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Pauline Long: Personality review
Pauline Long is the CEO and Founder of Black
Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television and Arts
(BEFFTA) the biggest black awards ceremony. BEFFTA
Awards gives back to the community by honouring
and rewarding Black personalities within the
Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television and Arts in
UK, USA, Caribbean and Africa.
Pauline has been honoured with a variety of national
and international awards. These honours include the
Most Innovative Kenyan in the UK, Entrepreneurship/
Innovation Award from The African Achievers Awards,
Gab Award for Excellence for Community Service, Ken-
Brit Entrepreneurship Award and Women in Enterprise
Community Personality Award.
She also founded and is the CEO of the two most
prestigious African Pageants, Miss East Africa UK Beauty
Pageant and MR East Africa UK Beauty Pageant. She is a co-
founder of Miss West Africa International.
Being a famous community and business personality,
Pauline is a regular panellist, columnist, guest speaker,
analyst for a number of reputable media networks. She
has appeared in BBC, Ben TV, Voice of Africa Radio and Afro
News Newspaper.
Pauline has also utilised these networks to help many
young of Afro-Caribbean background from around the world
to gain entry in acting, presenting, singing or modelling. She
is currently a celebrity judge at Starlywood opportunities.
She is the Ambassador and Face of UK Kenyan Achievers
Awards (UKAA) and Africa International Achievers Awards
(AFIA). She is also the Ambassador of Girl Child Network
Worldwide, a charity that empowers girls globally and was
founded by CNN hero Betty Makoni.
Pauline is also an accomplished fashion designer. She
produces her clothing collection under the Pauline Long label.
She also runs their family business in managing one of
London’s largest blacked out film and television studios,
home of mainstream music videos, feature films and
commercials. They co-founded this East End Studio with
her husband. For More on Pauline Long and her work, visit
Eastendstudios.co.uk, Beffta.com and Paulinelong.com.
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