Sisi Yemmie

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Sisi Yemmie
Yemisi Odusanya (Sisi Yemmie) on NdaniTV in August 2018.png
Personal information
BornYemisi Sophie Aiyedun
1984
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Birmingham
OccupationVlogger
YouTube information
Channel
LocationLagos, Nigeria
GenreFood
Lifestyle
Subscribers583 thousand[1]
Total views58 million[1]
(June 2021)
Catchphrase(s)Welcome back to my kitchen
Updated: May 2021

Yemisi Sophie Odusanya (born 1984) also known as Sisi Yemmie is a Nigerian food and lifestyle vlogger.[2][3]

Early life and education[]

Sisi Yemmie was born in 1984 and she grew up in Warri, Delta State. She earned a degree in Mass Communication from Igbinedion University, Okada[4] and later got a master's degree in International Diplomacy from the University of Birmingham and a Diploma in Internal Communications from PR Academy, London.[5]

Career[]

Sisi Yemmie creates and shares food recipe videos that are created as a result of experiments carried out in her kitchen on her YouTube channel, SisiYemmieTV. She also shares content on parenting, relationships and lifestyle.[6][7] In 2018, she was profiled by CNN Africa alongside Linda Ikeji and Chiamaka Obuekwe as "women who have struck social media gold".[8] As at February 2019, she had 168,000 subscribers, 531 videos, and 18.4 million views on her YouTube channel.[9] Her channel was described as "Brilliant" by Prince Charles during his visit to British Council in Lagos.[10] She was listed as a top female Nigerian YouTuber in December 2020.[11]

She served as the editorial lead on Cosmopolitan Nigeria.[12]

Personal life[]

She and her then fiancé, Yomi Odusanya won the first season of the My Big Nigerian Wedding reality show and had their wedding sponsored to the tune of ₦15 million.[5] They have 2 children.[13][14]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Result Ref
2017 ELOY Awards Female Youtuber Won [15]
2015 City People Entertainment Awards Blogger of the year Won [4]
2014 ELOY Awards Won [16]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b SisiYemmieTV%5d/about "About SisiYemmieTV" Check |url= value (help). YouTube.
  2. ^ Sontag, Elazar (2020-07-28). "On Food Vlogger Yemisi Odusanya and the Joy of Watching Experts Cook". Eater. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  3. ^ McCabe, Janet; Liarou, Eleni; Agger, Gunhild; Akass, Kim; Buonanno, Milly; Chung, Elaine; Delveroudi, Eliza-Anna; Esan, Oluyinka; Horsley‐Heather, Emma (2020), "Researching Women's Television History", The International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and Communication, American Cancer Society, pp. 1–23, doi:10.1002/9781119429128.iegmc241, ISBN 978-1-119-42912-8, retrieved 2021-04-17
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b B, Simisola (2020-03-18). "Biography of Sisi Yemmie". AllNigeriaInfo. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lifestyle Blogger wins N15 million wedding". The Nation. 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  6. ^ Samuel, Mofijesusewa (2019-10-21). "5 Top YouTube Food Content Creators". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  7. ^ "Emmanuella Samuel among 10 Nigerian YouTube stars". Vanguard News. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  8. ^ Tom Bouchier Hayes and Munachim Amah. "How these Nigerian women are cashing in on social media". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  9. ^ Akindare, Okunola (2019-02-11). "Fisayo Fosudo's YouTube Channel Makes Money, But Not From YouTube Alone". TechCabal. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  10. ^ Ogunfuwa, Ife (2018-11-08). "Prince Charles visits British Council, commends digital entrepreneurs". The Punch. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  11. ^ "Top Female YouTubers in Nigeria with great content". Vanguard News. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  12. ^ Steigrad, Alexandra (2015-02-16). "Cosmopolitan is Heading to Nigeria". WWD. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  13. ^ Odutuyo, Adeyinka (2019-02-25). "YouTube star Sisi Yemmie shares beautiful photos of her newly welcomed baby girl". Legit.ng. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  14. ^ Okundia, Jennifer (2020-08-30). "Sisiyemmie shares adorable picture of her kids". PM News. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  15. ^ "ELOY Awards 2017 Winners". This Day. 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  16. ^ Oyewusi, Siji (2014-12-02). "Omoni Oboli, Funke Akindele, Toyin Lawani others walk Eloy 2014 red carpet". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
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