Toyin Lawani Biography, Age, Husband, Children, Net Worth, and Fashion Career

Toyin Lawani has been in the Fashion Industry for over 15 years, and in case you wondering How much is Toyin Lawani Net Worth now, you are in the right place. When it comes to the Fashion industry in Nigeria, Celebrity Stylist, Fashion Designer,  and serial entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani stand out among her peers in the business.

In this article, we take you down memory lane of how Toyin Lawani started her Fashion Business and other 33 businesses as well as share details about her personal life, relationship, and net worth.

Toyin Lawani Biography

Age

Toyin Lawani was born on the 1st of March, 1982, she is 41 years old.

Educational Background

She attended Ebire Nursery and Primary School in Ibadan, Oyo State and in 1992 she was admitted into the prestigious St John’s College in Lagos. Having passed the West African Examination Council and is named the overall best student in food and nutrition in her final year.

She was admitted to study English at the University of Lagos in 1998. As a student of the University of Lagos, she also enrolled at the Opral Benson training institute, a decision that helped pinpoint her lifelong career path.

Toyin is a graduate of English Language from the University of Lagos. At the age of 16, her business career kicked off; and it began with the trading of clothes, shoes, bags, and hair attachments to her fellow mates at the University.

Parents

Toyin Lawani is a Nigerian citizen who was born in Ekiti state to a wealthy family in Lagos. Her later mother, Atinuke Babalola and her father, Olanrewaju Lawani were both well-established individuals who made lots of money from their different paths. Her late mother was an entrepreneur running a salon, and textile business in America, selling gold and cars. Her father was a politician and both made decent earnings giving Tayin a comfortable upbringing.

Fashion Career

She sold her items and wares in a boutique, located in Hall 36- of her university accommodation, but within months, the boutique expanded to include a supermarket and a hair braiding salon.

A year later, a Spa was opened along Akoka Road, in Yaba, a suburb of Lagos, and the clientele flocked to the extraordinary seventeen-year-old entrepreneur who eventually went on to study at Los Angeles School of Fashion for a Diploma Course, at Exodus Hair School in India and Johnyim Fashion and Beauty Institute in Korea.

Personal Life

The fashion designer, Toyin Lawani tied the knot with the love of her life, Segun Wealth. The duo tied the knot in Lagos after photos from their pre-wedding shoot went viral.

On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2021, Lawani had broken the news of her engagement ahead of the wedding.

Toyin Lawani (Tiannah Empire) was formerly engaged to the upcoming music artist, Lord Trigg. They have a child together. It is a boy named Lord Maine.

She has a daughter from a previous relationship.

She was rumored to have dated a former Lagos State Commissioner for Infrastructure, Segun Oniru.

She was also alleged to have been in a relationship with Taiwo Afolabi, who is the MD/CEO of Sifax Group. Taiwo Afolabi is the father of singer, L.A.X.

This is coming days after the fashionista released their prewedding photoshoot that was themed ‘The Artist And The Muse 2021.’

Controversies

The Fashion Icon and Serial Entrepreneur over the last 15 years have had her fair share of controversies that rocked the social media space and made news headlines.

Below are some of her most notable social media controversies.

Toyin Lawani Vs Bobrisky

Since Bobrisky also known as Idris Okuneye emerged from the shadows as a crossdresser, he has been involved in so many controversies online and the most famous of them all is his war and displeasure against Toyin Lawani.

Both celebrities have shaded each other a couple of times over the last few years. the most recent of them was in 2018 when Bobrisky dragged Toyin Lawani over reality star Nina Ivy.

In October 2018, Toyin Lawani via an interview with LITV’s Hero Daniel finally revealed she was hurt when Bobrisky turned against her.

According to the 37-year-old fashion designer and stylist:

”Its a way of life. Humans would always be humans. That shouldn’t change you.

If you change, that means you were never nice in the first place”

When asked if she was disappointed when Bobrisky changed his attitude towards her after many years of being under her tutelage, she responded;

”Obviously. It will because he was someone that was coming to my empire He was someone who when I said I didn’t want this relationship anymore.

I felt he took it the wrong way but I had my own reasons. Because people say bad things about you should mean you should change or stop helping people”.

Toyin Lawani Net Worth

Toyin Lawani is a Fashionista and Serial Entrepreneur, with an estimated net worth of $7 million dollar, based on her income from her Fashion Business and thirty-three more businesses. Other sources of her wealth include her Endorsement deals over the years worth millions, and Real Estate.

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