As the weekly tradition, Nigerian super model and media personality Isio Wanogho was interviewed by Onos O's Bella Naija , an online magazine.
Read excerpt below;
You were recently made the Youth Ambassador for Global Unity, Peace & Development. How did this happen? Before this happened, an organization, African Youth Society told me they had been studying my life and career for about two or three years. I had no idea. They wanted to give me a role model award sometime back in 2010. They let me know, as they had studied me and found out that I pretty much made myself. They were quite impressed and wanted me to mentor other young people; especially since people thought that modelling was quite frivolous. They wanted to use me to show people that you could be a good model, be well-educated; have a good image and still sustain a great career. After that, its governing body decided to make me a youth ambassador instead. I am still very excited about it.
So, what duties have been bestowed upon you as a result? I will soon start up my own foundation. I have an interest in hunger because it’s very dear to me. Out of the three most important human necessities – food, clothing and shelter, I decided to focus on food because I can relate to it. My foundation is going to be about alleviating hunger. I want to have a soup kitchen where twice a day, every day for the rest of your life if you wish, you can come and have a good meal. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re coming from. Some people are so poor and it is sad how we take some of these things for granted.
Every day, as a model, I am reminded about this. People come to me saying, “You have a great body. I am too fat. How do I lose all this extra weight?” And, I’m thinking to myself, “You don’t know how much of a luxury ‘being fat’ is”. Some people are so poor and hungry that they have no choice but to be thin and skinny. I was in a boarding house for so long in a school that was very hard. I know what it is to be hungry and be crying. I know what it is to eat fish bones and treat it like your chicken or to be so thirsty that I would be crying. Don’t get me wrong, my school wasn’t a poor school but it was very hard, almost like a military school. So, if food is one thing I can give back so that you never have to cry, I think I have done my part.
Who’s the man in your life right now? I’m not among the school of people who think that being single is a death sentence. On the contrary, I have lots of fun. I’m more successful when I’m single because I’m driven and focused. I don’t like dating but I enjoy being in a relationship which is tough because I need to date before it can evolve into a relationship. What I mean by this is that I’m not one of those girls who goes in and out of relationships.
I give myself time to deal with whatever went wrong and if we can’t fix it, then we move on. I give myself a long time to make sure I don’t repeat past mistakes. And, yes, I’d have lots of suitors during that period but, you don’t just date because you’re scared you’ll be alone. You date because where you’re going to is better than where you’re coming from. Until I can find someone that can give me that, there’s no point. So, I’m at that point where I’m ready to make the decision. I’m single right now.
What about marriage? My mother has never for once, pressured me about marriage. Right now, I’m twenty nine and I’ll be turning thirty this year. My mum got married when she was twenty six and then my dad was in his mid thirties. She always tells me that a bad marriage is the second worst thing in the world, next to going to hell, so I should take my time and be with the right person. And, we don’t believe in divorce so my mum always tells me no one will give me an award if I rush into it.
Have you been engaged before? Yes, I have and that is more of a reason why I don’t want a repeat of any of my past mistakes. If you’ve been engaged before, you realize that before you do it again, you need to make sure it is worth it.
What’s your specialty in the kitchen? I make a very good Edikan kong soup. Also, my coconut rice with chicken is very yummy. I can cook most things that are not Hausa food.
Does your man love your cooking? I try not to spoil people I’m dating. I would cook for you but we’re not married so don’t be expecting you’ll see a meal every night. There are certain privileges I have reserved for only my husband. As a boyfriend, you get only a little bit of a taste. You can’t get the privileges of a husband without taking the responsibilities of one.
source: alabamau2
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