The 17th Annual Awards have
come and gone.
All the anticipation, the
preparation, the excitement, the merriment, the glamour, the ambience have been
captured for you in this special edition we have painstakingly prepared for you
our dear readers. Every year, you wait with abated breath to see who wore what.
Who was the best dressed?
Who looked like a princess? Who was most dapper? Who outshone everyone? Not to
worry, the pictures are all here for you to decide. Some things never change
and as usual, former President Clinton, the guest speaker, was on form and the
most profound point of his speech was when he said 95% of our body makeup is
exactly the same worldwide and only 5% is what differentiates us in terms of
colour but we expend 95% energy on the 5% difference! Food for thought don’t
you think? Needless to say, the Award recipients got the opportunity to take
pictures beside him which must have been most thrilling for them posing next to
the dashing President!
Another pleasant surprise
was Cherie Blair, the second guest speaker, who gave a motivating speech about
appreciation and empowerment of womanhood. She jokingly said a colleague had
told her husband when he was a Member of Parliament that he would not amount to
much politically because he was always home by 8pm. A few years down the line,
he rose to become Prime Minister! Simply put, her message was basically on
couples learning how to row the boat together as a team to get a smoother sail.
Mo Abudu of ‘Moments with
Mo’ and Funmi Omitowoju also brightened up the stage as hostesses of the event.
Mo was adorned in an exquisitely beaded dress by Badgley Misckha Couture while
Funmi opted for a simply divine kaftan from Dubai. Both were resplendent in
their attire and held their own pretty good. They coasted through the evening
with effortlessly as they announced the recipients and invited them to the
stage while the Chairman and Publisher of ThisDay Newspapers, Nduka Obaigbena
gallantly welcomed his hosts on stage.
As with every grand event,
all good things must come to an end. This was no different. The guests had time
to exchange pleasantries after which everyone headed home with big smiles on
their faces for an evening well spent!
http://www.thisdaylive.com/thisday-awards-2012
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