SANDRA IWU: "The Secret Of My Modelling Success"

There is no denying the fact that, at present, the name, Sandra Iwu, is becoming one to reckon with in the Nigerian modelling industry. Twenty five year old Sandra Iwu kicked off her modeling career with Catwalk Studio in Ikeja. She has since grown into a model who can hold her own. A regular face on the Nigerian runway, Sandra has participated in over 40 fashion shows and has plied her trade outside the shores of Nigeria. In 2006, she was crowned, Most Beautiful Girl in Lagos State University (LASU). The 5ft 10 inches model, now runs her own modeling agency called Sim Model .
Sandra says her success in the modelling world may not be unconnected with her shape, which she tries very hard to maintain.
“Well, at the moment, they expect you to be a little bit curvy and have some flesh. Don’t be too skinny because an African woman has to be curvy whether you’re big or small. Some people want to be skinny. When I wanted to go to Joburg and New York fashion week, they asked me to go down a little bit but I found it so difficult because after a little while, you’ll go up again. But I try to get by. The way to go about it is to have balanced diet, drink a lot of water and exercise a lot. I try as much as possible to maintain this size because I don’t want to go beyond this,” she says.

Apart from modelling and school, Sandra also has a company she’s running. How does she cope?
Hear her: “I’ll be leaving school next year. My business has been paying my bills. So I get by.”