Sisi Yemmie
Personal information
Born
Yemisi Sophie Aiyedun

1984
NationalityNigerian
Education
OccupationBlogger
YouTube information
Channel
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Genres
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
Subscribers903,000[1]
Total views97.1 million[1]
Last updated: 1 May 2023

Yemisi Sophie Odusanya (born 1984), also known as Sisi Yemmie, is a Nigerian food and lifestyle blogger.[2][3]

Early life and education

Sisi Yemmie was born in 1984 and she grew up in Warri, Delta State. She earned a degree in Mass Communication from Igbinedion University, Okada[4] and later got a master's degree in International Diplomacy from the University of Birmingham and a Diploma in Internal Communications from PR Academy, London.[5]

Career

Sisi Yemmie creates and shares food recipe videos that are created as a result of experiments carried out in her kitchen on her YouTube channel, SisiYemmieTV. She also shares content on parenting, relationships and lifestyle.[6][7] In 2018, she was profiled by CNN Africa alongside Linda Ikeji and Chiamaka Obuekwe as "women who have struck social media gold".[8] As at February 2019, she had 168,000 subscribers, 531 videos, and 18.4 million views on her YouTube channel.[9] Her channel was described as "Brilliant" by Prince Charles during his visit to British Council in Lagos.[10] She was listed as a top female Nigerian YouTuber in December 2020.[11]

She served as the editorial lead on Cosmopolitan Nigeria.[12]

Personal life

She and her then fiancé, Yomi Odusanya won the first season of the My Big Nigerian Wedding reality show and had their wedding sponsored to the tune of ₦15 million.[5] They have 3 children.[13][14]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref
2017 ELOY Awards Female Youtuber Won [15]
2015 City People Entertainment Awards Blogger of the year Won [4]
2014 ELOY Awards Won [16]

References

  1. ^ a b "About SisiYemmieTV". YouTube.
  2. ^ Sontag, Elazar (2020-07-28). "On Food Vlogger Yemisi Odusanya and the Joy of Watching Experts Cook". Eater. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  3. ^ McCabe, Janet; Liarou, Eleni; Agger, Gunhild; Akass, Kim; Buonanno, Milly; Chung, Elaine; Delveroudi, Eliza-Anna; Esan, Oluyinka; Horsley‐Heather, Emma (2020), "Researching Women's Television History", The International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and Communication, American Cancer Society, pp. 1–23, doi:10.1002/9781119429128.iegmc241, ISBN 978-1-119-42912-8, S2CID 225585998, retrieved 2021-04-17
  4. ^ a b B, Simisola (2020-03-18). "Biography of Sisi Yemmie". AllNigeriaInfo. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  5. ^ a b "Lifestyle Blogger wins N15 million wedding". The Nation. 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  6. ^ Samuel, Mofijesusewa (2019-10-21). "5 Top YouTube Food Content Creators". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  7. ^ "Emmanuella Samuel among 10 Nigerian YouTube stars". Vanguard News. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  8. ^ Tom Bouchier Hayes and Munachim Amah (22 January 2018). "How these Nigerian women are cashing in on social media". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  9. ^ Akindare, Okunola (2019-02-11). "Fisayo Fosudo's YouTube Channel Makes Money, But Not From YouTube Alone". TechCabal. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  10. ^ Ogunfuwa, Ife (2018-11-08). "Prince Charles visits British Council, commends digital entrepreneurs". The Punch. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  11. ^ "Top Female YouTubers in Nigeria with great content". Vanguard News. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  12. ^ Steigrad, Alexandra (2015-02-16). "Cosmopolitan is Heading to Nigeria". WWD. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  13. ^ Odutuyo, Adeyinka (2019-02-25). "YouTube star Sisi Yemmie shares beautiful photos of her newly welcomed baby girl". Legit.ng. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  14. ^ Okundia, Jennifer (2020-08-30). "Sisiyemmie shares adorable picture of her kids". PM News. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  15. ^ "ELOY Awards 2017 Winners". This Day. 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  16. ^ Oyewusi, Siji (2014-12-02). "Omoni Oboli, Funke Akindele, Toyin Lawani others walk Eloy 2014 red carpet". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2021-04-17.

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