Sunday Omony is a Ugandan-Canadian plus-size model and activist.
Sunday Omony | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Website | http://www.sundayomony.com/ |
Career
editOmony 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
editOmony 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
editOmony 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
editOmony 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 early 2017, Omony made allegations of racial profiling against members of the Calgary Police Service after being pulled over on suspicion of impaired driving. Her claims were proven false with video evidence that she was driving erratically and that she failed to stop for over 20 blocks for a marked police vehicle with lights and sirens. It was proven that the officers in question treated her in a professional, courteous manner, that her claims were categorically false and that she was attempting to inflame racial tension between visible minorities and the C.P.S. She later deleted her inflammatory posts and offered an apology.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Sunday Omony and Marilou Ignacio Set to Host Miss Exotika Calgary". Calgary Fashion. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Guinot, Venicia. "Africa Day Interview: Sunday Omony". Tropics Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Sunday Omony Fashion and humanitarian work". October 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Uganda; Omony, Successful Plus-Size Model". The Observer. Kampala. March 1, 2012.
- ^ Olsen, Linda. "Model aiming to make big difference". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d Tayler, Theresa (June 23, 2011). "Fiercely real role model; Local fashion model lends her talent to humanitarian work". Canwest News Service.
- ^ a b "Interview Exclusive: Sunday Omony on Plus Size Modeling". Adunagow Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Sunday Omony". Daybreak Alberta. CBC. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Women of Vision". YouTube. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Blogger Sunday Omony retracts racial profiling allegation against Calgary cop". 23 March 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2019.