 Leslie Olabisi, born to a Nigerian mother and southern father, was born and reared in the suburbs of Maryland. What started as a charm school effort to learn about poise, etiquette, and self-esteem, soon grew into a desire to grace runways and the pages of fashion magazines. Always a bright, yet artistic soul, she quickly abandoned the notion of secondary education and was off to New York City to experience life in “The Big Apple.”
After a brief stint with a small agency, she was left to fend for herself in the very competitive and often brutal world of fashion. But to her surprise, freelancing proved to be more productive than one might think in this large city where “everybody’s in the industry”- or at least wants to be. Armed with three measly pictures she managed to scrape together from the agency before it went under, she beat the streets of 7th Avenue, cruised Craig’s list, and networked with other models and photographers until she procured enough work to produce a portfolio.
Now, confident with a small body of photos, she was ready to get “some real work.” Juggling a new life, in a new town, she was able to put her charming personality and dazzling smile to good use- placing herself in many “domains of opportunity” secured online catalogs, American & Nigerian magazines, fashion shows, photography ads, live modeling in SOHO, and several castings that were acquired strictly from creative self-marketing and promotion. }She currently resides in the Washington-Metropolitan area, still traveling to NY. Her interests have expanded to all forms of art, including: acting, journalism, television personality, painting, crocheting, and even skateboarding in the small confines of her neighborhood. She plans to return to school to study fashion and fine arts. Some of her past work includes: Chin Magazine, hosting and news correspondence for www.hollavision.com, “The Canon,” an independent film, The Ummah Endowment Fund campaign for HIV/AIDS awareness, and “Fashion Fights Poverty” at the Carnegie Library |
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