Joyce Yeboah Ababio is a

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ian

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. She is the

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of JACCD.

Early life and education

Ababio was born to Stephen W. Yeboah, a

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who served under the

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, and Esther Tuyee. She is the fifth child of her parents. She did her

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at Datus School and then continued to

Achimota School Achimota School ( /ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ), formerly Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now nicknamed Motown, is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana. The school wa ...

. She started her

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. However, after a year studying

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, she transferred to

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, where she obtained a degree in fashion design.

Career

After her tertiary education, she returned to Ghana. In 1995, she established the Vogue Style School of Fashion and Design. In 2013, she launched the Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design (JACCD) in

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. She has been in charge of the costumes for various

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such as Miss Ghana. She has groomed a number of renowned designers in Ghana.

Awards and recognition

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Best Formal Evening Wear Award (1995) * Ebony Award for Bridal and Pageantry (1999) * Miss Ghana Best Evening Wear (2000) * Ghana Fashion Awards Fashion Contribution Award in Education and Mentoring (2012 & 2015) * Glitz Africa Fashion Week Lifetime Achievement Award (2013) * Jandel Superwoman Award (2014) * Nobles International Award (2014) * 100 Most Outstanding Women 74^th & 41^st (2014 & 2015) * Ghana Fashion Awards Hall of Fame (2016) * Century International Quality ERA Award (2016) * Glitz Women of the Year Fashion Force (2017) * Lifetime in a Portrait Awards Initiator of Change (2017) * Xperience Womanity Awards Fashion Education Icon (2019) * Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards Best Achiever in Fashion, Jewelry and Lifestyle (2019) * Ghana Feminine Hall of Fame (2019) * Ghana Women of Distinction (2018) * Those who Inspire (2019)

Personal life

Ababio has two children named Tracy and Charles.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ababio, Joyce Living people Ghanaian fashion designers Ghanaian women fashion designers Alumni of Achimota School People from Accra St. Cloud State University alumni Texas Woman's University alumni 21st-century Ghanaian women Year of birth missing (living people) Ga-Adangbe people

Early life and education

Career

Awards and recognition

Personal life

See also.

References