Bisi
Akins

20s-30s, London, M.L.E., Nigerian, African, West African

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Bisi is a British-Nigerian presenter, influencer and social entrepreneur. She has over 100,000 followers on Instagram where she writes and posts spoken word poetry and has a particular focus on encouraging young women to truly see themselves, look beyond the ‘selfie’ and understand and appreciate their sense of self-worth. She is the embodiment of the modern Nigerian British woman and has amassed a highly engaged following who turn to her for inspiration on fashion, beauty and self-confidence. She is also the founder of All Things Africa, an Instagram brand which seeks to inspire a global audience to embrace and engage with the African continent's many narratives.

Bisi has extensive experience working with brands on social media campaigns, as well as hosting and presenting events for the likes of Afronation. She fell into presenting after winning Miss Nigeria UK in 2014 and since then went on to present on live TV, at festivals and events. She is now a regular talk show host on ‘Noni’ on Yanga TV (Sky) where she discusses lifestyle issues that matter to African men & women. Due to her extensive network within the music industry, she has interviewed high-profile AfroBeats artists such as Burna Boy, Afro B, Davido, Steel Banglez and Major Lazer.

Her second series of the ‘Hi, I’m Black’ talks is currently available on YouTube, featuring interviews with inspirational black people like Shanice Mears and Sayce Holmes Lewis.

Bisi is from London and as such has a natural London accent. She is comfortable with doing a Nigerian/Yoruba accent.