Modupe Ozolua
Modupe Ozolua (born 10 October 1973, in Benin City, Nigeria) is an American-Nigerian philanthropist and entrepreneur. She served as the CEO of Body Enhancement Ltd, and is the founding president of Empower 54 Project Initiatives (Empower 54) formerly known as Body Enhancement Annual Reconstructive Surgery (BEARS) Foundation. Early life and education. Ozolua is a direct descendant of the Oba (King) Ozolua of the Benin Kingdom, Edo State, Nigeria. Ozolua is the youngest of four siblings born to Prince Julius I. Ozolua, an educationist, and Princess Olua Mary S. Ozolua ("née" Otaru), a princess and entrepreneur from Ososo , Akoko-Edo LGA, Edo State. Her name "Modupe" means "I give thanks" in Yoruba. She grew up in the royal house of the Benin Kingdom, where her great grandfather, Oba Ozolua ruled as king. Ozolua studied business management in California, USA. At Southwestern College, she was inducted into the Alpha Pi Epsilon, chapter of Phi Theta Kappa and recognized as an outstanding student by the Southwestern Dean's Honorary List and the National Dean's List (1994 - 1995). Personal life. Ozolua has a son, Prince Oluwaseun Ozolua-Osunbade, and moves between Nigeria and Atlanta. Career. Ozolua returned to Nigeria in  2001, and founded Body Enhancements Ltd, a cosmetic surgery company and the first of its kind in West Africa. Despite the challenges of having a controversial service in a conservative African country, Body Enhancement Ltd became a pioneer in the beauty and health sectors in Nigeria. Ozolua used the platform that her business provided to educate the public about the safety of plastic surgery, breaking prevalent myths of the time. In 2003, she founded Empower 54, formerly known as Body Enhancement Foundation, or Body Enhancement Annual Reconstructive Surgery (BEARS), an international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance such as  medical missions, hunger eradication, education, female empowerment and refugee programs to underprivileged Africans. Archbishop Desmond Tutu is a patron of Empower 54. All humanitarian aid rendered through Empower 54 is free to the beneficiaries. Under Ozolua's leadership, Empower 54's "Rise Above Terror" initiative has been active in rehabilitating women and children survivors of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria, through self-employment and education for the children at the IDP camps. Ozolua personally leads the Empower 54 team into communities attacked by Boko Haram in remote parts of North East Nigeria to help survivors of terrorist attacks . During one of the foundation's missions, she discovered the extremely malnourished children rescued from Boko Haram's captivity and facilitated the collaboration between Empower 54 and the Borno State Government in evacuating them to Maiduguri for urgent CMAM treatment. 1,500 children were evacuated from Bama, along with their families.