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  • PEOPLE - Kim Wild zeigt ihr Nackt-Selbstportrait in London
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    PEOPLE - Kim Wild zeigt ihr Nackt-Selbstportrait in London
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Guy Bell/REX Shutterstock (5356789b)
    Kim Wilde unveils a nude self-portrait created in 1990It has now been framed by John Jones and launches an online auction for charity via www.wildecancerfoundation.com. The benefitting charity is the 'Hertfordshire Breast Unit Appeal', where her sister in law Mandy Smith was treated for Breast Cancer. The Breast Unit in WGC came about because of a fund raising mission by Vicki Adkins MBE. Vicki's own experience with breast cancer led her to realise that a dedicated place for people to deal with such a traumatic event in their lives was badly needed within the QE2 hospital in W.G.C Hertfordshire. Vicki contacted Kim in the early fund raising days and she was very happy to help out at several events. Eventually when the unit was built Vicki asked Kim to design a garden attached to the unit - a private, peaceful space for anyone affected by breast cancer to go and take time out away from other patients and staff.

    Kim commented on the self portrait - 'I called this 'Sunburn' and was inspired to do it after reading an amazing book about Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera. I'd forgotten I had it until I cleared out a cluttered room, and there it was inside my old art portfolio from college. When I saw it I thought that it would be perfect to raise money for my chosen charity. It has since been generously framed by John Jones (London) who, frankly, are much more used to framing priceless works of art!'
    Kim Wilde unveils a nude self-portrait, Riba, London, Britain - 10 Nov 2015
    The portrait has been framed by John Jones and launches an online auction for charity via www.wildecancerfoundation.com. The benefitting charity is the 'Hertfordshire Breast Unit Appeal', where her sister in law Mandy Smith was treated for Breast Cancer. The Breast Unit in WGC came about because of a fund raising mission by Vicki Adkins MBE. Vicki's own experience with breast cancer led her to realise that a dedicated place for peopl

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  • PEOPLE - Kim Wild zeigt ihr Nackt-Selbstportrait in London
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    PEOPLE - Kim Wild zeigt ihr Nackt-Selbstportrait in London
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Guy Bell/REX Shutterstock (5356789d)
    Kim Wilde unveils a nude self-portrait created in 1990It has now been framed by John Jones and launches an online auction for charity via www.wildecancerfoundation.com. The benefitting charity is the 'Hertfordshire Breast Unit Appeal', where her sister in law Mandy Smith was treated for Breast Cancer. The Breast Unit in WGC came about because of a fund raising mission by Vicki Adkins MBE. Vicki's own experience with breast cancer led her to realise that a dedicated place for people to deal with such a traumatic event in their lives was badly needed within the QE2 hospital in W.G.C Hertfordshire. Vicki contacted Kim in the early fund raising days and she was very happy to help out at several events. Eventually when the unit was built Vicki asked Kim to design a garden attached to the unit - a private, peaceful space for anyone affected by breast cancer to go and take time out away from other patients and staff.

    Kim commented on the self portrait - 'I called this 'Sunburn' and was inspired to do it after reading an amazing book about Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera. I'd forgotten I had it until I cleared out a cluttered room, and there it was inside my old art portfolio from college. When I saw it I thought that it would be perfect to raise money for my chosen charity. It has since been generously framed by John Jones (London) who, frankly, are much more used to framing priceless works of art!'
    Kim Wilde unveils a nude self-portrait, Riba, London, Britain - 10 Nov 2015
    The portrait has been framed by John Jones and launches an online auction for charity via www.wildecancerfoundation.com. The benefitting charity is the 'Hertfordshire Breast Unit Appeal', where her sister in law Mandy Smith was treated for Breast Cancer. The Breast Unit in WGC came about because of a fund raising mission by Vicki Adkins MBE. Vicki's own experience with breast cancer led her to realise that a dedicated place for peopl

    (c) Dukas

     

  • PEOPLE - Kim Wild zeigt ihr Nackt-Selbstportrait in London
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    PEOPLE - Kim Wild zeigt ihr Nackt-Selbstportrait in London
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Guy Bell/REX Shutterstock (5356789e)
    Kim Wilde unveils a nude self-portrait created in 1990It has now been framed by John Jones and launches an online auction for charity via www.wildecancerfoundation.com. The benefitting charity is the 'Hertfordshire Breast Unit Appeal', where her sister in law Mandy Smith was treated for Breast Cancer. The Breast Unit in WGC came about because of a fund raising mission by Vicki Adkins MBE. Vicki's own experience with breast cancer led her to realise that a dedicated place for people to deal with such a traumatic event in their lives was badly needed within the QE2 hospital in W.G.C Hertfordshire. Vicki contacted Kim in the early fund raising days and she was very happy to help out at several events. Eventually when the unit was built Vicki asked Kim to design a garden attached to the unit - a private, peaceful space for anyone affected by breast cancer to go and take time out away from other patients and staff.

    Kim commented on the self portrait - 'I called this 'Sunburn' and was inspired to do it after reading an amazing book about Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera. I'd forgotten I had it until I cleared out a cluttered room, and there it was inside my old art portfolio from college. When I saw it I thought that it would be perfect to raise money for my chosen charity. It has since been generously framed by John Jones (London) who, frankly, are much more used to framing priceless works of art!'
    Kim Wilde unveils a nude self-portrait, Riba, London, Britain - 10 Nov 2015
    The portrait has been framed by John Jones and launches an online auction for charity via www.wildecancerfoundation.com. The benefitting charity is the 'Hertfordshire Breast Unit Appeal', where her sister in law Mandy Smith was treated for Breast Cancer. The Breast Unit in WGC came about because of a fund raising mission by Vicki Adkins MBE. Vicki's own experience with breast cancer led her to realise that a dedicated place for peopl

    (c) Dukas

     

  • PEOPLE - Kim Wild zeigt ihr Nackt-Selbstportrait in London
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    PEOPLE - Kim Wild zeigt ihr Nackt-Selbstportrait in London
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Guy Bell/REX Shutterstock (5356789f)
    Kim Wilde unveils a nude self-portrait created in 1990It has now been framed by John Jones and launches an online auction for charity via www.wildecancerfoundation.com. The benefitting charity is the 'Hertfordshire Breast Unit Appeal', where her sister in law Mandy Smith was treated for Breast Cancer. The Breast Unit in WGC came about because of a fund raising mission by Vicki Adkins MBE. Vicki's own experience with breast cancer led her to realise that a dedicated place for people to deal with such a traumatic event in their lives was badly needed within the QE2 hospital in W.G.C Hertfordshire. Vicki contacted Kim in the early fund raising days and she was very happy to help out at several events. Eventually when the unit was built Vicki asked Kim to design a garden attached to the unit - a private, peaceful space for anyone affected by breast cancer to go and take time out away from other patients and staff.

    Kim commented on the self portrait - 'I called this 'Sunburn' and was inspired to do it after reading an amazing book about Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera. I'd forgotten I had it until I cleared out a cluttered room, and there it was inside my old art portfolio from college. When I saw it I thought that it would be perfect to raise money for my chosen charity. It has since been generously framed by John Jones (London) who, frankly, are much more used to framing priceless works of art!'
    Kim Wilde unveils a nude self-portrait, Riba, London, Britain - 10 Nov 2015
    The portrait has been framed by John Jones and launches an online auction for charity via www.wildecancerfoundation.com. The benefitting charity is the 'Hertfordshire Breast Unit Appeal', where her sister in law Mandy Smith was treated for Breast Cancer. The Breast Unit in WGC came about because of a fund raising mission by Vicki Adkins MBE. Vicki's own experience with breast cancer led her to realise that a dedicated place for peopl

    (c) Dukas

     

  • VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
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    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features (450237b)
    Victoria Beckham, nee Adams, aged eight when she was bridesmaid at the wedding of Ian Ellery in Hertfordshire.
    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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    Als die Stars noch klein waren

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  • VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
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    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features (450237a)
    Victoria Beckham (front l), nee Adams, aged eight when she was bridesmaid at the wedding of Ian Ellery in Hertfordshire.
    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
    BIOPIX/ CHILD
    Als die Stars noch klein waren

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  • VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
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    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features ( 450237b )
    Victoria Beckham, nee Adams, aged eight when she was bridesmaid at the wedding of Ian Ellery in Hertfordshire.
    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
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    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features ( 450237b )
    Victoria Beckham, nee Adams, aged eight when she was bridesmaid at the wedding of Ian Ellery in Hertfordshire.
    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
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    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features ( 450237a )
    Victoria Beckham (front l), nee Adams, aged eight when she was bridesmaid at the wedding of Ian Ellery in Hertfordshire.
    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
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    First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features ( 1096061h )
    Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong whose nickname is 'snow leopard' with a toy snow leopard from a zoo in Hertfordshire., A man who grew up in a country without snow is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics. Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.
    Ghana's First Winter Olympian
    GHANA'S FIRST WINTER OLYMPIAN

    A man who grew up in a country without SNOW is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics.

    Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.

    The dad-of-two, who taught himself to ski on indoor slopes in Britain, is the only black African skiing on the international circuit.

    Nicknamed the Snow Leopard, he scraped through the qualifying rounds to become Ghana's one-man ski team in the slalom and giant slalom events.

    His story is similar to the Disney film, Cool Runnings, about the Jamaican bobsleigh team's debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

    "It has been four years of heartache, sweat and a lot of tears away from my family," said Kwame.

    "I cannot thank people enough for making this dream a reality.

    "I feel great about competing and all my friends in Ghana think it is really cool.

    "I am very proud of my heritage and being a role model for other Africans and Ghanaians to follow their dream.

    "Nothing is Impossible if you put your mind to it".

    Kwame was born in Glasgow, Scotland, where his father was completing a doctorate, but returned to Africa when he was two.

    The first time he saw real snow was the day he flew into a wintery Heathrow to pursue a Masters degree in tourism.

    He got a job as a ...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EQXHARVJZ

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  • First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
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    First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features ( 1096061e )
    Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong whose nickname is 'snow leopard' with snow leopards from a zoo in Hertfordshire., A man who grew up in a country without snow is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics. Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.
    Ghana's First Winter Olympian
    GHANA'S FIRST WINTER OLYMPIAN

    A man who grew up in a country without SNOW is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics.

    Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.

    The dad-of-two, who taught himself to ski on indoor slopes in Britain, is the only black African skiing on the international circuit.

    Nicknamed the Snow Leopard, he scraped through the qualifying rounds to become Ghana's one-man ski team in the slalom and giant slalom events.

    His story is similar to the Disney film, Cool Runnings, about the Jamaican bobsleigh team's debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

    "It has been four years of heartache, sweat and a lot of tears away from my family," said Kwame.

    "I cannot thank people enough for making this dream a reality.

    "I feel great about competing and all my friends in Ghana think it is really cool.

    "I am very proud of my heritage and being a role model for other Africans and Ghanaians to follow their dream.

    "Nothing is Impossible if you put your mind to it".

    Kwame was born in Glasgow, Scotland, where his father was completing a doctorate, but returned to Africa when he was two.

    The first time he saw real snow was the day he flew into a wintery Heathrow to pursue a Masters degree in tourism.

    He got a job as a manag...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EQXHARVJZ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
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    First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features ( 1096061f )
    Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong whose nickname is 'snow leopard' with snow leopards from a zoo in Hertfordshire., A man who grew up in a country without snow is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics. Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.
    Ghana's First Winter Olympian
    GHANA'S FIRST WINTER OLYMPIAN

    A man who grew up in a country without SNOW is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics.

    Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.

    The dad-of-two, who taught himself to ski on indoor slopes in Britain, is the only black African skiing on the international circuit.

    Nicknamed the Snow Leopard, he scraped through the qualifying rounds to become Ghana's one-man ski team in the slalom and giant slalom events.

    His story is similar to the Disney film, Cool Runnings, about the Jamaican bobsleigh team's debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

    "It has been four years of heartache, sweat and a lot of tears away from my family," said Kwame.

    "I cannot thank people enough for making this dream a reality.

    "I feel great about competing and all my friends in Ghana think it is really cool.

    "I am very proud of my heritage and being a role model for other Africans and Ghanaians to follow their dream.

    "Nothing is Impossible if you put your mind to it".

    Kwame was born in Glasgow, Scotland, where his father was completing a doctorate, but returned to Africa when he was two.

    The first time he saw real snow was the day he flew into a wintery Heathrow to pursue a Masters degree in tourism.

    He got a job as a manag...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EQXHARVJZ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
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    First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features ( 1096061d )
    Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong whose nickname is 'snow leopard' with snow leopards from a zoo in Hertfordshire., A man who grew up in a country without snow is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics. Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.
    Ghana's First Winter Olympian
    GHANA'S FIRST WINTER OLYMPIAN

    A man who grew up in a country without SNOW is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics.

    Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.

    The dad-of-two, who taught himself to ski on indoor slopes in Britain, is the only black African skiing on the international circuit.

    Nicknamed the Snow Leopard, he scraped through the qualifying rounds to become Ghana's one-man ski team in the slalom and giant slalom events.

    His story is similar to the Disney film, Cool Runnings, about the Jamaican bobsleigh team's debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

    "It has been four years of heartache, sweat and a lot of tears away from my family," said Kwame.

    "I cannot thank people enough for making this dream a reality.

    "I feel great about competing and all my friends in Ghana think it is really cool.

    "I am very proud of my heritage and being a role model for other Africans and Ghanaians to follow their dream.

    "Nothing is Impossible if you put your mind to it".

    Kwame was born in Glasgow, Scotland, where his father was completing a doctorate, but returned to Africa when he was two.

    The first time he saw real snow was the day he flew into a wintery Heathrow to pursue a Masters degree in tourism.

    He got a job as a manag...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EQXHARVJZ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
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    First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features ( 1096061b )
    Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong whose nickname is 'snow leopard' with snow leopards from a zoo in Hertfordshire., A man who grew up in a country without snow is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics. Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.
    Ghana's First Winter Olympian
    GHANA'S FIRST WINTER OLYMPIAN

    A man who grew up in a country without SNOW is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics.

    Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.

    The dad-of-two, who taught himself to ski on indoor slopes in Britain, is the only black African skiing on the international circuit.

    Nicknamed the Snow Leopard, he scraped through the qualifying rounds to become Ghana's one-man ski team in the slalom and giant slalom events.

    His story is similar to the Disney film, Cool Runnings, about the Jamaican bobsleigh team's debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

    "It has been four years of heartache, sweat and a lot of tears away from my family," said Kwame.

    "I cannot thank people enough for making this dream a reality.

    "I feel great about competing and all my friends in Ghana think it is really cool.

    "I am very proud of my heritage and being a role model for other Africans and Ghanaians to follow their dream.

    "Nothing is Impossible if you put your mind to it".

    Kwame was born in Glasgow, Scotland, where his father was completing a doctorate, but returned to Africa when he was two.

    The first time he saw real snow was the day he flew into a wintery Heathrow to pursue a Masters degree in tourism.

    He got a job as a manag...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EQXHARVJZ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
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    First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features ( 1096061a )
    Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong whose nickname is 'snow leopard' with snow leopards from a zoo in Hertfordshire., A man who grew up in a country without snow is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics. Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.
    Ghana's First Winter Olympian
    GHANA'S FIRST WINTER OLYMPIAN

    A man who grew up in a country without SNOW is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics.

    Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.

    The dad-of-two, who taught himself to ski on indoor slopes in Britain, is the only black African skiing on the international circuit.

    Nicknamed the Snow Leopard, he scraped through the qualifying rounds to become Ghana's one-man ski team in the slalom and giant slalom events.

    His story is similar to the Disney film, Cool Runnings, about the Jamaican bobsleigh team's debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

    "It has been four years of heartache, sweat and a lot of tears away from my family," said Kwame.

    "I cannot thank people enough for making this dream a reality.

    "I feel great about competing and all my friends in Ghana think it is really cool.

    "I am very proud of my heritage and being a role model for other Africans and Ghanaians to follow their dream.

    "Nothing is Impossible if you put your mind to it".

    Kwame was born in Glasgow, Scotland, where his father was completing a doctorate, but returned to Africa when he was two.

    The first time he saw real snow was the day he flew into a wintery Heathrow to pursue a Masters degree in tourism.

    He got a job as a manag...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EQXHARVJZ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
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    First Ghanian in Winter Olympics, Britain - 27 Jan 2010
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features ( 1096061c )
    Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong whose nickname is 'snow leopard' with snow leopards from a zoo in Hertfordshire., A man who grew up in a country without snow is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics. Skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.
    Ghana's First Winter Olympian
    GHANA'S FIRST WINTER OLYMPIAN

    A man who grew up in a country without SNOW is to become the first Ghanian to compete in the Winter Olympics.

    Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, 35, only saw snow for the first time FIVE years ago but will now compete against some of the world's top skiers at the Vancouver Games.

    The dad-of-two, who taught himself to ski on indoor slopes in Britain, is the only black African skiing on the international circuit.

    Nicknamed the Snow Leopard, he scraped through the qualifying rounds to become Ghana's one-man ski team in the slalom and giant slalom events.

    His story is similar to the Disney film, Cool Runnings, about the Jamaican bobsleigh team's debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

    "It has been four years of heartache, sweat and a lot of tears away from my family," said Kwame.

    "I cannot thank people enough for making this dream a reality.

    "I feel great about competing and all my friends in Ghana think it is really cool.

    "I am very proud of my heritage and being a role model for other Africans and Ghanaians to follow their dream.

    "Nothing is Impossible if you put your mind to it".

    Kwame was born in Glasgow, Scotland, where his father was completing a doctorate, but returned to Africa when he was two.

    The first time he saw real snow was the day he flew into a wintery Heathrow to pursue a Masters degree in tourism.

    He got a job as a manag...
    For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EQXHARVJZ

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
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    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features ( 450237b )
    Victoria Beckham, nee Adams, aged eight when she was bridesmaid at the wedding of Ian Ellery in Hertfordshire.
    VICTORIA BECKHAM AS A BRIDESMAID AGED 8, HERTFORDSHIRE, BRITAIN - 1982

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    DUKAS/REX

     

  • Victoria Beckham
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    Victoria Beckham
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features ( 450237B )
    Victoria Beckham, nee Adams, aged eight when she was bridesmaid at the wedding of Ian Ellery in Hertfordshire.
    From Duckling to Swan, Celebrities Then and Now
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    FROM DUCKLING TO SWAN - CELEBRITIES THEN AND NOW Jugend - youth - Kindheit - childhood - bio - retro

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