Boma Martins Akpore was born in Lagos, Nigeria January 23, 1987. He began his
modeling career in 2003 at the age of 16. Boma scouted by a friend’s elder
brother ola Olowu who recommended him for his first modeling job which turned
out to be a huge campaign for Yhello MTN in June 2003.
JOURNEY SO FAR
Boma
has since worked for famous & Top Designers like Ralph Lauren, Valentino,
Hermes , Frank Osodi for BUNOR, Emmy Collins, Nobel Afrik, JD7 Couture , Joan
Okorodudu, Adebakare, Vivid imagination , Mudi and Famous beverage brands like
Guinness, Coca cola, Harp and Heineken. In his modeling portfolio also
are telecommunication brands like MTN, Glo and Nokia
In
2005 Boma won Best fashion male model of the year (Catwalk model awards) and he
also won Best Runway model in Nigeria 2009 (NIGERIAN MODEL ACHIEVERS AWARD)
NMAA. He won both awards in their maiden edition.