BellaNaija facts for kids
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Type of site
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Entertainment, Fashion, lifestyle, Weddings |
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| Available in | English |
| Founded | July 2006 |
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Nigeria
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| Founder(s) | Uche Eze |
| Website | http://www.bellanaija.com/ |
| Advertising | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2 June 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
| Written in | Text/HTML |
BellaNaija is a lifestyle, entertainment and fashion website in Africa. headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.
History
BellaNaija was founded by Uche Eze in 2006 as a media startup which later metamorphosed into BellaNaija.com while studying for her undergraduate degree at the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada. BellaNaija in its early form featured scanned magazine articles, pictures and interviews of Nigerian fashion personalities. Uche maintained a low profile, with her identity hidden until BellaNaija began to have over 1 million hits every month.
Achievements
In 2013, BellaNaija was ranked 4th in AfricaRanking's "Top 10 African Entertainment Websites". other achievements include:
- Uche Pedro & BellaNaija mentioned in the SME 100 List of 100 most innovative female-owned businesses in Nigeria.
- Completing the Stanford Seed programme
- BBNWonderland - BN Lead Weddings Flagship Event with Baileys
Awards
| Year | Award | Prize | Result | Ref |
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| 2015 | Creative Industries Awards | Creative Industries Awards for Bloggers | Won |
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