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G
IFTY
Gifty Boakye is a First
generation
Ghanaian
American model and
entrepreneur,
with
a Master’s degree in
Global Development &
International Relations.
At 16 years old, she began her modeling career
in New York City walking global runway shows
at Nyfw, Paris Fashion
Week , & Milan Fashion Week and more. She has also
been featured in Cosmopolitan, Essence & Allure magazines and is
recognized for Global beauty campaigns featured in ULTA, Sephora
and MAC stores.
In 2016, Gifty launched her 昀椀rst
business NVTIVE (shopnvtive.com)
a 昀椀tness brand that promotes health,
wellness,and body, paying homage
to international cultures. The same
year Gifty reigned as the Face of
Afrochella, now Afrofuture and went
on to grow with the festival now as
Director of Community Outreach +
Social Impact. Gifty has been labeled a “Change Maker” by CNN
for her Sustainable Work in Ghana ,
her team has also been featured by
Forbes for Social Justice reform recognition.
In 2018 Gifty founded her non
pro昀椀t Sister S.L.A.Y - Sister’s Love
And Admire Yourselves, a 501 c3
foundation empowering young girls
of color ages 11-18 through self-con昀椀dence workshops, SAT prep courses & mentorship programs.
In 2021, Gifty was awarded Model
of the year at the Africas Women’s
Choice Award , then went on to place
Top 5 in the Miss Universe- Ghana
competition. She was crowned Miss
Ghana and represented Ghana at the
international level at the Miss Supranational Pageant in Krakow,Poland where she called as 4th 昀椀nalist
and took home the Miss In昀氀uencer
title . Gifty made history as Ghanas
昀椀rst placement in an international
pageant among 70 women representing countries around the world.
Today, Gifty has earned her masters degree in Global Development
& International Relations from St.
Johns University in hopes of working with the Security Council at the
United Nations. Her dream is to follow in the great footsteps of Former
Secretary General Ko昀椀 Annan. She
plans to continue pushing boundaries as an African woman changing the narrative for woman that
look like her on the continent and
around the world.
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