Tara Fela-Durotoye

Tara Fela-Durotoye
Born (1977-03-06) 6 March 1977 (age 47)
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Occupations * Lawyer
SpouseFela Durotoye

Tara Fela-Durotoye (born 6 March 1977)[1] is a Nigerian beauty entrepreneur and lawyer. A pioneer in the bridal makeup profession in Nigeria, she launched the first bridal directory in 1999, set up international standard makeup studios and established the first makeup school in Nigeria.[2]

She is the founder and CEO of House of Tara International[3] and creator of the Tara Orekelewa Beauty range, Inspired Perfume and the H.I.P Beauty range.

As at 2019, her brand House of Tara, had 270 products, 23 stores, 14 beauty schools and 10,000 representatives all around Africa.[4]

In 2007, Tara Fela-Durotoye was awarded the Africa SMME Award and the Entrepreneur award in South Africa[5] and in 2013, Forbes listed her as one 20 Young Power Women In Africa.[6] In 2020, the magazine Forbes listed her among "Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women".[7]

She is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School Chief Executive Programme, INSEAD Abu Dhabi, Yale University, The Stanford SEED Transformation Programme, and the Harvard Kennedy School having completed the Global Leadership and Public Policy in the 21st century, She is a member of the France/Nigeria Investment club which was incorporated in 2018 by the French President Emmanuel Macron.[8]

Early life

Tara Fela-Durotoye was born at St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos to John Ejegi Sagay, a commissioner at the Federal Civil Service, Nigeria and Felicia Omaghomi. The couple separated when she was eight months old; and being a polygamous home, she was brought up by her stepmother, Modupe Agnes Sagay. She started her education at Command Children School, Victoria Island and proceeded to Nigeria Navy Secondary School, Ojo, where she was a boarder. In form 5, she was made the Sanitary and Welfare Prefect. She graduated from the Lagos State University, with a degree in Law and proceeded to establish the House of Tara International.[9]

Personal life

Tara is married to Fela Durotoye,[10] a business strategist and corporate activator, chief executive officer of[11] Visible Impact. He made his intention to run for presidency on February 22, 2018, under the political party Alliance for new Nigeria.[12] They have three sons, Mobolurin, Demilade & Morolaoluwa.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ibukun Awosika, The Girl Entrepreneur
  2. ^ RefinedNG (24 June 2020). "Tara Fela-Durotoye". RefinedNG. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ ":: House of Tara | About Tara ::". houseoftara.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Creating makeup just for African women". BBC News. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Africagrowth Institute - It is our business to help your business". www.africagrowth.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  6. ^ "The 20 Young Power Women In Africa 2013". Forbes. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  7. ^ Africa, Forbes (6 March 2020). "Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women". Forbes Africa. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  8. ^ "House of Tara - Corporate Website". House of Tara - Corporate Website. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Tara Fela-Durotoye".
  10. ^ Fela Durotoye Archived 14 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Official Website of Visible Impact Archived 2 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "'I will run for president in 2019' -- Fela Durotoye joins Alliance for New Nigeria". 22 February 2018.
  13. ^ Balogun, Lekan (30 September 2022). "Tara Fela Durotoye: How she started her Business with N15,000". NewsWireNGR. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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