Joyce Ababio

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Joyce Yeboah Ababio is a Ghanaian fashion designer.{{Cite web |last=Frimpong |first=Enoch Darfah |date=2013-08-11 |title=Joyce Ababio: Set to raise image of creative industry |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/lifestyle/life/joyce-ababio-set-to-raise-image-of-creative-industry.html |accessdate=2023-12-10 |website=Graphic Online}}{{Cite web |last=Debrah |first=Ameyaw |date=2014-05-06 |title=Kofi Ansah book of condolence opened + Joyce Ababio remembers the icon |url=http://ameyawdebrah.com/kofi-ansah-book-condolence-opened-joyce-ababio-remembers-icon/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085908/https://ameyawdebrah.com/kofi-ansah-book-condolence-opened-joyce-ababio-remembers-icon/ |archive-date=2019-03-27 |accessdate=2015-07-02 |website=AmeyawDebrah.com}}{{Cite web |last=Wasiu-Ayinde |first=Bashiru Olu |date=2014-07-25 |title=JOYCE ABABIO TO LAUNCH NEW FASHION REALITY SHOW – 'FASHION CULTURE' |url=http://www.fashionmaniagh.com/2014/07/joyce-ababio-to-launch-new-fashion.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010554/http://www.fashionmaniagh.com/2014/07/joyce-ababio-to-launch-new-fashion.html |archive-date=2015-09-24 |accessdate=2015-07-02 |website=FashionManiaGH}} She is the founder and CEO of JACCD.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-03-23 |title=Joyce Ababio Fashion School, Courses, Fees, Forms And More |url=https://ghanainsider.com/joyce-ababio-fashion-school/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Ghana Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Amoako |first=Josephine |title=Glitz top 100 inspirational women |url=https://www.glitzafrica.com/glitz-top-100-inspirational-women/100/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Glitz Africa Magazine |language=en-US}}

Early life and education

Ababio was born to Stephen W. Yeboah, a politician who served under the Nkrumah government, and Esther Tuyee. She is the fifth child of her parents.{{Cite web |last=Segbefia |first=Sedem |date=2021-01-30 |title=Joyce Ababio: the matriarch of Ghanaian fashion |url=https://thebftonline.com/2021/01/30/joyce-ababio-the-matriarch-of-ghanaian-fashion/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=The Business & Financial Times |language=en-GB}} She did her primary education at Datus School and then continued to Achimota School.{{Cite web |last=Kwei |first=Rebecca |date=2015-02-11 |title=Joyce Ababio; Fashion designer extraordinaire |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/junior-graphic/junior-news/joyce-ababio-fashion-designer-extraordinaire.html |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}} She started her higher education at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, United States. However, after a year studying medical technology, she transferred to Texas Woman's University, where she obtained a degree in fashion design.

Career

After her tertiary education, she returned to Ghana. In 1995, she established the Vogue Style School of Fashion and Design. In 2013, she launched the Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design (JACCD) in Accra.{{Cite web |title=Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design |url=http://africultures.com/structures/?no=11771 |access-date=2021-03-13 |website=Africultures |language=fr-FR}} She has been in charge of the costumes for various beauty pageant such as Miss Ghana. She has groomed a number of renowned designers in Ghana.

Awards and recognition

Miss World Best Formal Evening Wear Award (1995){{Cite web |last=Azu |first=Vance |date=2013-08-12 |title=Joyce Ababio: Set to raise image of creative industry |url=https://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/4929/joyce-ababio-set-to-raise-image-of-creative-industry.html |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Modern Ghana |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-08-12 |title=Joyce Ababio – Founder & President, Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design (JACCD) |url=https://womanrising.org/2018/08/12/joyce-ababio-founder-president-joyce-ababio-college-of-creative-design-jaccd/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323115221/https://womanrising.org/2018/08/12/joyce-ababio-founder-president-joyce-ababio-college-of-creative-design-jaccd/ |archive-date=2019-03-23 |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=WomanRising}}
Ebony Award for Bridal and Pageantry (1999)
Miss Ghana Best Evening Wear (2000)
Ghana Fashion Awards Fashion Contribution Award in Education and Mentoring (2012 & 2015){{Cite web |last=Dimeji |first=Betty |date=2021-03-09 |title=IWD2021: Celebrating 10 Women In Ghana's Fashion Industry |url=https://www.melangeafrica.com/iwd2021-celebrating-10-women-in-ghanas-fashion-industry/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Melange Africa |language=en-US}}
Glitz Africa Fashion Week Lifetime Achievement Award (2013){{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-12-10 |title=IT'S COMING! Legendary Designer, Joyce Ababio Readies 'Black White & Accent' |url=https://www.entertainmentgh.com/news/its-coming-legendary-designer-joyce-ababio-readies-black-white-accent/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925020910/https://www.entertainmentgh.com/news/its-coming-legendary-designer-joyce-ababio-readies-black-white-accent/ |archive-date=2022-09-25 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Entertainment Ghana |language=en-US}}
Jandel Superwoman Award (2014){{Cite web |last=Debrah |first=Ameyaw |date=2020-12-14 |title=Joyce Ababio, A Fashion Icon In Ghana |url=https://ameyawdebrah.com/joyce-ababio-a-fashion-icon-in-ghana/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=AmeyawDebrah.com |language=en-US}}
Nobles International Award (2014){{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
100 Most Outstanding Women 74th & 41st (2014 & 2015)
Ghana Fashion Awards Hall of Fame (2016)
Century International Quality ERA Award (2016){{Cite web |date=2016-04-21 |title=Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design wins Int'l Award |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Joyce-Ababio-College-of-Creative-Design-wins-Int-l-Award-432672 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}
Glitz Women of the Year Fashion Force (2017){{Cite web |last=Amoako |first=Josephine |title=Ghana Women of the Year Honours 2017- A night of Women Inspiring Women |url=https://www.glitzafrica.com/ghana-women-of-the-year-honours-2017-a-night-of-women-inspiring-women/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Glitz Africa Magazine |language=en-US}}
Lifetime in a Portrait Awards Initiator of Change (2017)
Xperience Womanity Awards Fashion Education Icon (2019){{Cite web |last=Amoako |first=Josephine |title=Zynell Zuh named 'XWACAFRICA' 2019 fashion icon honoree |url=https://www.glitzafrica.com/zynell-zuh-named-xwacafrica-2019-fashion-icon-honoree/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Glitz Africa Magazine |language=en-US}}
Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards Best Achiever in Fashion, Jewelry and Lifestyle (2019)
Ghana Feminine Hall of Fame (2019){{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
Ghana Women of Distinction (2018)
Those who Inspire (2019)