WOTC Ones To Watch 2022
Introducing WOTC’s class of 2022 who make up fashion designers, media personalities and actresses.
Bukky Bakray
British actress Bukky Bakray won the nation’s heart in 2019 for her role in Rocks, later becoming the youngest BAFTA Rising Star Award recipient as well as one of the youngest Best Actress in a Leading Role nominees. She ended 2021 with a key role in television series You Don’t Know Me and appeared in Forbes’ 30 under 30.
Giorgia Tordini and Gilda Ambrosio
The Italian duo are the founders of luxury label The Attico, founded in 2016. Since its inception the pair have garnered a celebrity cult following from Hailey Bieber to Rihanna to Leonie Hanne.
Grace Beverley
As CEO & founder of TALA and Shreddy, Beverley is steadily carving a name for herself as a businesswoman, launching her first company whilst still at university.
Amanda Gorman
The Poet & activist gained international fame when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 inauguration of the U.S. President Joe Biden. She became a youth delegate for the UN in 2013 and graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 2020 with a degree in sociology.
Tega Akinola
British-Nigerian creative and recent sports psychology university graduate, Akinola is the designer of her eponymous label for men and women. Her quirky upcycled designs have no doubt brought uniqueness to streetwear.
Bianca Saunders
Founder & Creative Director of her namesake Bianca Saunders, Saunders has created a new approach to menswear, picking up Forbes 30 under 30 in 2020, was shortlisted for the LVMH prize the following year, and hosted her very first show in Paris last month.
HoYeon Jung
The model-turned-actress rose to international fame almost overnight after the Netflix series "Squid Game,” hit our screens. Her performance as the North Korean defector Kang Sae-byeok turned her into one of the show's breakout stars, racking up millions of Instagram followers within weeks.
Nella Rose
The British media personality and influencer is well known for her funny and full of character vlogs has been featured on several media platforms including BET, Netflix, Foot Asylum and the BBC.
Natalie O’Leary
Media personality and PrettyLittleThing podcast host and presenter Natalie O’Leary is the social media face for the UK-based fashion retailer. Alongside hosting for PLT at their heavily influencer-focused events, she also picked up her own slot on BBC Radio 1, and hosted at the WOTC New Faces Awards 2021 in December.
Saniyya Sidney
Having played young Venus Williams in 'King Richard,' Sidney is also set to play Sasha Obama in Showtime's 'The First Lady,' Sidney is taking Hollywood by storm at just 15 years of age.
Wilglory Tanjong
Tanjong is the founder and CEO of Anima Iris, her luxury handbag line, all of which are hand-stitched in Dakar, Senegal. With a star-studded celebrity following from actress Khosi Ngema to Beyoncé, Wilglory Tanjong is a name you will want to remember.