Aita Ighodaro

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Aita Ighodaro
BornLondon, UK
OccupationAuthor, Art Collector, Consultant
NationalityBritish
Alma materOxford University
GenreRomance
Notable worksSin Tropez, All that Glitters

Aita Ighodaro is a British author with two published books, Sin Tropez and All that Glitters,[1][2] a journalist, an art collector with the Tate Africa Acquisitions Committee,[3] and a former model.[4]

Early life and education[]

Ighodaro was born in London in 1983[5] to a family of Nigerian and Sierra Leonean descent.[6] She studied Modern and Medieval Languages at Oxford University.[7]

Career[]

While studying at Oxford University, Ighodaro worked as a fashion model[6] for a year attending shoots in St Tropez and Cannes.[8][5][7] After Oxford she worked in the television industry and has written for several national newspapers and magazines including the Independent and the Sunday Express.[5][7][9] On graduating from Oxford, Ighodaro wrote two novels. Sin Tropez, published by Corvus, Atlantic Books in December 2010,[10] and All That Glitters, published in November, 2012.[1]

In 2012, Ighodaro founded Idaro, a consulting firm with a focus on business and investment with Sub-Saharan Africa.[6][11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Aita Ighodaro". MMB Creative. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  2. ^ "Writers | Aita Ighodaro". The Steeple Times. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  3. ^ "Tate Report 2016/2017". Tate. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  4. ^ "Aita Ighodaro | Jaipur Literature Festival". jaipurliteraturefestival.org. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  5. ^ a b c "Aita Ighodaro". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  6. ^ a b c "Dynamic Nigerian diaspora chases glittering ambitions". Financial Times. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  7. ^ a b c "Aita Ighodaro". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  8. ^ "Aita Ighodaro". Atlantic Books. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  9. ^ "Sin Tropez - Aita Ighodaro - 9781848876637 - Allen & Unwin - New Zealand". www.allenandunwin.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  10. ^ "Atlantic buys Aita Ighodaro's Sin Tropez | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  11. ^ "Investment special: Boom time in Africa". The Spectator. 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
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