Claudia Lumor (born 17 June 1980) is a German born

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Publisher, and founder of ''Glitz Africa''

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and the Glitz Style Awards. She is also the

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of Glitz Africa

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Ghana. Claudia's company, ''Glitz Africa'' has become an influential showcase for fashion creatives in Ghana and West African nations including designers, stylists and hair and makeup artists.

Early life and education

Lumor grew up in

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and attended Kumasi Anglican Secondary School before enrolling at Kwame Nkrumah University. She graduated with a B.A in Economics and Law. She also studied

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Law at Westminster Law School in

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. She also holds an Executive Diploma in Publishing from

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Career

She worked at Santander Bank UK and later moved to Ghana to work with

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in 2010. Lumor was named amongst the speakers of WomanRising, a network for women entrepreneurs. The event featured five women in

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: Kafui Danku,

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, Vera Osei-Bonsu and Cynthia Quarcoo. She was included in the list of 50 young

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s in Ghana by Avance Media and The YCEO. She is a Goodwill Ambassador for the

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Politics

Claudia lost the bid to become the

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(NPP) parliamentary candidature for the Oforikrom constituency. She was the only female among five personalities contesting for the primaries.

Recognition

* Young creative entrepreneur of the year - British Council Fashion And Design 2015 * Start up and Entrepreneur of the year - Ghana Startup Awards 2017 * 100 most Influential women in Ghana

References

1980 births Living people Alumni of the University of Westminster Ghanaian producers Ghanaian publishers (people) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni {{Publish-bio-stub