Kim Kardashian Is My Fashion Icon - Jumai Shaba
Jumai Shaba who was a red carpet host with MNET Jara before switching
to Discovery Channel as a talk show host alongside Gideon Okeke has expressed
her love for Christ and says she is totally born again now. Jumai has been
running a Sunday Vlog on Youtube for some time now called Sunday Love Series
where she tries to lure people to Christ. She spoke with Punch on their Style
Question and Answer segment where she also said Kim Kardashian is her fashion
icon. Now the best gift you can ever have or get in life, is giving your life
to Christ. Congrats Jumai we are so happy for you. Plus I shall bring you one
of her videos when I return from church… s*xy preacher hehehe. Please continue
below…
Q: How would you describe your sense of style?
A .My style is mature; sexy and fun. I love bright colours
like yellow. I love accessories and most time when I dress, I style more around
accessories. The good thing about being in the entertainment and fashion
industry is that people give us many things. That doesn’t mean that I don’t
spend my money. Truth is, I am a muse to a lot of designers like Toju Foyeh,
Lanre Da Silva and Agbani Darego. I get things from people as I help them. I
don’t really wear gold but I wear a lot of costume jewellery. They don’t cost
that much, if something looks nice and is expensive, I won’t buy it. As much as
I love fashion, I am very careful with my money. I won’t make myself broke
because of fashion.
Q: What is the most expensive dress in your wardrobe?
A: It’s a Toju Foyeh dress made for the Genevieve Pink Ball
and she made the pink dress with crystal. This must have cost her a lot of
money. I have a Diane-Von-Furstenberg dress which I bought for 150 pounds
because it was on sale. I shop everywhere— Primark, Obalende, Selfridges—but I
love accessories.
Q: What outfits do you not love wearing?
A: I can’t be caught dead wearing bum shorts and I don’t
like colour blocking.
Q: Any style icons?
A: I love the Kadarshian sisters’ fashion and style sense,
especially Kim’s. Forget all the drama around her body; since she got on with
Kanye, she has truly stepped out in beautiful numbers. They both dress very
well. They wear a lot of neutral and earth colours, which I totally love and
admire.
Q: You shocked many with your recent conversion to
Christianity, how did this happen?
A: It is something I have been thinking of for a long time.
I come from a family of Muslims; my father and siblings are Muslims while my
mother is a Christian. To come from a predominantly Muslim background and then
become a Christian has to be your calling especially if you are into
entertainment. It was my calling. I had to not just be a Christian, but to also
live as a Christian. I am very compelled to spread the gospel and that is what
I do on my Sunday Vlog series.
Q: Do you believe in love and marriage?
A: I can’t be a born-again Christian and not believe in
marriage because it helps. I like the whole idea of a man and a woman coming
together to help each other. My idea of an ideal marriage is one where respect
and love thrive.
