The 12 M-Net Face of Africa semi-finalists impressed the judges and designers at Swahili Fashion Week during castings and early shows - but in this week’s tension-filled episode (Saturday January 30 at 19:00 CAT on M-Net), they take to the catwalk for the Fashion Week Finale knowing they’re just one step away from the Face of Africa Finale in Lagos on February 6. They all know that two of them will be leaving soon – but who will it be? The top 10 finalists will also get the chance of a lifetime, to share the ramp with supermodel, Naomi Campbell.

Rosanna. Her brother says she will set the bar for African models just as Oluchi did.

After a successful show for South African fashion icon David Tlale, the elated finalists are brought back to earth with a bump as they must face the final elimination.

Two models are sent home in a heart-stopping elimination process and as the top 10 Finalists struggle to balance the joy of making it to the final with the sadness of losing two of their number, Face of Africa judge Juanita Daniel reveals that they will be treading the catwalk one more time– in a charity fashion show with international fashion icon and supermodel Naomi Campbell.

Campbell’s Fashion for Relief teamed up with the White Ribbon Alliance to raise funds for charity in Dar es Salaam and the Face of Africa Finalists were invited to join the charismatic supermodel on the ramp. This unprecedented opportunity left the finalists speechless – apart from their shrieks of delight when Campbell visits them and greets them one-by-one!

After the show, the supermodel had nothing but praise for the M-Net Face of Africa Finalists. “I want to thank all of you beautiful women – you’ve done extraordinary work and you look like you’ve been walking the ramp for years,” she said. “I’m so impressed and I want to thank you all for giving your time – I’m really grateful and I’m so happy to have worked with you all.”

In this week’s episode, viewers also travel home with Zimbabwean Rosanna (the feisty extrovert whose brother says she will set the bar for African models just as Oluchi did), Mozambique’s Ernania (whose mom says she cries every time she sees her on television doing so well on Face of Africa) and Marvis from Nigeria (the natural entertainer who is living her fashion dream through Face of Africa) to find out more about them.

The top 10 Finalists made it through Boot Camp, did a high fashion calendar shoot, participated in fashion editorials for True Love East Africa and Dossier Magazine and wowed fashion experts at Swahili Fashion Week, where they shared the catwalk with a legendary supermodel – does it get any better than that for an aspiring model?

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Hall of Rosanna   |2010-01-29 05:19:12 I believe your brother Rose. Truly, madly deeply. I believe. Reply 0   0

Marondera Madman   |2010-01-29 05:21:12 Such talent. Such talent. Where were you when I was searching for my own face of Africa to marry? Reply 0   0

MERCY  - wow   |2010-01-29 08:49:32 gud for you girls... zvenyu... set the pace youngstars..... Reply 0   0

GG   |2010-01-29 10:01:51 Looking good Rosanna Reply 0   0

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