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Wednesday 15 February 2012

Nigerian Model Featured in Sports Illustrated's 2012 Swimsuit Issue

Adaora Akubilo is a 24 year Nigerian-American model from Windsor, Connecticut. Getting a spot in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition is every model's dream, so this is big deal. Congrats girl!

73 comments:

kween said...

Hawt and pretty..

usee said...

Very typical. Can u igbos pls start representing us in positive light accross the globe and stop all these cover ur eyes in shame behavior? Nakedness to lure weak men to be maturbating. What non sense is all that now?

ONYEDIKING said...

ah @linda do you no that am in school. Am wet www.gideblog.com

Stand for Something or Fall for Anything said...

Yeah, congrats on the opportunity to pose semi nude and be ogled by nasty men, real big achievement. Models that want super attached to their model title do it all the time, so it's no biggy. Just go with the crowd, :)

Anonymous said...

Does she claim Nigeria? All I've seen is her reference to her Connecticut background...

She may be an American of Nigerian heritage, but that's about it...

Anonymous said...

is that why she exposed her boobs? pls i am not impressed abeg

ada denco said...

Congrats to her...that's a big one
meanwhile,pls guys check out the new songs on my blog!!!

Anonymous said...

Big deal?did i hear you say that?She is still African n Ibo if u care to know.Am waiting too se the big deal pix of you showing your tits Linda.BIG DEAL MY FOOT!

Anonymous said...

Though she is curveless, dis is my first time of seeing a Nigerian in Sports I. Congrats dear, u made us proud

PoLyMaT said...

Congratz 2 ha!..bt dese models sha,wt dier 'chewin stick body & ''agbalomo'' breast--makes me fil gay---*smh*..wel,1 manz food na many men POISON..

Anonymous said...

Dear Haters, It seems that you all are angry because you (the haters) are too fat and ugly to appear in SI.

As an Igbo chick who is also from Connecticut, I am happy to see a fellow Igbo beauty doing her thing. Rock on Adaora!!!! First, Oluchi was in SI and now Adaora. Igbo women are too fine.

Hater die!!! Haha!!!

Anonymous said...

Igbos have the most beautiful set of girls in Nigeria

Anonymous said...

Abeg keep quiet! Mumu who knows you? Its called modeling ignorant fool like u, dumb ass

Anonymous said...

Wow,I feel so proud even as I never heard of her!love her body and proud of her achievement

Anonymous said...

@February 15, 2012 5:11 PM so it is aokay for her to show her boobs to the world abi well that is not good at all and maybe you are not a woman that is why you are saying that. there was no need for her to show her boobs because she wants to model swim suit rubbish nonsense...

Anonymous said...

She is sweet i luv slim sexy girls like her. Keep it up bitch

Anonymous said...

Can all you ibo haters chew on bitter leaf stick. We lobve ourselves just the way we are. She is stunning and doing well. Maybe when we see pics of gorgeous non ibo models our view wld change. Anu ofia di ka gi (unu)

Anonymous said...

Gbam! Co-signed by a very very hot Igbo sister :)

Anonymous said...

Like seriously ,if she was white u wunt b upset dat sshe is semi nude,u all always aving bile up ur throats shud take a chill pill, if she doesnt model d sport suit den who will,U? Onyinye

Anonymous said...

Don't mind them, they r just weisting their time :)

Anonymous said...

This is so hilarious and pififul really...smh....she poses half naked and it's kinda like an achievement??????errrrrrrrrrrr.........................helloooooooooooooooo...................is there something my thick doctor brain is missing????#confused#.Abeg who wan enlighten me i dey beg o!!ANYONE CAN POSE NAKED IT ONLY REQUIRES AN OK FACE AND A SLIM BOD;however only individuals with real intelligence can make planes,isp,telephones,electricity,find a cure for sickle cell disease,cancer,HIV;only real smart people can invent Apple,computers..only real people can stand as tall as Desmond Tutu,Wole Soyinka,Martin Luther King,Margaret Thatcher and even que que Okorocha!!!Such individuals deserve my congratulations....
As for Adaora,u re a pretty girl,u really are,but posing naked is downright TACKY!!So cover up girl and seek for ways to improve your world in a positive manner.....but #everyman to his own#........Dami

Anonymous said...

Having Nigerian name doesn't make anyone Nigerian even if s/he's of Nigerian origin. Plain truth: she's American. Celebrate true Nigerian stars like Tuface n stop all this attention seeking.

How many times ve any other country lay claim on people like Ramsey Noah,Ibinanabo etc ? This is because those countries are not attention seeking and don't suffer from inferiority complex.

Anonymous said...

Abeg, igbos don't have the most beautiful girls in naija. Just because igbos do more beauty pageant, or go into modeling more doesn't mean anything. I guess igbos are just more open than other ethnic groups, which is a good thing.

She's very pretty, and has a nice body will go far in the modeling industry. Congratulations.

I want to see more good news of how Nigerians are the next immigrant in America like the Asians, Arabs doing BIG THINGS. So, to my naija brothers and sisters here, let's continue to be the best we can, not only get bunch of degrees but be innovative, creative, unified, and make a difference in our community.

I am, the no Sender. said...

Come on! @ usee, haba! Such immature comments. Linda, Linda, Linda. How many times I print your name? eh? You mean as the moderator of this blog you allowed this teenager by the alias usee have his post read? Obviously he needs tutelage on how to process his thoughts. From his post didn't you notice that thinking objectively is rather complex for him? How else can one begin to help 'usee' understand that modeling embraces all a spectrum of nationalities, tribes and ethnic origins? Say no be only igbos dey model. Linda, na you I blame.

Anonymous said...

Choi..see jealousy...u re a doctor and so?who gives a fcuk abt doctors?fyi am a doctor too.she is a model and she attained d greatest height.si is like d peak for every model.am pretty sure u re just a haus officer wt stupid pay and u re whining.mtschewww.abeg jump off a cliff or better still,chew blades.NONSENSE...she doesn't nid ur congrats.kip it to ur hopeless self.....TONI

Anonymous said...

Igbos have the most beautiful girls.no dey jealous!tufiakwa

Kayode said...

make i no lie...Igbo girls are beautiful.

uSaveOne said...

So innocent and natural..! Nice!

Anonymous said...

Ooh...all you haters we are in the 21st century! Wake up, educate yourself. Modeling is an art. And she is gorgeous. Hopefully one day she will be a super model. Good luck Adaora.

Anonymous said...

a better achivement if u model for christ.nudity is a sign of endtime.

Anonymous said...

Crawl back to 1684 plsss...Me

Anonymous said...

Doctor dami,pls out of all d inventions u wrote,which one was achieved by u nd ur fore fathers?...Me

Anonymous said...

this girl is pretty!

diamondacious said...

Ur jst so stupid for using the word "bitch" what made her a bitch? Did she fuck u and did u see her on d street beggn for sex?! Ignorant fool!

She is making her money and pple like u are using provocative words to gain stance nuisance!

Anonymous said...

Last time i checked Nigeria was a freely democratic republic and individuals were allowed to freely express their opinions...i dunno,,,Dr Toni...ooops shouldn't refer u as such cos a fully qualified dr will not spew such venom(me suspect u trained in one of this third rate schools and probably had several resitsssss?)
No big deal in being a dr,i have no such hangups;some train to be teachers,some hairdressers,some care assistants,some accountants,some carpentars etc etc;it don't matter;the important ting is being the best you can be and making an impact in the world positively;then and only then should u be recognised and given accolades.A girl/woman who takes a picture for the world to see in pants with her hands covering her nipples sadly does not inspire my confidence nor attract my congratulations,no sir!!!!!
p.s i wonder does your mom pose like this in magazines?was that how u were trained thru ur quarter baked medical degree?#iamconfusedagain#Get a grip sir:))))))))
Adaora is a fine babe no doubt but me thinks and it is my opinion only that she needs to COVER UP!.......Dami

emerald said...

nice one to here and linda, more grace to ur elbow

Franklyyours said...

too many hopeless people alive #justsaying
Someone has the guts to do what most of y'all wud never do all your live and you go for her jugular *smh

Anonymous said...

This is no big deal biko, there was this girl that posed nude with same posture of hands on her boobs on facebook, and i know what i wrote to her about respecting God that gave her life to start showing her nudeness. please its not an achievement or a congrats message,what i wrote to the girl is same thing i would tell this girl as well kapish.

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Anonymous said...

Ode ni e

Fearless! said...

This is not because they are ibo or whatever!

they are apparently making it in their chosen profession and I am happy for them,even if I do not necessarily like pple posing nude in the name of a job,but I respect their decision,period.
I don't like when people start tribalising things like this.
When Ibo pple commit crimes abroad,u lot dnt come out to claim!

Please let's be mature abeg!

Anonymous said...

Hahaha.Most hilarious comment.

Anonymous said...

Dami

February 15, 2012 6:56 PM

You are narrow minded, insecure, and obviously not as intelligent as you want to appear. In fact, you are not intelligent. Take back that trash you've said.

Should she model bubu or babariga as swim wear? If you just had to slim with an ok face, then a lot of girls would be Sports Illustrated. Hater oshi!

Do you know this girl or what she does? Intelligent people do the things that make them happy. You said "real smart people can invent Apple,computers"- Is that all smart people do? just invent electronics? No be only Apple, na Yamaha.kmt

Real people know they have the choice to be whatever they want to be. The world has so many areas to explore. Real people don't need to create pills for Psychos like you and fight for human rights to feel fulfilled. You can impact the world by just being yourself and pursuing your dreams.. Use your brain!

Fearless! said...

Native beauty u mean!

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Empty barrels make the most noise!

Fearless! said...

U go extinct!

All u nasty men supporting this,I bet u won't want ur daughter to be a model like this and u are there running your mouth!

The fact that the western world embrasses nudity and u nasty men enjoy the show does not make it good!

How many of u can be proud to say that your sis,mum,cousin or daughter is a model that poses nude???

Plus some pple are just doing follow follow!u need to have ur own opinion,stop following the crowd!stop thinking people will see u as backward!

Be yourself!

Anonymous said...

Dis is not an achivement @all. Posing nude is rubbish. There better tins 2 do n make money dan posing nude in d name of modelling. Who care abt d money, what matters is God 1st. am sure God ll not be clapping 4 her 4 exposing her body 2 d whole world 2 c. Model ko model ni. Nonsense!

Anonymous said...

This is bulshit. Posing nude cos u r a model. showing d whole world ur bare body. Wat shall it profit a man 2 gain d whole world n lose his soul. Not judging but dis is generally wrong. Endtime signs. Pls dont make urself available 2 be used dis endtime. pray 4 grace of God daily.

Fearless! said...

It shows how u pple are!

What ever made u pple think of the fact that she's ibo,because there is no particular reference to her tribe.

U pple have started again with associating with the bunch of u lot that are successful and running them down!

Make ur own success and stop all this biafra chant nonesense!

U just like associating with success without contributing to it.

Na wa oh!

Anonymous said...

Anorexia in full force.

Fearless! said...

Thank u oh!

Please tell them!

I'm embarrassed by their mentality,I am just proudly Nigerian,so I can't dent them!

Anonymous said...

I don't blame u fake dami!talk about writing resits n training in low class med skuuls,am pretty sure dts where u re!talk abt spittn venom,u went out of ur way to bash som1 n now u re po

Anonymous said...

Say wateva u want to say,she is living her life and making cash and u re probably in a stupid hospital wasting ur tym n pple's lives too.she is pretty,she is richer and u will never be her!u shld try n get a life and try and stay positive...FAKE dami!u re a shame to d medical profession!....toni

Anonymous said...

Don't mind all these hypocrites. With all their preaching, their hearts are filled with hatred and jealousy. That's why Nigeria is struggling to move forward. They'll be hiding their bad belles under the guise of christianity.
Are her own sins greater than yours madam or oga doctor dami. Let bad belle not finish you abeg.

Anonymous said...

Clap for urself, now keep quiet n while u r at it, u can crawl back to d stone age dt u emerged from. Just my opinion, u don't have to like it, "Dr" Dami.

Anonymous said...

she appears comfortable in the pics, i don't think she will be comfortable in hell fire if she ends her life in this manner.

Anonymous said...

Anorexia? How do you know she's anorexic? So every woman must be thick or fat? We all look different. Different genes. Being healthy is the most important thing and some people are naturally skinny. She doesn't look sick to me.She looks healthy, toned, and lean to me. Stop being ignorant!

This is why black people die like their favorite animal- chicken. They only care about how their thick/fat they look instead of their health. May our race not be disappear because of our unhealthy lifestyle.

Anonymous said...

She is beautiful and looks very natural. This is something a lot of Nigerian women now lack- Natural beauty because they have chosen to wear the longest Malaysian/ Brazilian weave, excess foundation with bleached skin.

You don't love or care for your real self that you feel the need to wear another race's hair. (I'm saying this to people who say nasty sh*t about natural hair, not every weave consumer thinks this way). I like when people can switch from wearing their real hair to weaves/ wigs.

You spend so much on these hair types, yet, these other races see us as inferior. You appear inferior by preferring to wear other race's hair over yours.

Anonymous said...

I guess if it were Tyra Banks, Kate Moss, Giselle, Adriana Lima and the rest u all wouldn't complain u wld all be ogling her and looking for ways to place ur order for the Bikini if you could afford it. Now bc she has some link to Nigeria you are all criticizing. Pls the critics should get a life. FYI SI is a great achievement in modeling a lot of white girls would give their arms to appear on it and instead of commending her effort u re criticizing.
Comely toads. Pls step into the 21st century.

Anonymous said...

Clemtinazzz Igbo ppl re hustling the babe, i ve cousins wey neva step into nigeria b4, i consider then as americans, igbo girls cud b fine, but dem nor get brain... shikenan.... bite me retards...

Anonymous said...

well all i av to say to all doz supporting nudity is can u pose nude and sell ur pride to d world??? most of u will pretend and ansa yes i can..bt deep down u know u cant...our nigerian tradition frowns at nudity and most girls wu pose nude find it hard to find nigerian husbands cos wu wants to marry a girl wu exposed ha boobs to d world...God gave adam n eve clothes to wear so dat dey would cover der nakedness,if He rili wanted us to b naked den He wudnt av given us clothes..u c sumfn dat is bad dont support it cos u may b ruining dat personz lyf...btw if ur igbo or not igbo ohh all naija babes from every tribe is beautiful!!!!

Anonymous said...

It is her life, her body, her choice. If she is happy posing half naked and earns her living that way it concerns nobody but her parents, her husband(future)and herself.

Anonymous said...

why una no wan get sense?

Anonymous said...

Gbam!!!, u just took d words right out of my mouth. I read what d narrow minded "Dr" Dami spewed above while trying to pass himself off as intelligent n i just shook my head in wonder. They say u can take d monkey out of d forest but u can't take d forest out of him. Fake ass doctor who is still living in d stone age.......mscheew

Anonymous said...

@Fearless you're very funny. So you didn't see the second comment that attacked Igbos first, right? You only chose to follow up with the defensive Igbo replies. Some of you guys are BIG TIME HYPOCRITES.

HYPOCRITES!!!!!!

After, you all will be praising Tiwa Savage or Omosexy (lol the ironical name) for looking bangable.

No one tribe is more beautiful than the other because beauty is subjective I agree, but some of you all need to take a chill pill and relax.

And @Usee/Anonymous (Feb 15 6:56 p.m.) - Don't worry, we have Chinua Achebe (Father of African Literature), Chimamanda Adichie, Nnamdi Azikiwe, industrialists/scientists, as well Bellanaija Founder Uche Eze, Linda Ikeji (who you are patronizing), among other achievers in their multitudes.

We will keep having more from all endeavors and in all fields from the sciences to the arts, and yes, in fashion or swimsuit modeling(Congrats Adaora).

We wish you the same too - after all we are Nigerians, lol.

In Jesus name, amen!

Anonymous said...

@February 16, 2012 10:08 PM sharap your mouth so you are telling me that your sister would pose half naked and you would tell her ride on sis then your are wicked as it is people like you that make people do stupid things like these mschew!!!!

Mobolaji Johnson said...

She does not really look Nigerian, more like black american. Nigerian women have big breasts, wide hips and big buttocks just like Nigerian men have big penis size. She does not look like the stereotyped Nigerian woman!

Anonymous said...

You dis diamond nonsense you ar a fool for all I care. A woman exposing her boobs n body all in the name of job is bad by all standards. You guys praising her I bet u can't allow U̶̲̥̅̊r̶̲̥̅̊ female relations do such...

Anonymous said...

Fuckin hawwwwt

Anonymous said...

LOLOLOLOLOL the people leaving the comments about her being appealing to men clearly find her attractive. Nonsense....making it a tribal thing..."you Igbos"??? How does that even make sense. You can always count on Nigerians to create some nonsense divide, I mean...look at the function of the country.....

Mckenna said...

my first time commenting but a regular reader....why is it we've hypocrites in this part of the world...4 heavens sake she's a model,so do not criticize her 4 being half nude.....jes bcos she's a nigerian based abroad??? n besides she covered her boobies..so wats ur point?dis goes to you 'ucee'...#Teamhatehypocrites

Anonymous said...

Abeg Dami, it's not Adaora who held back your Valentine presents o!

Biko leave the girl abeg becos of God. If e dey pain you, rain don start to fall; no better time to hug transformer. yeye!

ogbuefichikezie said...

Dr Dami or what ever u call ur self, u re a fool for postin such comment, go back to the stone age where u came from, u re a FAKE that studied in the low class med school, u re wastin ur time and other pple's life......... and so on. Al these comments re referred to one person for speaking one's mind. Al of u congratulating this american model are bunch of assholes. In as much as i ll love 2 c nigerians, more especially the igbo's soaring high in thier profession, this one is totally unacceptable 2 me. She might be igbo by origin but she is american in all ramification. She shld ve removed the pant as well to make the deal bigger. I believe those of u criticizing the opponents of this pics won't like it if it were thier relation dat is posing nude 4 the world 2 c. For the males, how ll u feel if u saw ur fiancee posing nude? Will u rejoice saying dat she made it? I know u guys ll dump her 4 another person cos who ll like 2 marry a model dat poses nude all in the name of modeling. U guys are good at ruining pple's life & future. As for u @ Dr Dami, i love ur 1st comment. U may think dat am one of ur 'BIG' critics at the beginin. Well dat'z how i want it to look like

lara said...

this girl is so prettyyyyyy> i love her her look.

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