afrikanwomen:Flaviana Matata is a Tanzanian beauty queen and fashion model.She won the first edition
afrikanwomen:Flaviana Matata is a Tanzanian beauty queen and fashion model.She won the first edition of the Miss Universe Tanzania pageant in 2007 and went on to represent her country in the Miss Universe pageant the same year, where she placed among the Top 15 semifinalists and ended up in 6th place after the evening gown competition. She was the first contestant from Tanzania to compete at Miss Universe 2007, and compete with a shaved head.In March 2011 Matata won the Model of the Year award by Arise Magazine at the Lagos Fashion Week, she has also featured in the US magazines Dazed & Confused, Glass Magazine, L’officiel and also ID Magazine. She has also done some runway modelling for brands like Mustafa Hassanali, Vivienne Westwood, Tory Burch, Suno, and Louise Gray and has featured in the Alexander McQueen film tribute and Topshop Spring 2011 ad campaign.In 2011, she launched the Flaviana Matata Foundation, aimed at helping girls and women in need.The foundation, that is out to raise funds in Tanzania and the US where Matata is currently based, is a tribute to the model’s mother, who perished when MV Bukoba sank in Lake Victoria on May 21, 1996. Over 800 lives were lost in the tragedy, one of Africa’s worst maritime disasters.Matata said the Foundation seeks to financially assist projects that support the development of girls and women empowerment in Tanzania. -- source link