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Entertainment of Monday, 16 March 2020

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Actress Lisa Omorodion calls out AMVCA organizers for discriminating against plus-size women

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Actress Lisa Omorodion has called out organizers of the just-concluded Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, AMVCA, with claims that the show discriminated against plus-sized women.

Lisa Omorodion who is plus-sized herself took to Instagram to question why no plus-sized woman made it to the list for best-dressed celebrity on the night.

Wondering if the list is only meant for skinny ladies, Lisa Omorodion expressed her mind saying:

"The Fashion Industry creates a fantasy world of what women are supposed to wear, and sadly a lot of women struggle to fit into this. This fantasy world always excludes curvy and plus size women, even though the fashion industry continues to laud itself as democratic in the era of Social media and gender equality.

"This is even made more obvious when the best-dressed lists always exclude plus size women.

"It is very disheartening that in Africa, where women are naturally curvaceous, we continue to discriminate against them. At the just-concluded Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) award show, not one plus-size woman made it to the best-dressed list. Are style and best-dressed list the preserve of only slim/ skinny women?

"We have to do better. The global Plus-size Fashion Industry is worth a whopping 20billion dollars, with an annual growth rate of about twice the total clothing market. Do the math!

"That represents $20billion worth of buying power. Inclusion of all women in the fashion industry is the way forward. Only then can we say Fashion is truly democratic. To all the plus size women, you are beautiful, stylish, fabulous and worthy of every Best Dressed List #plussizematters #Amvca7 #amvca2020".

The best-dressed category for females was won by BBNaija 2019 winner, Mercy Eke, while the category for males was won by BBNaija's Mike Edwards.

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The Fashion Industry creates a fantasy world of what women are supposed to wear, and sadly a lot of women struggle to fit into this.This fantasy world always excludes curvy and plus size women, even though the fashion industry continues to laud itself as democratic in the era of Social media and gender equality. This is even made more obvious when the best dressed lists always excludes plus size women It is very disheartening that in Africa, where women are naturally curvaceous,we continue to discriminate against them. At the just concluded Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) award show, not one plus size woman made it to the best dressed list. Is style and best dressed list the preserve of only slim/ skinny women? We have to do better. The global Plus size Fashion Industry is worth a whopping 20billion dollars, with an annual growth rate of about twice the total clothing market. Do the math! That represents $20billion worth of buying power. Inclusion of all women in the fashion industry is the way forward. Only then can we say Fashion is truly democratic. To all the plus size women, you are beautiful,stylish,fabulous and worthy of every Best Dressed List #plussizematters #Amvca7 #amvca2020

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