Helen Prest-Ajayi, formerly Prest-Davies, (née Prest, born 17 September 1959)[1] is a Nigerian lawyer, writer and beauty pageant titleholder.[2][3] Helen was raised in England. She attended the International School Ibadan for her advanced levels and Obafemi Awolowo University for her undergraduate studies in Law prior to her pageantry.[4] After she was crowned Miss Nigeria at the age of 19 in 1979, she represented Nigeria at the Miss World 1979 pageant and furthered her education at King's College London, earning an LLM. She was also active as a columnist in the 1990s. She is currently the CEO of Media Business Company.[5] She is the granddaughter of the Nigerian founding father Chief Arthur Prest and daughter of politician Chief Michael Godwin Prest. She has three daughters. She married her first husband businessman Jimmy Davies in 1988.
Helen Prest-Ajayi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 September 1959 |
| Education | International School Ibadan Obafemi Awolowo University King's College London |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer, businesswoman |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Nigeria 1979 |
Personal life
editHelen Prest stopped practising law due to health issues and became a writer and has authored many books which include "The Complete English Guide"[1].She was bereaved of her partner Dr Tosin Ajayi on April 26, 2020.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Helen Prest Ajayi hosts a grand soiree as she celebrates her 50th birthday". Bella Naija. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Josfyn Uba; Kate Hakim (22 January 2011). "METAMORPHOSIS OF BEAUTY QUEENS". NBF News. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Helen Prest Ajayi: Giving back to Society through education". Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "How I Have Continued To Look GLAM At 58 • Beauty Queen, Helen Prest-Ajayi". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 16 April 2018.
- ^ Kemi Ashfon (5 January 2014). "Simplicity is style". The Punch. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Tosin Ajayi :Eulogy to true African Hero". The Guardian.
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