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Lephan Madida,born Lephan Banda (19 February 1995) is a Zambian fashion designer, fashion show producer,poet,actor and journalist.Affectionately called GIGI by his fans and sometimes he is described as Zambians fashion wizard or the Duke of the East. His partion for the arts has earned him a national recognition and and international recognition in fashion and his journalism works.

Madida was born in Katete,Eastern province of Zambia.he is the first born of 6.His father is a teacher and his mother is a bussiness woman.In 1998 Lephan went to live with his aunt at MTETEZI ZNS camp were he did his pre school.It was at pre school were he gained interest in the arts,he emerged into being this poet,actor and dancer who shocked the whole camp on Saturday nights during the talent shows. Lephan Madida went to Chiwoko,Mnukwa,Mpezeni Park,Kasenengwa basic schools and did his secondary school at Petauke Boarding and high school at Kafumbwe Boarding high school.His father being a teacher,he was transferred schools to schools.

In 2004 whilst in the second grade,he stared in the best choice campaign a campaign aimed at blinging non going school children to be going to schools with the SEKA drama group one of the eastern province powerful drama group and assemble. In 2010 he went to petauke boarding for his secondary school. He joined the petauke boarding theatre group under the national theatre arts association of Zambia NATAAZ.He became a celebrity pupil out of his unique poetry and acting as well as dancing. He was the song leader for the petauke boarding NATAAZ team 2010-2011.

It was at secondary school were Andrew Banda Mr petauke boarding 2010 discovered Lephan as a model. He trained and coached him and he had to compite for the district NATAAZ 2010 and Mr and Mrs Petauke 2011 but lost both competitions.Madam Patience chilembi his music teacher and NATAAZ coordinator played a very important role in mentoring Lephan in the arts alongside Mr Mathews Mwale. In 2012 Lephan changed the school and went to kafumbwe boarding were he did is high school.

He was the first pupil to introduce the press club and the school magazine in the history of Kafumbwe.His journalism partion grew and generated the journalism career as he wrote articles for the school every week and a magazine each term. Every Monday morning he read Monday morning news in the school assembly. In 2012 Lephan became the first Mr independence Kafumbwe and presented the school during national schools arts association of Zambia NASAAZ. He was the main writer for the poems and plays of which he played along with for the NASSAZ festivals from 2012 to 2014. In 2013 he discovered Morgan Chibisa as a model who letter on became Mr kafumbwe the first and discovered Martin Banda in 2014 who succeeded him as Mr Indipendence Kafumbwe 2014 the second.He was the pupils favorite celebrity pupil all over Eastern shools from 2010 to 2014.Lephan retired as a pupil performer on the Chadiza boarding secondary school Hall in 2014 and he received the 2012 to 2014 NASAAZ best performer recognition award.

when he was done with high school Lephan went to stay in Lusaka were he meet Pitita Jimmy a Zambian professional Male model who introduced him to the jewels modeling agency in 2015.it was from there were Lephan started fashion designing and showcased his first collection during the first ever zambia model and fashion awards in 2016. In the same year Lephan enrolled at Evelyn hone college were he did his journalism and public relations diploma course.In 2017 he was nominated for the Zambia model and fashion awards under the emerging designer category and lost.He has done some TV production with zambia national broadcasting corporation ZNBC productions under kwacha good morning zambia and news production. In 2018 Lephan took a break from the media and his bussiness and returned in 2019 with Miss cancer Zambia and Mr prostate Zambia modeling peagents aimed at creating awareness about cervical, breast,testacular and prostate cancer among many other cancers.He also became the national director for Mr continental international Zambia, an international peagent based in Philippines.It was during Mr continental international Zambia were Lephan meet Bright kapelelwa one of the models he manages who is the crowned Mr continental international Zambia.Lephan decribed Bright as one of the talents he has been looking for to mentor and coach with his Modeling masterclass modules.In 2020 and 2021 he played an extra role in Zambias number one telenovela Zuba and in 2022 he was nominated for the Upendo fashion explosion awards of Uganda

Lephan now runs his own House of artist,the house of Lephan Madida,a house of poets,fashion stars,dancers,actors and actrses,singers and painters. he is the founder of the Lusaka youth arts awards,Zambia mens fashion week,miss cancer Zambia, Mr prostate Zambia of which all falls under Madida concepts.