Elsa Majimbo, a 19-year old comic whose shining star came at a time when the world seemed to be on its knees, has been crowned E! People’s Choice Awards African Social Star winner.
Introduced to many as the crisp-eating, straight-talking Kenyan comedian whose love for the classic style made her stand out and become unavoidable.
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A 19-year old journalism student, whose simple, blunt comical stunts were discovered amid the COVID-19 lock-down, bagging her a massive audience on her social media and now on International arenas.
The much-awaited announcement
“I won the E! People’s Choice Award!!!” she screamed. An announcement she made public this morning, looking calm and unbothered with the fact that she was declared winner at the highly-competitive global nominations.
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Well, probably that’s just her, she can make the world laugh but she is a relatively calm, composed and easy-going individual.
An award nomination she managed to clinch, flooring major International superstars whom she was up against, including South Africa’s pop star Sho Madjozi among 7 other nominees, globally.
This is under the category of ‘African Social Star of 2020’ whose win would be solely decided upon by the voters.
“This year has been a whirlwind of discomfort and confusion for everybody. But for me it’s also brought with it a great lesson. That sometimes even the greatest obstacles in our path can be opportunities in disguise,” she beautifully acknowledged.
I WON THE E! PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
I LITERALLY COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT ALL YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT!!!A big thank you to @eentertainment for recognizing game 🕶 pic.twitter.com/GCsCna6BJ7
— Elsa Majimbo 🇿🇦 (@ElsaAngel19) November 9, 2020
Penning a big thank you to every single person who supported her n any way – big or small – it all made a huge impact in the end, and look at her now!
It has been all Congratulatory messages to the Kenyan Internet sensation!
