Erica Nlewedim

About

Actress, model, and entrepreneur known for her starring roles in films and television series including Secrets and Scandals, Royal Castle, and Poka Messiah. She is also the founder and CEO of the luxury hair brand Beluxia Hair. She shares travel photos and selections from her many modeling shoots with the 3.2 million followers she has acquired on her ericanlewedim Instagram account. 

Before Fame

She earned her degree in business administration from Covenant University. She first began modeling professionally in 2013 when she became the brand ambassador for the personal style company Nature's Gentle Touch. Soon after, she was awarded the title of Miss Photogenic in the 2014 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant, which helped her garner more attention.

Trivia

She is the founder of the Erica Nlewedim Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed at serving underprivileged children. In 2019, the foundation's Hunger Heroes Campaign successfully fed 1,000 people living on the streets of Lagos.

Family Life

She is the daughter and only child of parents Oby Nwokolo and Eric Nlewedim Christian. 

Associated With

She played the role of Nife in the 2019 film Hire a Woman alongside Alexx Ekubo and Mike Godson.