Lydia Nnenna Obute is an Austrian model, best known for being the winner of the Cycle three of Austria's Next Topmodel.
Lydia Obute | |
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| Born | Lydia Nnenna Obute 1993 (age 30–31) |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Agency | Wiener Models |
Early life edit
Obute was born in Lower Austria to Nigerian parents. Prior to her participation on AtNTM, she had some experience as a model walking for fashion designer Thang De Hoo.[1][2]
Austria's Next Topmodel edit
Being chosen among 4,500 hopefuls to be among the top 36, Obute qualified for the show among the top 4 from the Vienna auditions for the round of the final 14. She was involved in a controversy when fellow contestant Magalie Berghahn referred to her as "Neger Oide" (derogatory Austrian slang equivalent to "negro chick") in Episode 3 while having a phone conversation with her boyfriend that was taped and aired on television. Obute was confronted with that scene which was followed by a disqualification of Berghahn from the show.[3] After being a favourite for the title, Obute won several castings during the show most namely a testimonial for Evian.
On 28 February 2011 she won the competition over Katharina Theuermann, the youngest contestant on the competition. She won the cover of Woman as well as a testimonial for a Hervis Sports campaign and two runway jobs in Milan and Paris.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Afrikanet.info".
- ^ "Austria´s next Topmodel - Lydia". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ "Lydia Obute ist "Austria's next Topmodel"". 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Austria's next top model 2011: Lydia Nnenna OBUTE won the 2011 edition « M-MEDIA".