Omono Okojie

The second of two girls, some had hoped for the arrival of a male child upon her parents' "We're Expecting" announcement. Named by her grandfather to express gratitude for her birth, Omono's sex and gender are only but the first of many surprises this young talent has brought to the world's stage. Born in Lagos, Nigeria to two journalists, Omono was exposed to a rich culture of the arts at a very young age. Perhaps fueled by her parents' profession, one of her earliest aspirations was to be a writer. So confident in her talents, at age eight she boldly proclaimed school a useless hurdle for her ambitions.