Happy Birthday To Nigeria Highest Paid Blogger -Linda Ikeji

Linda Ifeoma Ikeji was born on the 19th September 1980. Although right now Linda is a blogger, writer, and entrepreneur, as a child, her future did not look so perfect. Her family was the classic Catholic family. Linda lived in Nkwerre, Imo State and was the second child in the family. At the age of 10, Linda Ikeji felt that writing was something that made her feel happy and confident. She would write down some stories or news from her neighborhood. At that time the little girl did not even imagine that writing will turn her into the richest blogger in Africa.

Soon after she completed her secondary education, she got accepted into a university. With the support of her friends and family, she was pretty confident about her future profession. Unlike many teenagers of her age, Linda knew that news, doing interviews, and writing articles is something that she loves. So a degree in Mass Communication was her top choice to study at the university.

She was 18 years old when got accepted into the University of Lagos. However, to her big disappointment, the University did not give her the chance to study Media like she wanted. Linda had to give up her dream and started to study the English Language. She decided that she had to finish university to support herself. Ikeji had been working on her degree for 6 years. During those times, Linda managed to not only support herself financially but helped her family as well. She had numerous part-time jobs. She worked as a writer and a model but didn’t mind working as a waitress as well. Modeling was her first serious job and a way to earn big money.

Before starting her own blog, Linda was really into modeling. In late 1990’s to have a job in the modeling industry meant you could be making good money. In 1998 Linda began modeling for the first time. She worked as a fashion columnist in one of the celebrity magazines at the time. Two years later, she got tired and resigned from the job. Linda was able to model for several brands, including the ‘Rose of Sharon’ label. This label at that time was owned by President of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria, Folorunsho Alakija. For many years, Ikeji participated in ECOFEST and had a lot of jobs in outdoor advertisements. She also received a lot of offers to work with the most glamorous fashion shows in the country.

Not long after, modeling didn’t seem that exciting as it used to be. It became a burden for Linda. She went behind the camera and started to run a modeling agency. Recruiting models, managing models’ training and much more were all on Linda’s shoulders. At that time, she realized that her passion was in writing. She quit modeling in 2005 and found a new path in a life.