 that is like my title for now, they were the people that made me. Nobody can take it away from me (laughter) being the pioneer ambassador. I probably would have been married with a good job and happy doing my things in my own little way”.

With excitement, she spoke on the fairness of the competition, her expectations.

Meet her
My name is Makida Moka, I am born of a Jamaican father and my mother is from Anambra State. I was born in January 1992, my birthday will be celebrated in two weeks time. I have a sister and other relatives.
Academic background.
I am yet to get admission into the higher institution but will definitely do that after my reign as the face of sleek. I am yet to reconcile where I will further my education either here or outside the country. But what I know is that whenever I am ready to further my education, I want to study International relations. Either through JAMB or schools abroad.





The competition
I came about the face of sleek Nigeria (FOSN) when it was announced over the radio. The competition allowed ladies between the ages of 18-25; I have not turned 18 yet but was interested. So I made a call through to sleek office and was told I could participate. That was how it all started.

Fair ground for all contestants.
The competition gave each and every participant a fair chance. There was nothing like injustice, I am not saying it because I finally clinched the position, but because I was in camp with others. We all had the same tasks; we worked late through the night. The contest was not just for physical attraction, but combination of beauty and brain, confidence and charisma. After the regional screening, 20 of us were housed under one roof, we spent time with each other, had enough interaction. We also had crash courses in etiquette, grooming and fashion by trained professionals. We all worked had for the competition. Just that in life no one plans to fail. No one can go into a competition to go and fail but at the end of it, one person must emerge the winner.

Announcing her winner
When my name was called, I could not believe it was like oh my God, All the hard work has been paid for. All the sleeping for just two hours has been paid for. All the prayers my family offered on my behalf has been paid for. It was a big surprise to me. I was not expecting wearing the crown and driving home a car, but I knew I was going to make the top three. What the competition requires is not only the physical beauty but also other attributes like intelligence, strong personality and character.

What I learnt
I learnt I am now a strong person who can do many things. Recalling the questions that boosted her mark, three questions that were posed to her include The two types of sleek hair, human hair and synthetic, two other countries in Africa, Ghana and Togo and then the richest oil producing nation, I answered Nigeria.

Personal things I like
I used to play Badminton but have not done it for some time now.
I am not too interested in football, I can sit down and watch it but not crazy about it. I stopped Badminton out of laziness but will resume very soon.

The kind of man she is expecting
Though there is no relationship for now, but I do have friends. But when the time comes I would like a man who is God fearing. He must like God. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Another quality I would personally cherish in my man is having good heart for business. That man who has the vision to succeed and is willing to work hard on his own without depending on a woman. That man who is caring and have a listening ear. A hard working man put a lot in places and it stabilizes the home.

Handling stardom at 17
Well, if I must confess, this time last year, nobody was coming to interview me. No body knew me. I was very quiet with my family until the 29th of November when I was crowned the FOSN 2009. Yes, stardom has come. I will not let it enter my head, rather being an ambassador of a brand means you have to be on ground to make sure things are done well. Many young women have also being in the center of activities due to one event or the other, they all succeeded.

So I know through the mercy of God and with the support and cooperation of the people that I will work with, I would succeed. Agbani Darego was crowned Miss World at a tender age and she was able to handle the stardom that came with it. Most of the beauty queens are also crowned young. If they could manage it. I can also manage it. Remember the competition was not for the most beautiful, it was also for other qualities.

Favourite food
I love food. I am not fond of junk food like patries. My favourite food is Eba and Onugbu soup. I do not look like who loves eba because of my slim built nature. Well, that is my favourite food.

Style
Style is an expression of who you are. I wear clothes that fits me and looks good on me. I do not go for clothes that are label in vogue.
I know there are labels from different designers, what makes a stylish woman is not the name rather how you look when you step out.

Who is Sleek?
Sleek studio Nigeria is an exclusive franchise from the United Kingdom for the marketing and distribution of beauty products comprising make-up, hair extensions, wigs and would launch skin care, all formulated specially for women of color and style.

Role model
My mother remains my role model. Why? She has proved her worth by raising me inspite of all odds. She is a great woman.

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