Mayowa Nicholas, who was the female winner of  Elite Model Look Nigeria in 2014 has shown that the only way for her is up.

She became the first Nigerian model to be featured in a Dolce & Gabbana campaign when she appeared in their Fall/Winter 2016 campaign shoot.

Sharing pictures of the campaign which was shot in Italy on her Instagram, Mayowa worked alongside models like Cong He and Sasha Kingina.

After becoming the female winner of the Elite Model Look in 2014, Mayowa went on to be a top finalist in the world finals in China.

Since then, she has walked for international designers like Hermes, Balmain, Calvin Klein and Kenzo. And in 2016, she was named as one of the 15 New Faces That Ruled Fall 2016 alongside Kendall Jenner and Irina Shayk.

Here’s wishing Mayowa many more years of fierce slayage on the runway! We’re proud of her and hope she keeps the good work up.

You can check more pictures from the campaign here. Featured image credit : Fashion Times
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