Betty Irabor (born March 25, 1957) is a

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and founder of ''Genevieve'' magazine. She previously had a column in ''Black & Beauty'' magazine in the

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. She also has a foundation that promotes breast cancer awareness, early detection and treatment.

Career

Irabor studied

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in university and then ventured into publishing. She worked as a journalist at Concord Newspapers, took freelance writing jobs at the ''Vanguard'', ''

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'', '' This Day'' as well as ''Black & Beauty'' magazine and others abroad. She later ventured into

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s. In 2003 she founded the glossy magazine ''Genevieve Magazine'', which has been described as "Nigeria's leading inspirational and lifestyle magazine". It is headquartered in Lekki, with a staff of fourteen. Ten issues are published each year. The magazine website focuses on

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news. Irabor is the

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and

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. In 2018 her memoir ''Dust to Dew'' was published. In it she chronicles her struggles with depression. She is also a philanthropist, public speaker and champion for breast cancer awareness with her

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known as the Genevieve PinkBall Foundation. She is also the host and presenter of Life's Lessons with Betty Irabor. She is a speaker and ambassador who shares promotional and modeling shots.

Personal life

Irabor was born on March 25, 1957, and raised in

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. She's married to Soni Irabor and they have two children. Their son made a short film that was selected by the

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Award and honors

Irabor was honored by the Association of Professional Women Bankers as The Most Accomplished Female Publisher in Nigeria 2011..

References

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