Sunday, 8 February 2015

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 BeyoncĂ© 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!