A story from our 2014 Mister Africa
International, Arnaldo Jose of Angola:
Being Mister Africa, change my life!
It was a dream come true when I was
announced as the MISTER ANGOLA at an event in April in Luanda, little did I
know bigger things were yet to come. My boss at Hadja Models, Mr Hajda,
informed me I was going to be representing Angola at the MISTER AFRICA
INTERNATIONAL in London and I was over the moon, filled with joy. It would be
nice to get out of Angola for a change I thought to myself!
We arrived London on a very cold
morning and I was put on an exchange sort of program, were you get to live with
a UK resident for three days and experience London, I had the time of my life!
And then the competition started and I met some amazing guys, and I had no idea
I was gonna win, looking at how perfect they all seemed to look!
'And the winner is ..... ANGOLA', I
almost fainted! All I could do was smile so big! And that was the start of big
things to come. The next few days in London were alittle bit hectic! With press
from over 30 countries talking about me, I could not believe this was
eventually happening. I had to learn to speak
English better so quick, I had photoshoots, interviews, parties, it was a
whirlwind. I also got to shop with my bosses, Hajda and the new boss Ayotunde
Twitch.
The welcome back home was over whelming,
the new MISTER AFRICA had arrived. They saw me as a beacon of hope, and that
added alittle pressure to me, but with the support of the Mister Africa team
and Hadja models, I was able to not didsapoint my people.
I had a fun filled year, from covering
several African magazines, to being the ambassador to the EBOLA campaign, to
walking big runways like ANGOLA FASHION WEEK, and taking part in several
commercials, it was an awesome filling. My West African tour, was also amazing!
My best experience was using my hands to eat a local dish in Lagos, Nigeria,
and I enjoyed so much the popular Nigerian jollof rice! I am quite excited to
go back to West Africa, As I crown my successor in January.
One advice to the next Mister Africa, 'making
a difference is the only thing that would make the title truly worth it, you
have a voice with the title and you are the lucky one to have it, run with it
and make the world remember you after your one year reign'.
A special thank you to Hajda models who
sponsored my year as MISTER AFRICA INTERNATIONAL, to my people who supported me, and a big thank you to my
boss at Mister Africa, Ayotunde Twitch, thanks for making the world know who
ARNALDO JOSE is'.
During the 2014 Mister Africa
International contest
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With the boss Ayotunde Twitch
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With 2015 Mister Grand Sea International Kenny Ike of Nigeria |
Tasting the local cuisine during his visit in Nigeria |
(Photo Courtesy: Arnaldo Jose / House of Twitch / Krazie Kat)
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