I first met this young dude at an a model contest
here in Nigeria and what caught my attention about him was his raw and
total passion for modelling.I was surprised to hear from the organizers
that he came all the way down from the U.S to be a part of a
contest he merely saw on Facebook right in Nigeria, not even giving a hoot about the cost of conveying
himself to and from Nigeria or the distance as long as he fulfills his
ultimate goal. And although he didn't win, he was a winner already in my
heart.
Meet Renaissance Rivers, a 21yrs old African
American with a strong maternal lineage from the Gold Coast...Ghana..
and he undoubtedly refers himself as a Ghanaian any day anytime even in
his own words....
“I am an African-American but my
mother’s ancestry is from Ghana. So even though I am not considered a
Ghanaian citizen by papers because of my birthplace is in the United
States, I am a true Ghanaian in spirit and I will make a great
representative for Ghana. Based on my internationally oriented
education, I have the ability to create global awareness.”
Currently residing in the U.S and studying at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia majoring in International Studies(Business Marketing/Economics) and a minor in Fashion Marketing, Renaissance Rivers has been modelling since he was in second year of High school as a freelancer. One of his career highpoint was winning Mr Photogenic Africa 2011 as well as the 1st runner-up at the Model of Africa competition which was held here in Nigeria....
He lives by these quotes which he claims have been his own words of
wisdom as he looks towards becoming the next Tyson Beckford.
"When on the runway, let the walk look natural to the camera but to the trained eye let us see u are a trained model"......Kwame Asante
"Man the Living Creature, The Creating Individual, is always more important than any established style or system"......Bruce Lee
"If
you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else.
It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits.
There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond
them"..........Bruce Lee
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