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Spotlight on: Whitney Madueke

Angelica King
Jun 8, 2016
2 min read

Whitney Madueke is a 22 year old fashion blogger, natural hair and beauty YouTuber. She is an inspiration to many and is such a creative as well as humble individual. Her aesthetic and creativity pierces the hearts of many. Below she shares information natural hair journey, fashion Photo courtesy of Yagazie Emexieand more.

Photo courtesy of Yagazi Emezie

Angelica: What motivated you to begin your YouTube channel ?

Whitney Madueke: I went natural in March 2013, and really wanted a YouTube channel for the longest time. Going natural was that push I needed and so I started Leazz Way to share my natural hair journey and more with the world.

Angelica: What role has fashion played in your life?

Whitney: It continues to inspire me to be more creative, open minded to ideas and to be more aware about a lot of things. Truly, as cliche as it may seem, beauty is everywhere. Fashion has helped me to see that more.

All photo in slideshow courtesy of Yagazi Emezie, Desourire.blogspot.com, and Anny Roberts

Angelica: You were one of the individuals who really influenced me to do my "big chop" because I admired the versatility and beauty of your hair/texture. Who inspired you to return natural?

Whitney: Aww thank you. No one in particular, it was everyone and anyone rocking their natural hair with so much love and confidence, that inspired me and continues to.

Photo courtesy of Desourire.blogspot.com

Angelica: What are some advantages you've experienced of being natural?

Whitney: I get to meet amazing people through hair! Its always great to find something to connect with someone and to build on that.

Photo courtesy of Desourire.blogspot.com

Angelica: When I did my big chop there were so many things I struggled with such as finding the right products that my hair liked. What were some of the challenges you had to face when you did your big chop?

Whitney: That's really what everyone has to go through. So did I. Really finding what works and how to make it work for my hair. It's still a process but that's why it's a hair journey, you can't have all the answers at once.

Angelica: When You mentioned on your social media outlets that you were still attending school. That you are from Nigeria and choose to go to London to pursue your studies. When you are out of school what ways are you going to give back to Nigeria? What changes do you hope to make or see in your country?

Whitney: I really want people to understand that natural hair is good hair! You can have amazing natural hair, it's possible! I want to change the negative perception of negative hair.