Funmi Desalu-Vold remains an inspiration for ladies who are yet to achieve their life goals.
Fumi Desalu-Vold once said:
“I got married at 40.
I started YouTube at 45. I got pregnant at 48.
Got my first beauty brand collaboration at 50.
Got a second beauty collab with @juviasplace at 51!
And at 52 years old, my YouTube channel went from 50k to 165k in TWO months.
Everything has happened to me later in life and I have a funny feeling there’s more to come, so everyday I pray that God gives me long life.
Just because something is POSTPONED, doesn’t mean it’s CANCELED.
GOD’S time is not man’s time.”
Listed below are 10 things women should know about this remarkable woman:
1. Fumi Desalu-Vold is a Nigerian-born American actress, YouTuber, model, producer, and television presenter.
2. She was born on April 16, 1969 in Moscow, Russia and raised as a child in Scotland of West African parents. Her father is Nigerian while her mother is from Gambia.
3. She left for London where she studied Business administration at London University.
4. While in school, she signed up with Elite model agency and became the muse of Japanese designer Yuki Yamamoto full-time. Immediately after she graduated, the Elite model agency shipped her off to New York.
5. Fumi left New York for Los Angeles where she engaged in Television shows, feature films, period films, sitcoms, independent films, student films, commercials and music videos.
6. She is the first supermodel of West African descent.
7. Fumi Desalu-Vold started her YouTube channel at the age of 45 and has since grown her channel to over 560,000 subscribers.
8. She got married to Ole Vold in 2009 at the age of 40, got pregnant at 48, and was blessed with a baby boy named Adrian at the age of 49.
9. Her fumidesaluvold Instagram account features career highlights, family moments, and other types of lifestyle content. She has accrued 100,000 followers.
10. She holds both American and British citizenship.
