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Kangela. Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande ( Swahili pronunciation: [n̩ˈʒiŋa] ), Nzhinga ( / nəˈzɪŋɡə /; c. 1583 – 17 December 1663) was a southwest African ruler who ruled as queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola. [ 1] Born into the ruling family of Ndongo ...
Personal details. Height. 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm) [ 1] Bettie Mae Page (April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008) was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos. [ 2][ 3] She was often referred to as the "Queen of Pinups": her long jet-black hair, blue eyes, and trademark bangs have influenced artists for generations.
The appearance of her hair ranges from straight, curly to wooly black and combed straight back. [4] [5] Most scholarly sources suggest the name "Mami Wata" is a pidgin English derivation of "Mother Water", reflecting the goddess's title ("mother of water" or "grandmother of water") in the Agni language of Côte d'Ivoire, [6] although this etymology has been disputed by Africanist writers in ...
Hadid has undeniably been the queen of wardrobe mishaps so far this year, with three major moments to date -- and counting! The 20-year-old international model made headlines at the 2017 Cannes ...
Sarah Baartman (Afrikaans: [ˈsɑːra ˈbɑːrtman]; c. 1789 – 29 December 1815), also spelled Sara, sometimes in the diminutive form Saartje (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈsɑːrtʃi]), or Saartjie, and Bartman, Bartmann, was a Khoikhoi woman who was exhibited as a freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus, a name that was later attributed to at least one ...
Betty Broadbent (November 1, 1909 – March 28, 1983), also known as the “Tattooed Venus”, is regarded as the most photographed tattooed lady of the 20th century. She also worked as a tattoo artist. In 1981, she was the first person to be inducted into the Tattoo Hall of Fame. [1]
Ruth Williams Khama, Lady Khama (née Williams; 9 December 1923 – 22 May 2002) was the wife of Botswana 's first president Sir Seretse Khama, the Paramount Chief of its Bamangwato tribe. She served as the inaugural First Lady of Botswana from 1966 to 1980. [ 1]
Letizia brought the heat in a liquid lavender slipdress with a lustrous, silvery sheen to it. The piece featured an elegant midi-length silhouette, plus some more unexpected sartorial details for ...