British-Nigerian Tunde Okewale makes list as World’s Coolest Men under 38. The list, compiled by GQ Magazine is made up of 35 selected young men based on certain criteria. The 30-year-old human rights lawyer who was called to bar 7 years (2007) ago occupies the 33rd spot on the list.
Okewale was listed as one of the World’s Coolest Men alongside 34 other young men that includes British Prince William, American rapper, Drake, Mario Balotelli, Tom Hardy, Alan Wen, Stavros Karelis, and others. Stating why Okewale was on the list, GQ says it’s because he’s been named one of the “best looking men in the legal world” by the infamous Yourbarristerboyfriend.tumblr.com blog. They also said he has some celebrity status within the English legal profession.because he is an award-winning human rights lawyer, as well as setting up Urban Lawyers, an organisation that makes the law accessible to young people.
According to the magazine, while many of his peers found their path and progression in the legal field by going to some of the top and expensive schools, Okewale came from a working class family background that lived in council flats.
Tunde who was born in Nigeria relocated to Britain with his parents while he was just one and grew up on a council estate in Hackney, London. The ambitious lawyer put himself through law school by working at Sainsbury’s supermarket.
Speaking about his family, growing up, and how he wants to be seen by younger people, Okewale said, “I am a black kid from a working class family that grew up in Hackney, and I am hoping that young people will look at me and say, ‘if he can do it, I can do it’. It doesn’t have to be something in the legal profession, whatever you are passionate about go for it and give it your all.”
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Credit: QQ Magazine