PHOTO: Down Memory Lane on NollyWood Big Screen 'Regina Askia'

  

There is no going down memory lane on NollyWood big screen without the mention of Regina Askia, now known as Regina Askia Williams. I had to curl out her biography on Wikipedia to do Justice to who she really is. Juicy Photos of her and her Family after the cut.

Imaobong Regina Askia Usoro, Was born n 1967, She was Ex- Miss Unilag 1988 and MBGN Queen in 1990. It's no surprise she is now a registered Nurse in the United States of America as she was a former Medical Student from the University of Calabar before she transfer to University of Lagos where she graduated with a degree in Biology.

After gaining public recognition in Nigeria as a beauty pageant winner, Regina Askia-Williams began a modelling career. As a model, Regina Askia-Williams appeared in several Nigerian print and television commercials including Kessingsheen Hair Care, boutique chain Collectibles, and most famously, Visine. She also worked on several runway shows, worthy to be mentioned is how she carved a niche for herself in the Nigerian NollyWood Industry. Her Acting Break to the Big Screen was through the Popular Nigerian TV Soap Fortune, when she played gold-digger Tokunbo Johnson.

Regina Askia-Williams is married to American Rudolph 'Rudy' Williams, nephew of Ron Everette and grandson of Fess Williams; together the couple have two children - daughter Teesa Olympia and son Rudolph Junior. Askia-Williams's other daughter, model Stephanie Hornecker, is from a previous relationship. She currently lives in America with her family, and is now a registered nurse (RN) practicing inNew York City.

Regina Askia-Williams survived the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. She escaped from the building, where she worked at the time, only three months after relocating to New York City with her family

In 2007, Askia-Williams was among several African women given an award by the Celebrating African Motherhood Organization (CAM) at a gala event in Washington D.C