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  • 3 Hollywood stars to jam with Ghanaians this Christmas

    Many people worldwide have attested that Ghana is the place to be when it comes to celebrating and enjoying one’s Christmas.

    Over the years, Ghanaians have witnessed events upon events and popular world stars passing through Ghana during the yuletide.

    In 2019, Ghana welcomed thousands of Ghanaians living in the diaspora through the ‘The Year of Return’ programme organized by the Ministry of Arts and Culture.

    The likes of Naomi Campbell, Boris Coudjo, Hisham Tawfiq, Lupita Nyong’o, Samuel L. Jackson, T.I., and Cardi B trooped into the country for leisure and/or business.

    In 2021, Ghanaians home and abroad had fun during the festive season; this year seems to be loaded with so much fun.

    GhanaWeb in this article makes a list of some Hollywood icons who have confirmed their visit to Ghana this December.

    Chance The Rapper

    Earlier this year, American Rapper, Chance the Rapper, visited Ghana from the United States of America after Vic Mensa convinced him.

    After his visit, Chance the Rapper announced his intention to hold a “Black Star Line” concert in Ghana during the yuletide.

    The concert would be held in January 2023 at the Black Star Square, formerly known as Independence Square in Accra.

    Vic Mensa

    While Chance the Rapper will be in Ghana from December through to January to organise his festival. Vic Mensa who planned the event with him will also be in the country.

    The move is to ensure the smooth running of events on the D-day.

    According to Vic Mensa, the event, which would feature other American acts, is geared towards bridging the gap between African music acts and those of the Western world.

    He said, “the concert would look at building a bridge between black people on the continent, those in the diaspora, and the people of the globe as well as some of the biggest acts in the world.”

    He added that the “Black Star Line” festival would feature some of the biggest acts from around the world.

    Meekmill

    Aside from Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa who have officially confirmed their visit to Ghana, American rapper, Robert Rihmeek Williams, known professionally as Meek Mill in a recent post confirmed his visit to Ghana as well.

    Right after he disclosed his visit, Afronation Festival released another batch of flyers which had him as a headline act along with other big artistes from around the world.

    His confirmation comes after said he will visit Africa in a tweet shared on January 8, 2022.

    Source:ghanaweb.com

  • Naomi Campbell misses Montreal appearance after Air Canada cancelled her flight

    It’s been a rough few months for flyers going in and out of Canada, even for celebrities. Air Canada pulled the plug on a flight to Montreal that would have brought supermodel Naomi Campbell to Montreal for an appearance at business conference C2 Montreal.

    “Mercury retrograde is in full effect – I’ll be back!” She said in an IG post.

    The three-day event also featured Destiny’s Child singer Michelle Williams, and former tennis player Billie Jean King.

    A day prior to Campbell’s scheduled arrival, she posted a picture with Kanye West at Dior’s SS23 event in Paris.

    Back in June, Air Canada cut a number of flights. In a recent update from August, Air Canada noted a 48 percent reduction in delayed flights. The airline said that 96.7 percent of flights went on as scheduled in that same week, similar to their 2019 stats.

    Source: Complex.com

  • ‘She wasn’t adopted — she’s my child’: Naomi Campbell on motherhood

    Naomi Campbell has been revealed as the cover star for the latest edition of British Vogue — and she’s joined by a special guest.
    The supermodel has been photographed with her 9-month-old daughter for the March issue of the fashion magazine.
    In her interview, she reflects on motherhood, diversity in the fashion industry and her whirlwind career.
    While Campbell has not yet revealed the circumstances around her daughter’s birth, she told the magazine: “She wasn’t adopted — she’s my child.”
    British Vogue and Campbell published a slight variation of the quote in an Instagram caption promoting the story, adding the word “biological” ahead of child.
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    “I can count on one hand the number of people who knew that I was having her. But she is the biggest blessing I could ever imagine. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done,” Campbell said.
    The 51-year-old announced the arrival of her first child in a surprise post on social media in May last year.
    “A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother,” she wrote on her Instagram account at the time.
    Naomi Campbell appears in British Vogue, for the March issue of the magazine. Credit: Steven Meisel/British Vogue
    Campbell was scouted at the age of 15, according to her official website. She has previously spoken about the racism she faced as a Black model — especially in the early years of her career.
    “There were lots of times when I would walk in the fashion shows, but I was never picked for the ad campaigns and it would hurt — it really hurt. I would have to suck it up and keep moving,” she told British Vogue.
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    “Of course, it would have been great to have had that support around me back then, but I’m proud to see it happen now, I’m proud to see the diversity now.”
    Since the 1980s and 1990s, a younger generation of Black models has taken the fashion industry by storm, including Adut Akech, Leomie Anderson and Duckie Thot.
    Campbell also reminisced on the success she shared with 1990s icons Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington.
    “It was an incredible time, but we worked hard. And no matter how many outfit changes, how many shows, we never said we were tired,” she said.
    Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington. Versace Autumn Winter Fashion Show, Milan, Italy, December 1991. Credit: Paul Massey/Shutterstock
    “We all loved it and we kept each other’s energy up. We did eight shows a day and then we would go and celebrate with the designers in the evening. I wonder sometimes if models now could have kept up with us.”
    After Edward Enninful stepped in as British Vogue’s first male and non-White editor in 2017, the magazine has released a number of striking covers.
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    Musician Billie Eilish graced the cover in May 2021 to discuss body image and exploitation. The magazine also spotlighted key workers on three versions of the cover in June 2020. And in May 2020, actress Judi Dench became the magazine’s oldest cover star — she was 85 at the time.
    Other recent cover stars that have appeared on global editions of Vogue include “Squid Game” actress Hoyeon Jung, environmental activist Greta Thunberg, and first lady Jill Biden.
    The March issue of British Vogue is scheduled for release across print and digital formats on February 22
    Source: CNN