Osas Ighodaro (born Osariemen Martha Elizabeth Ighodaro; 26 October) is a Nigerian American actress, model and presenter. She won the Miss Black USA Pageant competition in 2010. She played the role of Adanna (Danni) on the soap opera Tinsel, and co-hosted the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. She won Best TV Actress of the Year at the 2014 ELOY Awards.

Biography

Ighodaro was born in Bronx, New York in the United States to Edo State indigene parents. She obtained her first degree in Broadcast Journalism with dual minors in Entrepreneurship and Theater from Pennsylvania State University. She further obtained a masters degree in Fine Arts from Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. She moved to Nigeria in 2013 with plans to spend just six months and return back to the United States; she however got other jobs, along with Tinsel and hasn't moved since then. She is also the current host of Maltina Dance All Reality show. She is the founder of the Joyful Joy Foundation and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.She is married to Gbenro Ajibade.