Sunday Omony
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Sunday Omony is a Ugandan-Canadian plus-size model,TV host and an author.
Sunday Omony | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Website | http://www.sundayomony.com/ |
Career
Omony hosted Calgary's Miss South Sudan 2010 Pageant and Canada's Miss Exotika beauty pageant in 2013.[1] She worked as a procurement analyst in the oil industry.[2]
Modeling
Omony started modeling when she was sixteen.[3] She was first spotted by a Mode Models agent in 2002 at a career fair. She modeled for African magazines FabAfriq and Tropics.[4] She has modeled for Italian Vogue,[5] Old Navy and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.[6]
She started losing weight when she first started modeling, pressured to be skinny by industry standards. Instead, she became a full-time plus-size model.[3][7] She has been interviewed on the CBC's Daybreak Alberta about her plus-size modeling and activism.[8]
Humanitarian
Omony started the non-profit organization Immigrant Youth Empowerment Society in 2004. The mission of the organization is to empower young people in their neighborhoods around education and family life.[3][6] She also works with the FEED1 Project, Hearts 4 Peace,[4] and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.[6] Omony had her own TV show, the Sunday Omony Show, which aired on Shaw TV.[9]
Personal life
Omony was born in the Kitgum District of Uganda before moving to Canada when she was 6.[4] She is the oldest of four siblings.[7] In 1991, she moved to Canada.[3] She lives in Calgary, Alberta. Omony is studying for a bachelor's degree in Communications and Culture from the University of Calgary.[6]
In 2017 Omony falsely accused a member of the Calgary Police Service of racial profiling after refusing to pull over during a traffic stop. She later retracted her statements after video of the interaction was released publicly that refuted her claims of racism and profiling by the members of the CPS.