Idia Aisien is a Nigerian-American model, TV presenter, and actress.

Early life

Aisien is of Nigerian and Cameroonian descent. She was born on 4 July 1991, in

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magnate Joe Aisien, and jeweler Emmanuella Aisien. As a teenager, Aisien attended Atlantic Hall High School, in Lagos. She then moved to the United States, where she attained a B.A. in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C., and an M.S. in international public relations and global corporate communications from

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Career

Modelling

Aisien has worked with Fox 5 News, the AARP Foundation, Discovery Communications, the Foreign Policy Initiative, the United Nations, and Atlas Mara. She has modeled for many brands, such as BMW,

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, Alice + Olivia, J Brand, Cashhimi, Samantha Pleet, Jovani, Evelyn Lambert, Nikki Angelique, An Alili and Sway Hair Ltd. In Nigeria, she currently hosts You Got Issues and Style 101 on ''Spice TV'', and the Mega Millions Lottery Draw on ''Silverbird''. She currently works with international news TV station Arise News.

Acting

Aisen featured as the lead character in the remake of the Nollywood classic '' Nneka The Pretty Serpent'', which was released on 18 December 2020.

Personal life

Aisien has described herself as being "''Smart. Strong. Funny. Complicated. Deep''". A stranger once gifted her a

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References

External links

Official website
1991 births 21st-century American actresses 21st-century Nigerian actresses American female models Nigerian female models Living people Female models from New York (state) Models from New York City American University alumni Nigerian television presenters Nigerian television personalities Nigerian film actresses New York University alumni Nigerian people of Cameroonian descent {{Nigeria-film-actor-stub