Yemi Fawaz died yesterday, 20th February at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital. She was 64 years old. Ms Fawaz had been battling colon cancer for a while. She also had a hole in her heart and her kidney had begun to fail her.
Yemi Fawaz started her modelling career and became a supermodel in the late 70s. She also established a modelling school and did a lot for the fashion industry in Nigeria.
She left Nigeria in 1997 and didn’t return until 2016. She is survived by her 33-year-old daughter.
