Adaora Akubilo is a Nigerian-American

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Early life

Adaora was born in

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and at the age of six she moved to her father’s home village in

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. She spent approximately 10 years in Nigeria learning about their culture and their way of life. When she moved back to Connecticut she was approached by a model scout, Tina Kiniry, and her modeling career started.

Career

In 2007, Akubilo appeared on

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as one of the 12 finalists in the

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. In 2012, Adaora attended an interview with Sports Illustrated at her hometown modeling agency. She was accepted to appear on the show and went out to Los Angeles to shoot the Sports Illustrated TV Show. She then went on to appear in the 2014 and 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions. Her career also includes campaigns for

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, Garnier Nutrisse, House of Dereon,

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, Boden,

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, Ulta, Burts Bees, and Avon.

References

{{Authority control Living people Female models from Connecticut American people of Nigerian descent Year of birth missing (living people) People from Windsor, Connecticut 21st-century American women