Omotola becomes Scanfrosts new brand ambassador (Instagram)
With Instagram being the largest
photo-sharing app and Nigeria one of the largest social media markets in
Africa, it is to be expected that we have a fair share of usage, from
celebrities trying to connect with fans, to people just trying to share
moments with friends.
Nigeria has produced loads of successful actresses, and some are riding on that wave to become social media royalty.
Here is a list of Instagram's Nollywood Queens:
7. Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde: In 7th place is a screen
icon and one time TIME magazine most influential person, The Real Omo
Sexy makes it to the list with a whopping 344,145 followers.
6. Uche Jombo-Rodriguez: The new mother has commanded our screens for years with a wide variety of roles, and her reputation has earned her 379, 889 followers.
Tonto Dike rocks the vampy lip trend (Instagram)
5. Tonto Dikeh: The recently wedded, mostly controversial actress is famous for many things. And whether or not you like her, the one thing you can't do is ignore her. She sits at the 5th spot with 510,012 followers.
Ini Edo shows off platinum blonde haircut
(Instagram/Ini Edo) 4. Ini Edo: The successful actress and owner of the newly opened Mimz Lounge earns a place on the list with 534,101 followers.
Rita Dominic (Instagram/Rita Dominic)3. Rita Dominic: The ageless diva has stunned our screens for a very long time and has remained as stunning as when we first saw her. Her Instagram is 638,664 followers strong.
Funke Akindele (Instagram)
2. Funke Akindele: Funke Akindele has been around for a very long time, from the early days of hit TV show, "I Need To Know". But she skyrocketed to fame with the hit movie series where she played the character of Jenifa. She sits on the list with 680,913 followers.
Genevieve Nnaji (misspetite)
1. Genevieve Nnaji: Genevieve Nnaji owns the screen effortlessly. She makes everything she does look so easy. Everything. She is one of Nigeria's most celebrated actresses and highest earning actresses in the Nigerian scene. She sits at the top of the list comfortably with 829,317 followers.