Oluwole Abdul-Azeez Lawal, known as Wole Lawal, is a Nigerian born and bred freelance model and real estate broker.
A native of Ogun State, Wole attained primary education at Corona School Victoria Island and secondary school at Corona Secondary school Agbara, Ogun state and thereafter spent two years for his A-levels at Malvern College, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England.
According to him, he attended the University of Essex for his tertiary education, where he acquired a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. Thirsty for more knowledge, he obtained a Master’s degree in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management from Imperial College London.
Wole started modelling at the young age of 21. In 2015, By the year 2015, he had officially modelled for Orange Culture and has graced the pages of various magazines including Vogue. In 2017, he worked with “A Nasty Boy” for a one-off shoot to test masculinity in Nigeria.
He experienced his very first runway show at the London Fashion Week where he walked Orange Culture at the Freemason’s Hall, London. He walked for various brands in 2017, 2018 and 2020 at the Lagos Fashion and Design Week and in 2019, Wole Lawal emerged the face of Okunoren in 2019.
Wole Lawal became a real estate broker immediately after graduating from the Imperial College Business School and began to run “Seagle Property”, his father’s real estate development company.
Till date, Wole remains one of the few Nigerian millennials who have lived their dreams, and are reaping the rewards.
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