Emmanuel Somto
Emmanuel Somto (born February 5, 1997) is a Nigerian model, actor and television personality. Standing about 1.83 meters tall, he has won several pageants, including Mr Teen Nigeria in 2016 and Mr Global Nigeria in 2021. At Mister Global 2021 in Thailand, he became the first Nigerian to reach the top 17 and won the Mr Popularity award. In 2020 he was named the face of Oppo Mobile Nigeria.
Somto was born in Kano but hails from Imo State in the Mbah family. He is an only child and moved to Eziama Ikeduru at age six due to religious tensions in Kano. He completed his WAEC in Imo, earned a National Diploma in Marketing from Federal Polytechnic Nekede, and studied international business at Siam University in Bangkok in 2019.
He began modelling in 2012 with Dhabry agency, attempted Glo Ultimate Model Nigeria, and tried Mr Tourism Nigeria in 2013. He won Mr Teen Nigeria in 2016 and, as part of his charity work, donated items to prison inmates. He later acted in Nollywood films Sparking Stone and Child of Mercy. In 2019 he represented Nigeria at Mister Model International, finishing as African Continental Champion. In 2021 he helped launch Misters of Nigeria, a franchise that oversees four international competitions and has produced several champions.
Somto has received multiple awards, including Male Model of the Year at the 2016 Nigeria Heritage Icons Award and Pageant King of the Year at the 2018 Nigeria Achievers Awards. In a 2020 interview, he shared his admiration for actress Genevieve Nnaji and said he would like to marry her.
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