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Remember the high school afrocentric prom dress that broke the internet? Well this 25-year-old’s birthday is surely going to follow suit. Netherlands-born Maybeline Akua just celebrated her 25th birthday in a big way. She paid homage to her Ghanaian roots by donning regal attire of kente fabrics and traditional chunky beads, and made a grand entrance on the shoulders of 4 men draped in kente cloth. Peep the photos below and see how Maybeline made her 25th birthday fit for a queen.
Wow!
What do you think of her party?
All photos by Jeffrey Boakye Yiadom of TBBM
21 Responses
European hair or African Queens style hair ?
Don’t get me (us) wrong – but I don’t see ANY African Black Queens (from West Africa, to Nubia from Egypt, either from Ethiopia with your Afro ‘American style’ hair drawn in the STONE. Wigs and straight hair style were done millions years before European queens, get in there! …and stop it with your ‘undying’ comparison to Caucasian women, because we do create straight hair style and so, WE black African women do it just like our ancestors women, mothers, sisters, cousins, we do watch them in the stone, not in your damn US/EU TV/MAGAZINE.
It would have been better without the European hair.
How beautiful is she?! I love this–the concept, the meaning behind it, and the colors/fabric of the clothing are all amazing.
She looks so pretty!
This girl is rocking in every way ! Love it.
trend starter. I love it. Celebrate your roots
Jaw Dropping! I think that party was bangin and tight! I wish I could have had my 20th birthday party just like that, maybe a mixture of Ghana, Nigeria, and Egyptian. Then some music and a African line dance. It is all so royal there. She looks cute?
Her dresses are gorgeous. That’s one banging 25th B’day party!!
She is drop-dead gorgeous, and the colors and style complement her skin tone and figure. Black women look stunning in gold and in rich colors.
Its lovely to express yourself in such a beautifull way… when you have the money
She looks absolutely beautiful 🙂
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She is beautiful. I am a sucker for Kente cloth and Krobo beads.
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I follow her on instagram. She is absolutely stunning! <3
Nzuri! Her skin though just flawless…
This woman is stunning! I so love the pics, but I can’t lie–that dude’s corns and bunions are atrocious!!! I bet they hurt like a mug, OUCH!!!
Can’t stop looking like dang. She is gorgeous.
Ho beautiful is she, totally flawless.
This is outstanding and very rich in culture!
oh wow she is GORGEOUS!!