What is Fola Francis?
'''Fola Francis''' is a [[Nigeria]]n [[transgender]] model, LGBTQIA+ activist and entrepreneur.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okolo|first=Edwin|date=2023-06-30|title=Fola Francis is making a difference in the Lagos Ballroom scene|url=https://marieclaire.ng/fola-francis-is-making-a-difference-with-the-lagos-ballroom-scene/|access-date=2023-09-05|website=Marie Claire Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-08-03|title=The Nigerians worried about a bill to outlaw cross-dressing|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61646540|access-date=2023-09-05}}</ref> In 2022, she became the first Nigerian transperson to walk the Lagos Fashion Week for Cute-Saint and Fruché.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-11-14|title=Fola Francis makes history as the first trans model to walk Lagos Fashion Week {{!}} Xtra Magazine|url=https://xtramagazine.com/culture/first-trans-model-lagos-fashion-week-fola-francis-240234|access-date=2023-09-05|language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-11-22|title=History was made – Fola Francis becomes the first trans model to walk Lagos Fashion Week|url=https://www.morebranches.com/history-was-made-fola-francis-becomes-the-first-trans-model-to-walk-lagos-fashion-week/|access-date=2023-09-05|website=MoreBranches|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, Fola}} [[Category:Nigerian people]] [[Category:Models (profession)]] [[Category:Transgender women]] [[Category:Living people]] {{bio-stub}}