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She turned bad hair day into biashara

Like many teenagers, Georgina Obiero was once too broke to even make her hair. She would tie her hair back in a simple bun, or conceal it under a headwrap.

Her creative wrapping techniques soon became her signature — she would soon be known as ‘Mama Africa’ and the ‘Queen of Head Wraps’ in her hood.

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