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Stella Mapenzi Tsuma
Stella Mapenzi Tsuma, popularly known as Ella, is a Kenyan Fashion designer,entrepreneur and accountant by profession. Based in the coastal town of Mombasa she is an accountant by day, a owns a fashion design business know as Ella Marie Fashions (www.ellamariefashions.com).

Childhood
Ella was born in Malindi,Kenya the daughter of Peter Tsuma Harre & Mary Nanjala Wafula (both teachers). She is the third born in the family of 1 brother & 4 sisters.

Fashion Business
Ella first stumbled upon African Fashion in Watamu on holiday in late 2010. She then decided to start selling to tourists some of the bags & jewellery she saw to be unique. After realizing the market potential both local & internationally, she decided to start designing herself thus starting Ella Marie Fashions in 2013.This enabled her to put in her creativity & a personal touch to the bags made. She later advanced to designing attire due to customer request and has since started an online shop on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/pages/ELLA-MARIE-FASHIONS/208978865781212 and a website http://www.ellamariefashions.com where you can order for your items. She does deliveries using bus courier for clients outside Mombasa, EMS for clients within East Africa & DHL or KQ airline for international clients.All clients in Mombasa get personal deliveries. Ella Marie Fashions physical workshop is located in Shanzu-Kilimani where the tailoring is done. Fabrics,Bags,Shoes & Accessories are also available there.