Set
to tie the knot this summer, Stephanie Coker, reveals more about her
beau, wedding plans, ‘The Future Is Her’ and more in SCHICK Magazine’s
debut issue.
to tie the knot this summer, Stephanie Coker, reveals more about her
beau, wedding plans, ‘The Future Is Her’ and more in SCHICK Magazine’s
debut issue.
Read excepts below:
On her Beau
“He’s
a property developer and we dated for three years before getting
engaged. He saw me sitting alone while waiting to meet with someone who
never showed up, so he sent a waitress over to ask if I wanted anything
to eat. I declined because I was there to work and I just wanted to have
my meeting. The waitress cheekily suggested I should accept his offer,
so I ended up getting takeaway and giving him my business card. He gave
me a call and the rest is history (by the way, when he tells this story,
he says I was staring at him – I wasn’t!).”
a property developer and we dated for three years before getting
engaged. He saw me sitting alone while waiting to meet with someone who
never showed up, so he sent a waitress over to ask if I wanted anything
to eat. I declined because I was there to work and I just wanted to have
my meeting. The waitress cheekily suggested I should accept his offer,
so I ended up getting takeaway and giving him my business card. He gave
me a call and the rest is history (by the way, when he tells this story,
he says I was staring at him – I wasn’t!).”
On her Wedding Style
“I’m a tomboy by nature but I don’t think that style will feature in my wedding because I won’t be
able to wear my sneakers! It’s the only day you get to be
a princess; the only time you will have that excuse, so I’m going
to
enjoy it. I like embellishment, but for my wedding, I want something
clean and easy-on-the-eye that stills makes a statement; a dress that is
classy and elegant.
enjoy it. I like embellishment, but for my wedding, I want something
clean and easy-on-the-eye that stills makes a statement; a dress that is
classy and elegant.
On The Future Is Her
“I
started ‘The Future Is Her’ towards the end of 2016. The idea behind
it, is to use my platform to help talented, young women in Nigeria go up
the career ladder. Fame is great, money is great, but there is no point to it all, if you’re not making an impact in people’s lives.
started ‘The Future Is Her’ towards the end of 2016. The idea behind
it, is to use my platform to help talented, young women in Nigeria go up
the career ladder. Fame is great, money is great, but there is no point to it all, if you’re not making an impact in people’s lives.
Photography by: Sunmisola Olorunnisola
Make-up by: Zaron Cosmetics
