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Everline Aboka
Everline Akinyi Aboka  is a Kenyan Canada based Fashion model, Actress, Journalist, Philanthropist and Founder of HOPE Africa Foundation (A kisumu-Kenya based charity organization working directly with the street children in Lake Victoria region to provide safe shelter, education, food, clothing and psychological support)

website: everlineaboka.com

Names: Everline Akinyi Aboka-Griess a.k.a Triza

Place of birth: Kisumu City in the Western part of Kenya around Lake Victoria.

Nationality: Kenyan

Citizenship: Kenyan

Ethnicity: African

Residence: Canada

Modelling Information

Height: 6'2

Bust: 33'

Waist: 26'

Dress: Size 3

Shoe size: 12

Family

Parents :Anna Awuor Aboka Onyango and the late Engineer Raphael Aboka Onyango.

Siblings: Nicholas Aboka, Charles Aboka and Erickson Sunday Aboka. Other Siblings right after Everline are Risper Tracy Aboka, Lilian Aboka and Franklyne Beautor Aboka

Early life and Modelling Career:

Everline grew up knowing she was beautiful, many thanks to his late dad Raphael whom from birth never called her by her real names but referred to her mostly as "nyarber" (luo word for beauty) or "nyasiaya" (luo word for a lady from Siaya town in Alego Kenya) At age three (3)she participated in a kindergarten fashion show and grabbed the best walk and best dressed title. Everline's dream of walking the international runway grew dim when she lost her dad due to Menengittis in 2003 when she was in grade 11.

Everline "strongly believes that hard work, faith and talent is a combination that can make you get to the levels of life one never imagined of and that giving up is not an option in life" She has been awarded the following Awards: 2005 Miss Tuungane Youth Projects,2006 Miss Wakilisha Na Trust Kenya,2007 Miss International Women Interventions,2008 M-NET Face Of Africa (Kenya) Finalist,2009 Miss World Kenya Finalist,2013 Top Model Worldwide(London Award) Some of her fashion editorials can be found in: True Love(West Africa), Eve Elevate magazine,Fashion Sign magazine, Drum, Avenue e.t.c. she has been part of various photoshoots with various photographers and appeared in Photo exhibitions: Sweden,Tokyo and Bavaria for international photographers Vivian Sassen, Vallentin Ivavon and Boman Gregory. She also has vast and international runway experience just to mention a few: Swahili Fashion Week, M-net Face Of Africa, Miss World Kenya Contest, African Fashion Fair, SHE apparel 2012 Summer collection, London, Canada. Some of Everline's major Commercials jobs include:Face of Dominion Farms Ltd Kenya, Kat Marks 2014 Fashion campaign e.t.c.

Everline is still modelling in Canada, she believes that the sky is just a stepping stone to greater heights. In Kenya and Africa, Everline is seen as a pillar of hope for many children. She is a demonstration of hard work and staying focused despite challenges in life. Many girls in Kenya look up to her, she plaited hair to raise her high school final year fees, she did not give up to elope into marriage a common situation with teenage girls in Kenya and other developing countries around the world.

Social Work/ Philanthropy:

In 2013 Everline finally launched HOPE Africa Foundation after its inception in 2008 as Elegant Ladies Youth Group. This organization has been providing street children with food and clothing aid since 2008 and is now looking forward to building a rescue centre for these street boys so that they can as well live a normal life like other children who have houses. When asked why she decided to take her charity to the street children, Everline said "It is not the street children's fault to be in the streets, as the policemen beat them up to send them out of the streets, we all cheer and forget that existence of these boys in our streets is an indication that something is wrong with our government policies, our society as a whole by not willing to accept an orphan to stay with us in our houses, our cultures by neglecting a child that is not born of you as a man but still insists on marrying the mother. Most of the children in these streets are the sweetest children you will ever see anywhere, they are kind, obedient e.t.c, all they need is a listening ear and a caring heart".

Modelling Awards

2005 - Miss Tuungane.

2006 - Miss Wakilisha Na Trust Kenya.

2007 - Miss International Women Interventions.

2008 - M- NET FACE OF AFRICA Finalist.

2009 - Miss World Kenya Finalist.

2013 - Top Model Worldwide Winner - www.topmodelworldwide.com

2014 - African Canadian Model of the year by African Fashion Week Toronto

References