Standard Style 25 May 2014 - 31 May 2014

May 25 to 31 2014 THE STANDARD STYLE / MAN / PROFILE 7
Star Profile: Zimbabwe’s Top Model
Jonathan
DENGA
JONATHAN Denga is an internationally recognised face who is
among one of the most successful black male models to come
out of the African continent.
Since winning the top male title in the inaugural Zimbabwe
Super Model competition, he went on to model for G3 Model
Agency and Base Model Agency in South Africa. This was followed by
work in London with Gavin’s Model Agency as well as representation
by Names Model Agency in Milan, Italy and Traffic in Spain, Madrid.
He then returned to South Africa were he continued his successful
modelling career.
His work in print, television, and outdoor campaigns for fashion
icons such as Vivienne Westwood in the UK to multinational brands
such as Gillette and Coca Cola from Southern Africa to West Africa
has made him an instantly recognizable face that has made Zimbabwe
and Africa proud.
He has also featured in numerous local campaigns, appearances
and award ceremonies in South Africa. He won the Top Male Model
in “Bridal Africa Model” for four years in a row and was one of 8 men
to take part in the first ever South African fashion week as well as
Cape Town Nokia fashion week.
Life after the Catwalk
Jonathan has a passion for inspiring executives to be well groomed
and believes that with fierce competition in the corporate world, immaculate
grooming gives a competitive edge. Therefore, he is using
the global experience he has acquired to assist Zimbabwean executives
with solutions that elevate their grooming and image at work
and home.
To this end he is launching a fully-fledged Zimbabwean suiting
brand JD INC (Made to Measure) with a specialised bespoke product
JONATHAN DENGA “BESPOKE”. It is targeted at the Zimbabwean
working man with the intention of turning them into some of the
best dressed men on the continent. Clearly, Jonathan wants to be the
“Ozwald Boateng” of Zimbabwe and Africa. With the launch of his
Bespoke brand, he has started producing fashion shows to bring the
international fashion showcasing to Zimbabwe at par with the rest
of the world.
Jonathan is a transformation speaker who equips people with the
necessary life skills to excel in their chosen vocation. As part of his
repertoire he provides consultancy services in the following areas;
customer service, business protocol, grooming, chivalry, business
etiquette, brand internalisation and the art of fine dining “client entertainment”.
His successes on the catwalk, screens and billboards paved way for
multitudes of models that have gone and raised the flag for the nation
not only in South Africa but across the globe.
HOT HOT HOT
FACT FILE
International Campaigns and Appearances
1997 Vivienne Westwood: Anglomania (UK)
1997 Ebony magazine United Kingdom
1997 Gillette Blue Two: across sub-Saharan Africa
1998 Castle Milk stout sub Saharan Africa
1999 Coca Cola Lite: across sub-Saharan Africa
2000 Made an Appearance at the KORA all Africa music
awards
2001 Sprite: across sub-Saharan Africa
2002 Launched fashion TV in Africa
2002 Globacom: Nigeria
2002 Gillette Gel: across sub-Saharan Africa
2003 Top 3 models in South Africa and top Male
2004 Guiness: across sub-Saharan Africa
2007 Banco Espirito: Angola
2007 Black label loggers commercial
2008 Zain Cellular: sub-Saharan Africa and Arab
region
2010/11 Liberty Life SADC region
Music Videos
Bebe Cece Winas – I wanna be the only one
Bizi – English dancehall artist
Louis from the group Eternal
Soapies
An appearance on Generations – SA soapie