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Star actress turns 38 today

The mother of four, endowed with ageless beauty is one of the most successful Nollywood actress, singer, model and philanthropist.

Omotola Jalade

Today 7 February, 2016 marks a special day for Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde as she celebrates her 38 birthday.

The mother of four children endowed with ageless beauty is one of the most successful Nollywood actress, singer, model and philanthropist.

Omotolawas born in Lagos on February 7, 1978 to a family of five who hails from Ondo state, she studied Estate Management from the Yaba College of Education

Her first acting role was in the 1995 movie, Venomof Justice, where she was given the lead role in the movie, and that set the stage for her flourishing career in Nollywood.

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She was the first African celebrity to receive over one million likes on her Facebook page, In 2013, she was listed on the list of 100 most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine.

Omotola, became a UnitedNationsWFP, (WorldFoodProgramme), Ambassador in 2005, going to missions in SierraLeone and Liberia. She has been active in the Walk the Worldproject and participated in the WalktheWorldcampaign inLiberia with PresidentEllenSirleaf-Johnson.

Omotola who is a chief in her community, runs her own NGO called the OmotolaYouthEmpowermentProgramme, (OYEP), which brings hundreds of youths together for theEmpowermentWalk and Convention.

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