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'''Lukundo Nalungwe''' (born 1988) is a [[Zambia]]n model who was crowned "Face of Africa" in February 2010, the first Zambian to receive the award. She won $50,000, a contract with O Model Africa and a trip to the New York Fashion Week. President [[Rupiah Banda]] of Zambia passed on his congratulations, saying the achievement brought "pride to Zambia".

Nalungwe was born in [[Kabwe]] in 1988 and grew up in [[Lusaka]]. She studied for a diploma in Business Administration at the [[Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies]] (ZCAS),<ref name="ifashion">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifashion.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2517&Itemid=261|title=Zambian Lukundo Nalungwe wins M-Net Face of Africa|publisher=www.ifashion.co.za|accessdate=18 February 2010|location=Zambia}}</ref> saying that despite having won the Face of Africa crown she will not be halting her studies.<ref name="lusakatimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=23791|title=Zambia: Zambia’s Lukundo Nalungwe is M-Net Face of Africa|publisher=www.lusakatimes.com|accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref>  

She won the Face of Africa award in February 2010 which was held at Eko Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, having bested 400 other entrants.<ref name="chronicle">{{cite web|url=http://zambianchronicle.com/?p=5795|title=Lukundo Nalungwe crowned new m-net face of africa|publisher=zambianchronicle|accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref> On winning the award, Nalungwe commented that she was honored to have won, and that she was grateful to everyone who had helped her.<ref name="zimbojam">{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbojam.com/fashion-a-beauty/pageants-a-modelling/1139-lukundo-nalungwe-wins-face-of-africa-2010.html|title=Lukundo Nalungwe Wins Face of Africa 2010 |publisher=www.zimbojam.com|accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref> She was also praised by the President of Zambia, [[Rupiah Banda]], who said that the achievement brought "pride to Zambia".<ref name="visitzambia" />