Mabel Simpson

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Mabel Simpson
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Born (1984-05-19) May 19, 1984 (age 39)
Greater Accra, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Occupation(s) Fashion designer, entrepreneur
Known forCEO to mSimps
Website https://msimpsgh.com/

Mabel Simpson is a Ghanaian fashion designer and CEO of mSimps in Ghana. [1] [2]

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Early life

Mabel was born to Mr and Mrs Simpson in  Accra, Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Education

Simpson's primary education took place at Ridge Church School and her secondary education was at Wesley Girls’ High School, where she studied Visual Arts. [3]

Mabel  studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where she studied Communication Design and Visual Arts [4] [5] graduating with a Second Class Upper in BA Communication Design. [6]

Career

She started mSimps with a borrowed sewing machine from her grandmother. [7] At age 25, with a capital of US$100 (GHS200), Simpson resigned from her office job in August 2010 to start mSimps. [8] [9] It took mSimps five years to go international, mSimps now has suppliers in the US, Australia, Canada Nigeria and South Africa. [10] [11] [12]

Personal life

She is single and fellowships at St. Augustine Anglican Church in Dansoman. [13]

Awards

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References

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  2. ↑ "Promoting African Prints Is My Passion - Ms Simpson" . Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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  4. ↑ "Promoting African Prints Is My Passion - Ms Simpson" . Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  5. ↑ spectator. "Mabel Simpson - Wooing clients with made in Ghana products - The Spectator". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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  7. ↑ spectator. "Mabel Simpson - Wooing clients with made in Ghana products - The Spectator". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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  9. ↑ "From Ghana to the world's catwalks - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  10. ↑ Myjoyonline.com. "Ghana News - Mabel Simpson (mSimps): From Ghana to the world's catwalks (A BBC feature)". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  11. ↑ "FashionManiaGH: GHANA'S FAST RISING DESIGNER MABEL SIMPSON OF MSIPMS LABEL FEATURED ON BBC AFRICA" . Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  12. ↑ "From Ghana to the world's catwalks". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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  14. ↑ "From Ghana to the world's catwalks - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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  18. ↑ spectator. "Mabel Simpson - Wooing clients with made in Ghana products - The Spectator". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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