Yana Loemba Delho
Nationality
Congo (Republic of the)
Category
Women's Leadership Award
Session
KAFXA Awards — 3rd Edition
Profession
Entrepreneur — Founder & CEO, Ebony Beauté
Social
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In their own words
I'm truly grateful to be considered for this award and to have my journey recognized. When I came to South Korea, I quickly realized how difficult it could be for African and Black women to find beauty and hair products made for us. I created Ebony Beauté because I wanted to help fill that gap and create something useful for our community. I believe that any woman should still be able to take care of herself and feel beautiful, even when she is thousands of kilometers away from home.
Building this business while raising two young children as a solo mother in a new country has been one of the biggest challenges of my journey. But I am continuing to learn, adapt and grow.
Today, I serve customers across Korea, meet members of the community every weekend at the Songtan market, and I am also developing connections between Korean beauty brands and international markets, particularly Africa.
Building this business while raising two young children as a solo mother in a new country has been one of the biggest challenges of my journey. But I am continuing to learn, adapt and grow.
Today, I serve customers across Korea, meet members of the community every weekend at the Songtan market, and I am also developing connections between Korean beauty brands and international markets, particularly Africa.
Why they were nominated
Achievements:
Yana has demonstrated exceptional perseverance by establishing and growing a business that addresses a long-overlooked need in South Korea. Through Ebony Beauté, she has created a trusted platform that connects customers with specialized beauty products while expanding commercial opportunities between Korea and Africa.
Contributions and Impact:
Through her business, Yana has helped improve access to Afro beauty products for customers in South Korea while introducing Korean beauty products to clients in African markets. She has built relationships with suppliers and customers across different countries, contributing to stronger business connections between Korea and Africa.
Why the nominee deserves the award:
Yana deserves this recognition because she leads with purpose, resilience, and integrity. She has transformed challenges into opportunities, creating lasting value for both the African community and the Korean business ecosystem. Her vision, determination, and commitment to empowering others make her an outstanding candidate for the Women's Leadership Award.
Between family and business, there are countless challenges that could have stood in her way. Yet through it all, she remained focused, kind, resilient, and determined. She is a role model that many young African women, myself included, look up to with admiration. Through her journey, she reminds us that the sky is not the limit it is only the beginning. She inspires us to dream bigger, work harder, and believe that even the impossible is within reach. It is because of trailblazers like her that we understand why some leave footprints not just on Earth, but on the moon.
Yana has demonstrated exceptional perseverance by establishing and growing a business that addresses a long-overlooked need in South Korea. Through Ebony Beauté, she has created a trusted platform that connects customers with specialized beauty products while expanding commercial opportunities between Korea and Africa.
Contributions and Impact:
Through her business, Yana has helped improve access to Afro beauty products for customers in South Korea while introducing Korean beauty products to clients in African markets. She has built relationships with suppliers and customers across different countries, contributing to stronger business connections between Korea and Africa.
Why the nominee deserves the award:
Yana deserves this recognition because she leads with purpose, resilience, and integrity. She has transformed challenges into opportunities, creating lasting value for both the African community and the Korean business ecosystem. Her vision, determination, and commitment to empowering others make her an outstanding candidate for the Women's Leadership Award.
Between family and business, there are countless challenges that could have stood in her way. Yet through it all, she remained focused, kind, resilient, and determined. She is a role model that many young African women, myself included, look up to with admiration. Through her journey, she reminds us that the sky is not the limit it is only the beginning. She inspires us to dream bigger, work harder, and believe that even the impossible is within reach. It is because of trailblazers like her that we understand why some leave footprints not just on Earth, but on the moon.
Achievements
Yana has demonstrated exceptional perseverance by establishing and growing a business that addresses a long-overlooked need in South Korea. Through Ebony Beauté, she has created a trusted platform that connects customers with specialized beauty products while expanding commercial opportunities between Korea and Africa.
Contributions & Impact
Through her business, Yana has helped improve access to Afro beauty products for customers in South Korea while introducing Korean beauty products to clients in African markets. She has built relationships with suppliers and customers across different countries, contributing to stronger business connections between Korea and Africa.
