About Phupho
Phupho Gumede K was born in 31 August 1999 in Durban, KZN. Born to a family of 4 making him the last born into this family of super talented individuals. He grew up in Ndwedwe, KZN and completed his matric in Ndwedwe with top of the class. A year later he joined UKZN doing a course in Biological Science which he would quit a year later to move to Johannesburg to follow his dream of being in fashion.
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Phupho has styled countless magazine covers but he has also been fortunate enough to grace the covers continentally. He has been on the cover of 6 magazines internationally and countless articles profiling his success.In 2022, he became a part of the AON style council-whose responsibility was to serve as the style guide for the AON international polo matches for the year of 2022.
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The FORBES AFRICA 30 Under 30 class of 2022 cares about being visionaries of change and catalysts for innovation. Being on the most-anticipated list on the continent, for these young trailblazers, is not just about commerce and clout but about ensuring they represent well their countries and the diverse, heterogeneous Africa they want to serve. Celebrating its eighth edition, the list this year features the best and the brightest, but importantly, the most resilient, who have taken the time to not only shine a light on the issues plaguing Africa’s growth in a pandemic era but also work towards shifting the narrative, one tiny, tenacious step at a time.
