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词条 Santa Anzo
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  1. Background and education

  2. Career

  3. Awards and Honors

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1975}}
| birth_place = Uganda
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| alma_mater = Progressive Secondary School
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Dolphins Fashion College
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| occupation = Fashion designer
| years_active = 1995 — present
| nationality = Ugandan
| ethnicity =
| citizenship = Ugandan
| residence = Kampala, Rwanda
| known_for = Fashion
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| title = Chief Fashion Designer & Managing Director of Arapapa Fashion House
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}}Santa Anzo is a Ugandan model, fashionista, fashion designer and businesswoman, who is the founder, chief fashion designer and managing director of Arapapa Fashion House, based in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.[1] She is also the founder and President of Uganda International Fashion Week, an annual fashion exhibition.[2][3]

Background and education

Santa Anzo was born in Uganda, circa 1975.[4] Her parents trace their ancestry to Moyo District, in the West Nile sub-region of Uganda.[4]

She attended Old Kampala Primary School, before transferring to Bat Valley Primary School, where she obtained her Primary School Leaving Certificate. For her O-Level studies, she went to Madhvani College, in Wairaka, Jinja District. She studied at Progressive Secondary School, in Bweyogerere, Wakiso District, where she completed her A-level studies and obtained her High School Diploma.[1] She then enrolled into Dolphins Fashion School, in Kampala, where she graduated with a Diploma in Fashion Design.[4]

Career

In 1995, Ms Anzo was hired as waitress at Kampala Casino. She was also hired as a model at the same establishment and she modeled when not waitressing. In 1999, she met Sylvia Owori and together, they started Ziper Models, with Anzo managing the business while Owori managed the talent. Anzo served as sales person, model trainer, and fashion model. She managed the finances, and choreographed fashion shows. This relationship lasted 16 months, before Anzo left Ziper Models.[4]

In 2001 Anzo left Ziper Models and started Arapapa. Arapapa means butterfly in her native Madi language.[1][4] Two years later, she launched the Uganda International Fashion Week.[1][3]

She has showcased her designs at multiple fashion festivals including Fashion for Peace initiative, Kenya Fashion Week, Mozambique Fashion Week, Swahili Fashion Week in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Africa Fashion Exchange, in Durban, South Africa,[5] among others.

Awards and Honors

  • 2nd position for the East African Designer of the year award at Swahili Fashion Week, December 2012, in Nairobi, Kenya.[6]
  • Speaker at the first ever Fashionprenuer Summit held by Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards (ASFAs), October 2018, in Kampala, Uganda.[7]
  • 1st Prize Presidential Transformers Appreciation Award, December 2016, in Kampala, Uganda.[8]
  • Pioneer Ground Breaking Awards by Uganda Women Entrepreneur’s Association, ICON & the International Labour Organization.[8]
  • Showcased at Africa Fashion Exchange 2018 in Durban, South Africa.[2][5]
  • Lifetime Fashion Icon Achievement Award 2015.[8]
  • In 2014, the President of the United Nations Security Council, recognized Santa Anzo as one of 87 women that have scaled heights in Uganda, she is applauded for an invaluable role in pioneering African fashion & modelling careers in Uganda.[8]

See also

  • Anita Beryl
  • Patricia Akello

References

1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web| url=https://www.independent.co.ug/profile-santa-anzo-fashion-heart-matters/ |title=Profile: Santa Anzo on fashion and heart matters |newspaper=The Independent (Uganda) |date=7 June 2017 |access-date=18 December 2018 |first=Agnes | last=Nantaba |location=Kampala}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|date=30 September 2018 | url=https://www.softpower.ug/santa-anzo-represents-uganda-at-africa-fashion-exchange-2018-in-s-africa/ |title=Santa Anzo Represents Uganda At Africa Fashion Exchange 2018 In South Africa |access-date=18 December 2018 |publisher=Soft Power Uganda |author=Soft Power Reporter |location=Kampala}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/47080-santa-anzo-pushes-fashion-economics | title=Santa Anzo pushes fashion economics |date=19 October 2016 |newspaper=The Observer (Uganda) |access-date=18 December 2018 |first=Samson |last=Baranga |location=Kampala}}
4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|access-date=18 December 2018 |date=5 December 2015 | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Full-Woman/Santas-thirst-for-design-success/689842-2983786-view-printVersion-10pe8po/index.html |title=Santa's thirst for design success | newspaper=Daily Monitor |author=Monitor Reporter | location=Kampala}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|date=26 May 2015 | url=https://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/38009-santa-anzo-for-south-africa-showcase |title=Santa Anzo for South Africa showcase |newspaper=The Observer (Uganda) |access-date=18 December 2018 |last=Baranga |first=Samson | location=Kampala}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Goodbye 2012, Hello New Year! | url=https://observer.ug/component/content/article?id=22862:goodbye-2012-hello-new-year |last=Simon Musasizi | first=and Carolyne Nakazibwe | newspaper=The Observer (Uganda) |date=30 December 2012 |access-date=18 December 2018 |location=Kampala}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Abryanz to hold fashion summit | url=https://observer.ug/lifestyle/59017-abryanz-to-hold-fashion-summit |newspaper=The Observer (Uganda) |last=Lyatuu | first=Justus |date=25 October 2018 |access-date=18 December 2018 |location=Kampala}}
8. ^1 2 3 {{cite web| url=http://www.ugandandiaspora.com/santa-anzo-featured-fashion-designer-at-the-2016-diaspora-gala |title=Santa Anzo: Featured Fashion Designer at the 2016 Diaspora Gala: Welcome to the Ugandan Diaspora Gala |publisher=Ugandandiaspora.com |date=14 December 2016 |access-date=18 December 2018 |author=Ugandan Diaspora Team |location=Boston, Massachusetts, United States}}

External links

  • [https://kampalasun.co.ug/2015/06/22/santa-anzo-untold-story/ Santa Anzo: Untold story]
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