In
April 2013, screen goddess Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (pictured above with
Justin Timberlake) was honored as one of Time Magazine 100 Most
Influential People in the World.
According to Omotola, it's an achievement that will forever linger in her memory.
She tells Encomium magazine:
"It's
a great honour. Sometimes you really don't know your worth and people
around you may just take you for granted. I was selected for a number of
reasons. From what I was told, they watch a lot of my movies up there.
The person who wrote my profile is actually the movie critic for Time
magazine. He had been introduced to some of my movies. He also got to
know about my other activities, including human rights activism and
others. They also conducted opinion polls from those that follow what's
going on in Nollywood. I think the opinion of the organisers is based on
this. I wasn't the only person picked from Africa. There was another
guy from Egypt but he's white and lives in the US. He is a blogger. I
was the only black African honoured and out of the 100 honorees, they
only picked 20 of our portraits displayed in the Time Work of Fame, and
my picture was there. Not only that, it was given the pride of place.
One thin I noticed was that from the moment I stepped onto the red
carpet, I was treated like a queen. I was on one of the best tables,
sitting with US Vice President, Joe Biden and others. I think it was a
good moment for Africa. It was one of the few moments I felt like Africa
has arrived.
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