Ugo Mozie was born in Enugu, Nigeria in November 1991. He moved to Los Angeles, California
with his family at the age of three. He attended William Green
Elementary School in Lawndale, California. He got his first insight into
entertainment in 2004, when he attended and graduated from Barbizon
School of Acting and Modeling. With the help of Jay-Z, he got his first
job with an urban modeling tour in 2005 with designers such as Sean John
and G-Unit Clothing Company.
Known mainly for his work with Sex and the City 2, his work includes
television programs such as Dateline NBC, 51st Grammy Awards, Diddy –
Dirty Money, and at the Tribeca Film Festival. He is currently the
fashion editor at large at 360 magazine, the New York fashion editor of
Ghubar magazine, and fashion contributor at WAD magazine in Paris.
After graduating from Dulles High School in December 2008, he moved to
New York City the following year. In February 2010, during New York
Fashion Week, Mozie launched the fashion line Aston Mozie with design
partner, Quinn Aston. Shortly after, he ventured into fashion styling.
He has worked with Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Kelis, Lil B, Dawn
Richard, Aubrey O’Day, and Omarion, plus on Elle, Nylon, Vibe, XXL, and
Paper magazines.
At 23, he has achieved what a lot of people hope to achieve at the age of 40!