NOMINEE PROFILE: SANDRA SHANTEL

Sandra Shantel. Pwani Celebrity Awards Nominee. Female Model of The Year Category.

Brightening our Monday morning is one of Mombasa's most successful models Sandra
Shantel, rumored to be the highest paid in the region. You may know from Prezzo's video My City My Town (ft. Cannibal). She was also the winner in the Female Model of The Year for the first ever Pwani Celebrity Awards show held in November 2013.

It is also in 2013 that Shantel's became a household name when she won the The Face Of Pulse crown, and has never looked back since then, going ahead to
endorse several notable brands within Kenya and around Africa (for her professional interest, we shall withhold the brand information).

Since her birth to the industry, Shantel has been at the forefront in celebrating beauty, diversity
and lengthening the limits of being a model, with her main objective being to inspire every young girl with the passion for the runway to achieve their dreams, clearly evident from the work she does.

Sandra was once again nominated in this year's show as Female Model of The Year. All the best to her.

NOMINEE PROFILE: BUSY BEE

Busy Bee. Pwani Celebrity Awards Nominee. Gospel Artist of The Year Category.

Just because we can, we choose to start our day this morning on a gospel note, with our person of interest being Fred Makori, most of you know him as Busy Bee Mteule.

Busy Bee is an all-rounded talent, he sings, he writes songs and he acts as well. Being who he is today, a great gospel artist, meant a lot of hard work and dedication from him. Like most gospel artists, he started singing in his church's choir at the age of 12. In school, he got appointed to be the head of a Christian Union Choir he was part of, something that really elated his musical gift. Busy Bee owes his success to the great people in his life who've been challenging him to apply himself in all ways possible.

Apart from singing, he has worked as a Graphic Designer, Web Designer and at some point, he worked as an event organizer.

Busy Bee is currently riding high with his song, Ninavyoshine, produced by the legend that is Producer Totti and Kay-G Records. He has also in the past worked with the likes of Donatah and MC Mike (who also happens to be a nominee) in giving us some great melodies.

Fred Makori was recently nominated as Gospel Artist of The Year. If you feel he deserves the title, vote for him and make him win. From this end, we can only wish him the best of luck.

NOMINEE PROFILE: PETRA BOCKLE

Petra Bockle. Pwani Celebrity Awards Nominee. Female Hip Hop Artist of The Year.

One would be forgiven for mistaking her for Nicki Minaj. Have you heard her song, Mkali Wao? Her name is Petra, she is a musician, started singing at age 11.

At age 18, when most people get excited for finally owning a National Id Card, Petra was busy working on a remix of a song with Rabbit, Ligi Soo, one which would elevate her career to being one of the greatest female rappers, not only in Kenya, but Africa as a whole.

Petra has since been affiliated to multi-million projects. This doesn't come as a surprise to any of us as she is just more than talented.

She was recently nominated as Female Hip Hop Artist of The Year in Pwani Celebrity Awards. All the best to her as she continues keeping our ears busy.

NOMINEE PROFILE: RUTHALIA MICHAELS

Ruthalia Michaels. Pwani Celebrity Awards Nominee. Female Model of The Year Category.

Our person of interest this morning is Ruthalia Michaels. She is a Commercial Model, Fashion Model, Print Model and if you are wondering why her face strikes you as a familiar one, it is because she is also a Video Vixen, you may have spotted her in Kidis' song, Kachiri, or My City My Town by Prezzo featuring Cannibal.

Apart from modelling, Ruthalia is involved in other projects as well. She is a business woman and also Heinken Brand Ambassador.

Ruthalia was recently nominated in this year's Pwani Celebrity Awards under the Female Model of The Year, you may have come across her campaign hashtag #Teamthalia. All the best to her.

NOMINEE PROFILE: B4C MUSIC GROUP

B4C Music Group. Pwani Celebrity Awards Nominees.

Their story is nothing short of inspiring. B4C is a gospel music group made up of two best friends, Fidhel Kyalo and Shadrack Kyalo. You will be forgiven to think they are brothers as the duo grew up together and have lots of childhood memories which they never miss to share when an opportunity presents itself.

They started their musical journey in December 2013. The songs they sing are mostly inspired by their life experiences together, all that they've gone through to be who they are today. They acknowledge the mentorship they got from the likes of Mbuvi, Mercy D' Lai, Mr. Cross, Maxton Media and many others who played a role in their growth. Their first video, Rafiki, was released just 22 days after joining the industry. It then took a while before releasing their second song, Vumilia, again, talking about the hardships one faces in life with the hope of overcoming them someday. After Vumilia, their journey became a bit rossy, leading to the release of Fimbo Ya Shetani, and the latest being Ndoto, which is less than 24 hours old on YouTube.

B4C were recently nominated for the Music Group of The Year Category in this year's Pwani Celebrity Awards. Join us in wishing them all the best as they continue soaring higher and higher.

NOMINEE PROFILE: RAHIMA FEISAL

Rahima Feisal. Pwani Celebrity Awards Nominee. Facebook Personality of The Year Category.

Social Media. It is a revolution taking the world by storm. Careers have been built through it. Love has been found in Social Media. Great ideas from some of the world's greatest thinkers have been shared through Social Media. At Pwani Celebrity Awards, we acknowledge all good that can come from it. We intend to change the mentality of our youth, that of using Social Media as an idling ground, to that of using this platform in a way that can be income-generating and also fun to whoever uses it.

On our page this evening is Rahima Feisal. She is a singer with vocals worth dying for, dreams of being the next Whitney Huston. There is absolutely nothing illegal in referring to Rahima as one who is multi-talented as she is also a songwriter, rapper and model.

Her fans recently nominated her as Facebook Personality of The Year in this year's Pwani Celebrity Awards. All the best to her and may her dreams come true. Hoping to see her on some of the world's biggest stages. Someday.

NOMINEE PROFILE: JUDY KWAMBOKA

Judy Kwamboka. Pwani Celebrity Awards Nominee. Photographer of The Year Category.

Photography is an art. One which means getting used to tiny clicks and slides of lenses in to camera being on constant replays in your head and even in the deepest point of your dreams. It means to focus on every bit of detail in your field of view. The art of photography means telling a story to the world in a way only you know how.

Colouring our page this morning is one of the very few female photographers we have in the country. Her name is Judy Kwamboka. Judy is one of all trades in her field, as she covers wide range of events; from political events, weddings, parties and many more.

Judy never dreamt of being in her field of work as a child. She only came to fall in love with the camera while working as an intern in one PR firm. She followed the new found passion which led her to unfamiliar paths, and has never looked back, however tough it may be being in the male-dominated line of work.

Judy was recently nominated in this year's Pwani Celebrity Awards as Photographer of The Year, and we can only wish her the best of everything.