Lydia Nnenna Obute
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Lydia Nnenna Obute is an nigeria
n-Austria
-born model, best known for being the winner of the Cycle three
of Austria's Next Topmodel
.
n parents Obute was born in Lower Austria
. Prior to her participation on AtNTM she had some experience as a model walking for fashion designer Thang De Hoo.
auditions for the round of the final 14. She was involved in a controversity when fellow contestant Magalie Berghahn referred to her as "Neger Oide" (austrian slang for Old Nigger Woman) in Episode 3 while having a phone conversation with her boyfriend that was taped and aired on television. Obute was confronted with that scene which was followed by a disqualification of Berghahn from the show. After being a favourite for the title Obute won several castings during the show most namely a testimonial for Evian
.
On February 28, 2011 she won the competition over Katharina Theuermann, the youngest and tallest contestant on the competition. She won the cover of Woman as well as a testimonial for a Hervis Sports campaign and two runway jobs in Milan and Paris.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n-Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
-born model, best known for being the winner of the Cycle three
Austria's Next Topmodel, Cycle 3
Austria's Next Topmodel, Cycle 3 is the third cycle of the Austrian reality documentary based on Tyra Banks America's Next Top Model and is currently airing with the theme "Wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?" ....
of Austria's Next Topmodel
Austria's Next Topmodel
Austria's Next Topmodel is an Austrian reality documentary based on Tyra Banks America's Next Top Model that pits contestants against each other in a variety of competitions to determine who will win title of Austria's Next Topmodel, with prizes including the cover of a magazine, a contract with a...
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Early life
Born to nigeriaNigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n parents Obute was born in Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
. Prior to her participation on AtNTM she had some experience as a model walking for fashion designer Thang De Hoo.
On Austria's Next Topmodel
Being chosen among 4.500 hopefuls to be among the top 32 Obute qualified for the show among the top 4 from the ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
auditions for the round of the final 14. She was involved in a controversity when fellow contestant Magalie Berghahn referred to her as "Neger Oide" (austrian slang for Old Nigger Woman) in Episode 3 while having a phone conversation with her boyfriend that was taped and aired on television. Obute was confronted with that scene which was followed by a disqualification of Berghahn from the show. After being a favourite for the title Obute won several castings during the show most namely a testimonial for Evian
Evian
Evian is a French brand of mineral water coming from several sources near Évian-les-Bains, on the south shore of Lake Geneva.Today, Evian is owned by Danone Group, a French multinational company...
.
On February 28, 2011 she won the competition over Katharina Theuermann, the youngest and tallest contestant on the competition. She won the cover of Woman as well as a testimonial for a Hervis Sports campaign and two runway jobs in Milan and Paris.