Joyce Ababio Explained

Joyce Ababio
Nationality:	Ghanaian
Birth Place:	Accra, Ghana
Label Name:	Kente Designs
Children:	Charles Nana Osei Ababio, Tracy Nana Yaa Ababio

Joyce Yeboah Ababio is a Ghanaian fashion designer.^{[1] [2] [3]} She is the founder and CEO of JACCD.^{[4] [5]}

Early life and education

Ababio was born to Stephen W. Yeboah, a politician who served under the Nkrumah government, and Esther Tuyee. She is the fifth child of her parents.^[6] She did her primary education at Datus School and then continued to Achimota School.^[7] She started her higher education at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, United States. However, after a year studying medical technology, she transferred to Texas Woman's University, where she obtained a degree in fashion design.

Career

After her tertiary education, she returned to Ghana. In 1995, she established the Vogue Style School of Fashion and Design. In 2013, she launched the Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design (JACCD) in Accra.^[8] She has been in charge of the costumes for various beauty pageant such as Miss Ghana. She has groomed a number of renowned designers in Ghana.

Awards and recognition

• Miss World Best Formal Evening Wear Award (1995)^{[9] [10]}
• Ebony Award for Bridal and Pageantry (1999)
• Miss Ghana Best Evening Wear (2000)
• Ghana Fashion Awards Fashion Contribution Award in Education and Mentoring (2012 & 2015)^[11]
• Glitz Africa Fashion Week Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)^[12]
• Jandel Superwoman Award (2014)^[13]
• Nobles International Award (2014)
• 100 Most Outstanding Women 74^th & 41^st (2014 & 2015)
• Ghana Fashion Awards Hall of Fame (2016)
• Century International Quality ERA Award (2016)^[14]
• Glitz Women of the Year Fashion Force (2017)^[15]
• Lifetime in a Portrait Awards Initiator of Change (2017)
• Xperience Womanity Awards Fashion Education Icon (2019)^[16]
• Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards Best Achiever in Fashion, Jewelry and Lifestyle (2019)
• Ghana Feminine Hall of Fame (2019)
• Ghana Women of Distinction (2018)
• Those who Inspire (2019)

Personal life

Ababio has two children named Tracy and Charles.

See also.

• Kofi Ansah

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frimpong . Enoch Darfah . 2013-08-11 . Joyce Ababio: Set to raise image of creative industry . 2023-12-10 . Graphic Online.
2. Web site: Debrah . Ameyaw . 2014-05-06 . Kofi Ansah book of condolence opened + Joyce Ababio remembers the icon . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085908/https://ameyawdebrah.com/kofi-ansah-book-condolence-opened-joyce-ababio-remembers-icon/ . 2019-03-27 . 2015-07-02 . AmeyawDebrah.com.
3. Web site: Wasiu-Ayinde . Bashiru Olu . 2014-07-25 . JOYCE ABABIO TO LAUNCH NEW FASHION REALITY SHOW – 'FASHION CULTURE' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010554/http://www.fashionmaniagh.com/2014/07/joyce-ababio-to-launch-new-fashion.html . 2015-09-24 . 2015-07-02 . FashionManiaGH.
4. Web site: 2021-03-23 . Joyce Ababio Fashion School, Courses, Fees, Forms And More . 2022-03-20 . Ghana Insider . en-US.
5. Web site: Amoako . Josephine . Glitz top 100 inspirational women . 2022-05-28 . Glitz Africa Magazine . en-US.
6. Web site: Segbefia . Sedem . 2021-01-30 . Joyce Ababio: the matriarch of Ghanaian fashion . 2023-11-16 . The Business & Financial Times . en-GB.
7. Web site: Kwei . Rebecca . 2015-02-11 . Joyce Ababio ; Fashion designer extraordinaire . 2023-12-10 . Graphic Online . en-gb.
8. Web site: Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design . 2021-03-13 . Africultures . fr-FR.
9. Web site: Azu . Vance . 2013-08-12 . Joyce Ababio: Set to raise image of creative industry . 2022-06-27 . Modern Ghana . en.
10. Web site: 2018-08-12 . Joyce Ababio – Founder & President, Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design (JACCD) . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323115221/https://womanrising.org/2018/08/12/joyce-ababio-founder-president-joyce-ababio-college-of-creative-design-jaccd/ . 2019-03-23 . 2021-10-30 . WomanRising.
11. Web site: Dimeji . Betty . 2021-03-09 . IWD2021: Celebrating 10 Women In Ghana’s Fashion Industry . 2023-12-10 . Melange Africa . en-US.
12. Web site: 2020-12-10 . IT'S COMING! Legendary Designer, Joyce Ababio Readies 'Black White & Accent' . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925020910/https://www.entertainmentgh.com/news/its-coming-legendary-designer-joyce-ababio-readies-black-white-accent/ . 2022-09-25 . 2022-06-27 . Entertainment Ghana . en-US.
13. Web site: Debrah . Ameyaw . 2020-12-14 . Joyce Ababio, A Fashion Icon In Ghana . 2023-11-16 . AmeyawDebrah.com . en-US.
14. Web site: 2016-04-21 . Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design wins Int'l Award . 2022-06-27 . GhanaWeb . en.
15. Web site: Amoako . Josephine . Ghana Women of the Year Honours 2017- A night of Women Inspiring Women . 2023-12-10 . Glitz Africa Magazine . en-US.
16. Web site: Amoako . Josephine . Zynell Zuh named ‘XWACAFRICA’ 2019 fashion icon honoree . 2023-12-10 . Glitz Africa Magazine . en-US.