18— SATURDAY Vanguard, JUNE 14, 2014
BY KEHINDE AJOSE he has endeared herself to the hearts of Nigerian movie lovers with her show on Tv –Village Square TV. Hauwa Allahbura is a young lady who isn’t new to the limelight, she hugged stardom when she emerged the winner in the Miss FCT pageant years back. Armed with a passion for making anything she does work, Hauwa opens up on her experience as a media personality, why she hasn’t been heartbroken and her celebrity crush. My name is Hauwa Allahbura and I am currently a TV presenter for Villagesquare TV a Nollywood entertainment channel broadcasting on ONTV .I a m an actress and I am working on developing some projects for people to enjoy in the future. Well my journey into the entertainment industry began in 2013 after my reign as Miss Federal Capital Territory- FCT. I was Miss FCT from 2012 to 2013. Before then, I had always had a passion for TV and movies so I just figured that it was the right time for me to pursue a career in that industry. I started by going for many auditions for the job of a TV presenter. I got to audition for it and fortunately for me, they saw something in me that they liked and I got the job. It was really exciting for me because it was like a positive feedback for all my hard work. Well, I would say it’s a combination of all three things; fame, money and passion. I have a lot of passion for movies, drama, and stories . However, in order to be successful in this industry you have to court a certain level of fame which is also nice because with that fame and passion I can make lots of money and achieve so many things that I dream of doing. What people talk about mostly is the fact that I have nice dark skin and I am also from the northern part of Nigeria so it sort of influences my accent a little. Some people say they like my Hausa accent . I like it too. I also believe my actual personality makes me unique. My close friends see me as a comedian because I like to laugh and make people laugh but sometimes I may be saying something and they start laughing and I wonder what they find so funny but that’s just it. I am also very dramatic, something people hardly know about me? My friends even call me Hauwa “Wahala”. They often say that should be my surname My parents are in full support of my career path right now in TV and movies but they weren’t in support of my participation in the Miss FCT pageant They later started to support me towards the end of my reign. It was quite tough with them at the beginning. First of all, I am from the north C M Y K
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simple, easy, comfortable, no heels or makeup type of thing. So it’s a balance of glam and comfort. There is someone I have always been crushing on from afar and I am sure I share this same crush with a lot of women. My celebrity crush is and has always been RMD. Since I was a little girl and even till now. I met him once, even interviewed him on the red carpet at the Nollywood @20 event. I was star struck and I couldn’t stop staring. I believe there are different levels of sexual harassments. What I think is quite normal is when a man tries to propose to you an offer during an audition stage
I’ve never been heartbroken — Hauwa Allahbura even though I am a Christian, my parents are still very conservative and they did not know or understand that the Miss FCT pageant did not involve •Hauwa Allahbura any sort of display of nudity. They thought that without necessarily giving you an I would be going on stage in a ultimatum or directly asking for sex bikini and all that and that idea in exchange for getting a job. I irritated them. When they found out think that will always be there that it did not involve any nudity , because it is how men are , they started to support me. especially in this country. The other You know it’s weird or maybe level is where I get really angry not, but I have never been .When someone tries to force you heartbroken before. Maybe I enjoy into sleeping with them just to do the dumping before getting because they want to do something dumped. I actually think heartbreak for you or because you are asking is an option and I think it’s time for a job. When it comes to that, I for girls to know their worth and get would say women have a choice over the heartbreaks. and that choice is to maintain their My sense of style is a balance of personal integrity and say a big no. two different styles. I love being Some upcoming talents may be glam especially when I am going desperate for a breakthrough in for events or other social gatherings with other beautiful people. I love to their career and they may decide that they have no choice other than be glamorous in that sense, but to sleep with the person, but I do when I am just doing my every day not believe in that. I believe in grocery shopping or running taking the long route to success around, I don’t think anybody will through hard work and persistence. expect me to be glamorous, so I like
My sense of style is a balance of two different styles. I love being glam especially when I am going for events or other social gatherings with other beautiful people