Dabota Lawson is a popular Nigerian model, ex-beauty queen, entrepreneur, and reality show star who is a combination of beauty and brains.
Here are some facts about her as she turns a year older.
1. Dabota Lawson was born on June 2nd, 1991, in Rivers State
2. She hails from a family of ten.
3. She had her early childhood in Nigeria before proceeding to the UK at the age of 16.
4. She bagged a bachelor’s degree in financial economics at the University of Leicester before proceeding to the London School of Business and Finance, where she studied accounting and business.
5. Dabota participated in Nigeria’s Top Model contest, where she ended up in 9th position in 2007.
6. She also won the Miss Nigeria UK pageant in 2009.
7. She founded her own event management company called Diamond Inc. together with her three friends in 2010.
8. She got married to billionaire Sunny Aku in a lavish wedding at the Oriental Hotel in 2014.
9. Driven by her passion for beauty, she launched her cosmetics and makeup line called Dabota Cosmetics in 2015. Dabota Cosmetics is a wholesale store and retailer of beauty makeup products.
10. She filed for divorce in 2016 over allegations of infidelity.
11. She welcomed her daughter Reignah in 2016 in the United States.
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12. She launched her physical mall in Lekki Phase 1 in 2017.
13. She became an author in 2024 when she released her book titled “From Likes to Launch.”
14. Dabota joined the cast of Real Housewives of Lagos Season 3 alongside Diadem and Sophia Momodu in January 2025.