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Why Nollywood’s Original 'Senior Girl' Wants You To Close That App • Channels Television
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Nebianet Usaini
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Nollywood actress Gloria Young discusses her transition from a corporate energy reporter to a celebrated actress. She reflects on the burnout of her early career and her path to becoming a cultural icon in Nigerian cinema.
If you have spent any time scrolling through Y2K Nollywood nostalgia accounts on TikTok or Instagram, you have seen her. Adorned in oversized retro sunglasses, bold lipstick, and dripping in unapologetic 90s wealth, Gloria Young’s character, Doris—better known as “Senior Girl”—in the 1994 classic Glamour Girls, remains the reigning blueprint for the glamorous, independent Nigerian woman.
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