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Ify Continued

Empress Magazine will be on the lookout for those innovative ideas, Miss Ify. She also said that she has a book deal and a television show on the table. Ify and Chubbi Line are definitely amid a huge growth spurt! Ify’s empire is being built on innovation and empowering people with every move she makes. She stated that she wanted to put much of the money she makes into engaging young people in her community.

“I was taught to never forget where I come from because God can send me right back through that same door.”

Humility is one of Ify’s greatest characteristics. She came across with so much peace, and wisdom and genuine desire to help others who stand in the shoes she once wore. She is doing a great job on her journey to help other children who have been bullied. In January 2015 Ify and her mother started an organization called BULLY CHASERS which was created as a support system for children who have been bullied. BULLY CHASERS give young people a platform to speak out against bullying. Ify has some advice for children being bullied.

“Always tell an adult or someone who can help you with your circumstances without resorting to violence, never give up on yourself, and stay in school.”

Her advice to bullies was very simple. “STOP BULLYING. It hurts people’s feelings.”

When asked if she had seen the people who bullied her in 1st and 2nd grade since she started Chubii Line and BULLY CHASERS she said, “Yes, and things are a little bit different now.”

I could hear a definite smile in her voice. Ify is still just a little girl who hails her big sister Sade as her favorite designer of all times and one of her heroes. With ambition, drive, humility and grace in her arsenal she is off to an awesome start as a world leader.

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Iffy Ufele, Photo Courtesy of Chubii Line