Career
As an actress, Buwa starred in the movie Scattered Pictures, and the soap operas Memories and Ripples. Of her short-lived acting career, she has stated "I didn’t act because of the money involved. Maybe we were paid N10,000 which was a lot of money then, but I was simply having fun." Television presenting work has included weekend breakfast programme Morning Ride on NTA 2 Channel 5, and regular segments with BEN Television London. A tabloid favourite, Buwa also owned a restaurant/jazz bar in Lagos before moving into aesthetics and cosmetology, subsequently opening her own modelling agency,in conjunction with her childhood friend and reigning designer of the year 1989 - Funmi Ajila. QUEENS Inc. quickly w discovered and sponsored; actress Ibinabo Fiberesinma.
Following her marriage, Buwa moved to New York where she worked as a make-up artist; her clients included Naomi Campbell, Angela Mayou and Mary J. Blige. Buwa would later move back to her birth country to continue her education, and in 2002 she graduated with a Law degree LLB Hons from the North London University.
After obtaining her degree, Buwa moved back to America where she worked as an attorney, therapeutic social worker for MRDD patients and part-time model in Ohio. She is also a columnist with The Diasporan Star, a American-based Nigerian magazine, and writes the column "Generation Max" for Whispaz Magazine.
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