Mercy Aigbe is a Nigerian actress, director and
businesswoman, born January 1, 1979. She is best known for her Yoruba language movies. She is a native of Edo State and she is the
second child in a family of five. She attended the polytechnic in Ibadan where
she received her OND in financial Studies. She then went to the University of
Lagos for a degree in Theatre Art. Mercy Aigbe is unarguably one of the best
dressed actresses both in the English and Yoruba speaking movie industry. She
has been featured on many best dressed lists, a source of style inspiration to
many Nigerian women and she is known to be a lover of gorgeous Asoebi styles
and denim outfits.
Mercy Aigbe launched her clothing store, Mag Divas Boutique
in November 2014. The boutique has turned out to be one of the most successful
fashion stores in Lagos. Its success earned her the ″Fashion Entrepreneur of
The Year″ awarded by Links and Glitz World Awards. This is a proof that there
is more to the famous actress that goes beyond acting and being on screen. She
has been able to fashion her career into a brand that has grown home and
abroad.
As part of her humanitarian goals, she was made an ambassador
to an initiative called Dubai Afrika Sickle Cell Project, which caters for
patients of Sickle Cell. The popular actress who is also a mother of two has
been able to seize the opportunity of the television fame and her talent to
venture into other lucrative businesses that has made her more successful. She
has grown from being an actress to become a stylist and an entrepreneur who is
a role model to many youths out there.
In 2015, she bagged an
endorsement deal as the brand ambassador for prestige cosmetics. This awarded
her many opportunities like travelling out of the country to represent the
brand. It’s no lame saying that Mercy Aigbe is one of the most successful
celebrity entrepreneurs in Nigeria who has been able to make so much out of her
career and other business ventures.