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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Ladybrille Magazine Names Edi Gathegi “X-Men: First Class” Actor Man of the Month for April 2011!



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Ladybrille Magazine
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Sacramento, CA (April 5th, 2011)
--Ladybrille Magazine, a digital magazine founded in 2007 to re-brand the images of Africans in the USA & Europe, announced today that Hollywood Actor Edi Gathegi is its Man of the Month for April 2011. The “Ladybrille Man of the Month” is a monthly feature which celebrates outstanding men, locally and internationally, for their brilliant contributions to their communities at large.

“Edi was a natural fit for us for our April 2011 Film Edition,” said Uduak Oduok Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Ladybrille Magazine. “Beyond the charisma and attention he commands when he walks into a room, he is an actor driven to achieve excellence and to improve on his craft daily; which is why we have also dubbed him a fierce actor. We are delighted to celebrate him and all of his accomplishments this whole month of April.”

Gathegi,of Kenyan heritage, was born in Kenya but raised in California, USA. He began acting a little over four years ago, but has managed to land highly coveted roles in major motion pictures including in the film Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (the sequel). His latest major motion picture is the upcoming “X-Men: First Class” film where he plays the mutant Darwin. The film is scheduled for release in theaters on June 3rd, 2011.

“It’s an honor to be recognized as a fierce actor,” said Gathegi. “[I am] humbled to be selected as a Man of the Month.”

Gathegi is in good company. Past Ladybrille Magazine Men of the Months have included Jimmy Jean-Louis, Hollywood Haitian Actor and Humanitarian; and Amobi Okoye, NFL Houston Texans Defensive Tackle.

Gathegi’s interview will be published on the magazine’s website at www.ladybrillemag.com on (Monday) April (11)th, 2011.

About Ladybrille Magazine
Founded in 2007 by fashion model, attorney and journalist Uduak Oduok, Ladybrille® Magazine stands as the authority on African fashion and entertainment for the globally conscious style driven American and European woman.

Breaking the mold and trailblazing a path never traveled before, Ladybrille® Magazine is a fusion of WWD, Vogue and ESSENCE with a very distinct African perspective. The magazine has served as a platform for brilliant exclusive and/in-depth interviews for many brilliant personalities, worldwide.The Magazine’s recognition as a pioneer and relevant authority in its niche market has meant media powerhouse like CNN, consulting giant McKinsey and numerous high profile personalities and individuals have sought and/regularly seek it as the authority on all things “Africhic.”

For more info visit www.ladybrillemag.com.

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Monday, April 4, 2011

Mbong Amata Star of Hollywood-Nollywood Political Suspense Film is April 2011 Ladybrille Woman of the Month!

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Contact: Unwam Oduok
Ladybrille Magazine
Public Relations
pr@ladybrille.com


Sacramento, CA (April 4th, 2011)-- Mbong Amata, the star of an upcoming Hollywood meets Nollywood political suspense movie “Black Gold-The Struggle of the Niger Delta,” is Ladybrille Magazine’s Woman of the Month for its April 2011 Film Edition.

Black Gold, based on the true story of the infamous Niger Delta region in Nigeria, is about environmental justice and the fight over the control of the scarce oil resources that the world runs on. The line between good and evil is blurred as corrupt government officials, greedy oil companies and violent rebels go on a war path over oil spills and degradation of the land, caused by oil exploration.

“We are excited to celebrate Mbong Amata as Ladybrille Magazine’s Woman of the Month,” says Uduak Oduok Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the publication. “As the pioneer digital magazine bringing Africa’s fashion and entertainment industries to the Western masses; our focus is to tell and motivate our readers with timeless and inspiring stories of men and women doing extra ordinary things,” continued Oduok. “Mbong Amata’s perseverance and willingness to trailblaze a new path for others to follow in African cinema, which has attracted for her death threats and an escape out of Nigeria for fear of her safety, is a timeless and inspiring story we are humbled and privilege to share.”

“I feel very much on top of the world right now to be the April 2011 Woman of the Month for Ladybrille magazine; and to think me worthy enough of such an uncommon honor is indeed extremely inspiring,” exclaimed Mbong Amata.Being a part of the brand "Ladybrille" has really gone a long way in boosting a lot of positive energy in me, in more ways than one, especially a brand that has had a lot of reputable and iconic women connected to it. It has further given me a colossal leap in my field as an actress from Nigeria and Nollywood that is being celebrated.”

Ladybrille Magazine was founded in 2007 to de-stigmatize the negative images of Africans by exposing its youthful, urban and explosive fashion and entertainment industries to the Western masses. The Ladybrille ‘Woman of the Month’ is a monthly feature on the online digital magazine which celebrates outstanding women, locally and internationally, for their brilliant contributions to society.

Past Women of the Months include Supermodel IMAN, Face Africa’s Founder Saran Kaba Jones, South Korean-American prominent fashion designer Currie Lee and Former Goldman Sachs Executive & Founder of Africa.com Teresa Clarke, among many.

Mbong’s interview will be published on the magazine’s website at www.ladybrillemag.com on Wednesday April 6th, 2011.

About Ladybrille Magazine

Founded in 2007 by fashion model, attorney and journalist Uduak Oduok, Ladybrille® Magazine stands as the authority on African fashion and entertainment for the globally conscious style driven American and European woman.

Breaking the mold and trailblazing a path never traveled before, Ladybrille® Magazine is a fusion of WWD, Vogue and ESSENCE with a very distinct African perspective. The magazine has served as a platform for brilliant exclusive and/in-depth interviews for many brilliant personalities, worldwide.The Magazine’s recognition as a pioneer and relevant authority in its niche market has meant media powerhouse like CNN, consulting giant McKinsey and numerous high profile personalities and individuals have sought and/regularly seek it as the authority on all things “Africhic.”

For more info visit www.ladybrillemag.com.

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