Omotola Jalade Glows in a Vibrant Ankara Dress and Waist-Length Knotless Braids

Published: October 1, 2023 Last Updated 6 months ago by FPN SEO

 

Omotola Jalade is reminding us that we can never go wrong with a vibrant Ankara dress. 

On Saturday (September 30), the Nollywood actress who is now living in the United States of America, stepped out to support the GEANCO Foundation, a platform to raise awareness and funds for the Leadership Scholarship for girls in Nigeria, where she wore a striking Ankara eveningwear. The beautiful African print number featured puffy short sleeves, a glamorous neckline, and an empire silhouette highlighting the actress’ hourglass figure. 

Omotola also accessorized the dress with strappy heel sandals, a small purse, and chandelier earrings — all in sparkling hues of gold and silver. As for the glam, the mother-of-four went all out for full makeup with waist-length knotless braids to further emphasize her inner beauty.

It’s however unclear what the Los Angeles-based Nollywood veteran has been up to lately since moving to the US in 2021 but according to reports, she’s making efforts to break into the American movie industry dubbed Hollywood. 

In an interview with Chude Jideonwo earlier this year, Jalade recounted her childhood experience and revealed how she would have become a prostitute in desperation to do anything to survive after she lost her father to death. 

“I think everything have been today, positively or negatively was because of the death of my father, it affected me so much, because I did not mourn my dad,” the actress said in an interview. “I understand that I was his only child for a long time and my dad and I were very close, he was the manager of Lagos Country Club at the time, many influential people come there and because of that, I started rolling with people of influence from a little age.”

She continued: “When I was 13, they came to pick me up from school, I knew something was wrong and prayed that hope nothing has happened to my dad. When I got home, I realized my dad was dead, so going through that mental process, I didn’t know how to react and I didn’t know how I was feeling, I was just silent but now that I’m older, I think I really understand everything. So I just became emotionless and it has affected me till today.

“There is nothing anyone says to me that can move me, I am so confident in who I am and I don’t fear anyone. I don’t fear for my life, probably I would have become a prostitute today, I was very desperate to do anything and said I would rather sell my body than for anybody to take my younger brother apart.”