Ronke Ademiluyi
Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi is a Nigerian fashion entrepreneur.[1] She is a British-Nigerian Olori (queen) of the Ife Kingdom, royalty born to a scion of the royal family. She is the great-granddaughter of the late Ooni Ajagun Ademiluyi, 48th King of the Ile-Ife Kingdom in Southwest Nigeria. She is married to Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the 51st Ooni of Ife.
Her Royal Majesty Olori Aderonke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi | |
|---|---|
 Olori Ronke Ademiluyi Ogunwusi | |
| Born | Princess Aderonke Ademiluyi |
| Nationality | British - Nigerian |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Notable work | Africa Fashion Week |
| Spouse | Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi |
| Children | 1 |
HRM Queen Aderonke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi is a West London UniversityLawFashion Week London alumni who graduated in Law and founded Africa Fashion Week London in 2011.
In 2014, she set up a sister platform in Nigeria, Africa Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN). HRM Queen Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi has produced over 20 fashion shows including the ‘Mayor of London's Africa on the Square’.
She produced The AFWL Business Fashion Forum with special guest speakers that included the Mayor of London's Office, the Department of Trade South Africa and The V&A Museum. She is the co-founder of Fashion Future Online Courses in partnership with Henleys Business School UK & Parsons Design School New York. She set up the AFWL Mentoring scheme for Black fashion students in the UK in partnership with Northampton University in the United Kingdom and below are some of the universities she has partnered with in Nigeria and the United Kingdom:-
- University of Northampton (Fashion Department) Mentoring scheme 2020, Live Event experience, backstage production AFWL2021, Grace Jones Meltdown Fest 2022.
- Henley Business School (School of Entrepreneurship), AFWL / Henley / Parsons Fashion Futures online learning programme 2020/2021.
- Parsons School of Design & Technology AFWL / Henley / Parsons Fashion Futures online learning programme-2020/2021.
- Ravensbourne University (Fashion Department) - Live Event Experience at AFWL2021.
- London College of Fashion (Centre of Sustainable Fashion), Small Fashion Business Toolkit for Sustainability 2021/2022.
- University of West London (Fashion Department), Grace Jones Meltdown Festival 2022
- Obafemi Awolowo University ile Ife.
She is the co-author of the ‘African fashion book The Eyes of Originality & Creativity’. Queen Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi is the producer of the documentary ‘Ingenious Aso Oke Fabric of Nigeria’.
She is the founder of the ‘Adire Oodua Textile Training Hub’ in Ile Ife, South West Nigeria, an indigenous handmade hub that empowers women and youth, and trains them in the vocational skill of Adire making to enable them to earn a sustainable living for themselves. Her Africa Fashion Week Nigeria partnered with Afronolly Creative Hub To Style MTN Y'ello Star, the largest mobile-based music reality show, where over 10,000 contestants competed to be the next Nigerian music star.
She is the creator and producer of Queen Moremi The Musical theatre drama that has been watched by over 30,000 people.
Work
Accomplishments
In 2022 she set up the Queen Moremi (365) outstanding leaders award given to 365 women globally for their outstanding achievements.
In 2023 she co-founded the Conference of Oloris (Royal Queens) for a discussion on how to impact rural communities Queen Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi oversees QMA International, an initiative that supports the rights of girls and women in Nigeria & Africa.
- She set up a QMA fund that educates and empowers young ladies in Nigeria and Africa.
- She is the founder of the QMA leadership program for young women and the entrepreneurship program that supports women financially in starting a business or scaling up their businesses.
- She is the publisher of the book, The authentic story of the Legendary Queen Moremi, which is being used as part of the curriculum for history & literature in secondary schools in Nigeria.
- She is the author of the book MAN, Maltreated Abused & Neglected having supported victims of modern-day slavery and trafficking, a cause close to her heart, the book is based on the true story of one of the survivors.
- She is the author of the book Unspoken Oba Obinrin. Yoruba woman Kings
Ongoing projects
- Africa Fashion Week London. (2011–present)
- Africa Fashion Week Nigeria. (2015–present)
- Africa Fashion Week Brazil (2023)
- Queen Moremi cultural and leadership pageant(2019 till present)
- Adire Oodua Textile Training Hub (2021 till present)
- Ayan Agalu Drum - Impact of Drums on Climate Change (2022 till present)
References
- Alfred, Kayode (30 June 2016). "Nigeria: Africa Fashion Week Nigeria Takes Off". Vanguard News. Retrieved 18 July 2016.