Funmi Iyanda talks about being a woman and what keeps her going
10 March 2019 |
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Funmi Iyanda is the type of woman who walks into a room and all the walls fall down. Within minutes of her appearance, the studio is packed full of the creative team – the makeup artist, stylists and the editor. READ MORE.
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