Signed to Few Models, Sayra Jatto has come from relative obscurity to become one of the few high profile working Nigerian models from Northern Nigeria today. She has fronted campaigns, walked at the country’s major fashion shows, and worked with magazines like Mania and This Day Style. And she does all this with a preternatural sense of self and a humility that disarms everyone she works with it. This Friday, Miss Jatto is our inspiration.
We’ve scoured through her social media and found our favorite images of her on and off the runway. Take a look at Sayra Jatto and see what we see.
A proper avatar of spring if we ever saw one, Sayra gives most expressive beauty shots.
My muse…… Photography @_yemiteibo MUA @b.e.a.u.t.i.f.i.e.d
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Like this spectacular shot of Sayra Jatto by Yemi Teibo, with make up from B.e.a.u.t.i.f.i.ed.
And this one for Mania Magazine, photographed by Kelechi Amadi Obi with make up by Jide Okerayi.
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But she is also a spectacular runway model, capturing the awe and admiration of Lagos’s fashion industry opening the show for Andrea Iyamah
Then she closed out the show for Re. Lagos’s first show after their rebrand, slaying everyone in this gorgeous Kaaba slot Oleku ensemble.
Throwback…Lagosfashionanddesignweek 2015….designer orente ayaba
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She also walked for Orente Ayaba,
Nkwo
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And Sunny Rose, three years in a row.
Her editorial campaigns are just as striking, here she is front the Mademoiselle Aglaia campaign in Style Mania.
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And this one for the Blvck company, styled by Daniel Obasi.
And this one for Ivorien photographer Namsa Leuba.
We love Sayra’s spirit and poise and hope she gets to the very top! Go on girl!