{{short description|Ambassador}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox pageant titleholder | name = Adeola Ariyo | image = Adeola Ariyoo on NdaniTV in S Africa (cropped).png | other_names = AdeolaAriyo | education = B.A Psychology and Criminology from University of South Africa | birth_date = 1980s | birth_place = Lagos | birth_name = Adeola Ariyo | height = 1.75 m }}
'''Adeola Ariyo'''{{Audio|Adeola_Ariyo.wav|listen}} is a Nigerian born model who became Elizabeth Arden's first ever African Ambassador in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Zoe Efstathiou |date=27 March 2015|title=Elizabeth Arden appoints Adeola Ariyo as African Ambassador|url=https://www.globalcosmeticsnews.com/elizabeth-arden-appoints-adeola-ariyo-as-african-ambassador/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Global Cosmetics News|language=en-GB}}</ref> She began her modelling career at the age of 13 after being scouted for and participating in the London Fashion Week.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Rey|first=Sola|date=20 August 2016|title=Model: Adeola Ariyo|url=http://solarey.net/model-adeola-ariyo/|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Sola Rey|language=en-US}}</ref> Adeola is sometimes referred to as a Nigerian-Ghanaian because of her mixed heritage.<ref name=":0" /> She is born to a Ghanaian Mother and Nigerian Father.
==Early life== Ariyo was born in Lagos to a Ghanaian Mother and a Nigerian Father. She grew up in Nigeria but sometimes traveled to London with her father. Her participation in the London Fashion Week at the age of 13 was made possible when she went shopping with her father in London.<ref>{{Cite web|first=|date=|title=Adeola Ariyo becomes first African brand ambassador for Elizabeth Arden|url=https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_page/Adeola_Ariyo_becomes_first_African_brand_ambassador_for_Elizabeth_Arden/95918|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-12|website=cosmeticsbusiness.com}}</ref> While she spend most of her time in Cape Town, South Africa, Adeola also travel to Lagos and London.<ref name="Boss Models Cape Town">{{Cite web|last=Boss Models Cape Town|date=|title=Adeola Ariyo {{!}} Women {{!}} Mainboard Mgmt {{!}} Boss Models Cape Town – Women and Men for South African and International Bookings|url=https://www.bossmodels.co.za/capetown/women/mainboard-mgmt/507257/adeola-ariyo|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Boss Models Cape Town|language=en}}</ref>
==career== Her modelling career began at the early age of 13 when she met Alek Wek and Kate Moss just after being signed by the London Fashion Week agency.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=BLANCK|first=Abiodun|date=22 July 2019|title=THE INTERVIEW: ADEOLA ARIYO ON THE AFRICAN MODELLING INDUSTRY|url=https://www.blanckdigital.com/the-interview-adeola-ariyo-on-the-african-modelling-industry/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Blanck Digital|language=en}}</ref> In 2005, she participated in the Nokia Face of Africa Competition<ref name="Boss Models Cape Town"/> and since then, she has been very active in the international modelling scene. Aside from featuring in the London Fashion Week, Adeola has also featured in other fashion weeks. Notable among them are the Johannesburg Fashion Week, Mozambique Fashion Week, Cape Town Fashion Week, Arise Fashion Week Lagos and the London Fashion Week.<ref name=":1" /> She spent several years modelling in South Africa before securing the Elizabeth Arden appointment in February 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|last=The Cut off|first=Adiree|date=25 April 2020|title=Adeola Ariyo for Elizabeth Arden|url=https://africafashionweek.com/magazine/adeola-ariyo-for-elizabeth-arden/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-12|website=|language=en}}</ref> Aside featuring in different fashion weeks, Adeola also featured for a number of fashion publications such as Marie Claire, True Love and Fair Lady, Cosmopolitan and Glamour.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Odusola|first=Abiodun|date=22 July 2019|title=THE INTERVIEW: ADEOLA ARIYO ON THE AFRICAN MODELLING INDUSTRY|url=https://www.blanckdigital.com/the-interview-adeola-ariyo-on-the-african-modelling-industry/|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Blanck Digital|language=en}}</ref>
In 2021 she was the main presenter of a show called TV Knockout which began a second season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Samuel |first=Mofijesusewa |date=2021-09-22 |title=Chef Winnie Nwania, Adeola Ariyo, Pearl Umeh Are Taking Over Honey TV |url=https://thenet.ng/chef-winnie-nwania-of-zeelicious-foods-adeola-ariyo-and-pearl-umeh-are-taking-over-honey-tv/,%20https://thenet.ng/chef-winnie-nwania-of-zeelicious-foods-adeola-ariyo-and-pearl-umeh-are-taking-over-honey-tv/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-07-15 |language=en-US|newspaper=The NET}}</ref>
==Other works== She supports "The Lunchbox Fund", a project providing daily meals for vulnerable school children and orphans in South Africa. Adeola was also involved in other Elizabeth Arden projects like the "Make a Visible Difference" campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adeola Ariyo {{!}} Women {{!}} Mainboard Mgmt {{!}} Boss Models Cape Town – Women and Men for South African and International Bookings|url=https://www.bossmodels.co.za/capetown/women/mainboard-mgmt/507257/adeola-ariyo|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Boss Models Cape Town|language=en}}</ref>
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