Destiny Etiko is a Nigerian actress who won the City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actress of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2016.
Destiny Etiko was born on August 12, 1994, in Udi a popular town in Enugu State, Nigeria. Destiny is 26-years-old as of 2020. She was born and raised in Udi, in a family of five children, 3 males, and 2 females, where she is the second child.
During her early life, she schooled in Enugu state and obtained the basic certificates. She forwarded her tertiary education in Awka, Anambra state.
Destiny Etiko attended Nnamdi Azikiwe University where she graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts. The talented actress completed the education circle in Nigeria before diving into professional acting.
CAREER
Etiko described in an interview with Vanguard, a Nigerian print media, that after registering with the Actors Guild of Nigeria she ventured into the Nigerian movie industry commonly known as Nollywood in 2011 and described her experience then as a difficult one because she had to combine her acting career with her school recruitments as she was still a student at the time.
Etiko’s career received prominence after she featured in a movie titled Idemili which was produced in 2012 by Ernest Obi but was not released until 2014. Her role in the movie earned her a City People Entertainment Awards nomination. Before her role in the movie titled Idemili, Etiko had appeared in other movies although did not receive prominent roles in them.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
The prince & I (2019)
Heart of Love (2019)
My sisters love (2019)
Poor Billionaire (2019)
Virgin goddess (2019)
Queen of love (2019)
The Sacred Cowry (2019)
The Return of Ezendiala (2019)
Barren Kingdom (2019)
Pains of the Orphan (2019)
Clap of Royalty (2019)
The Hidden Sin (2019)
Family Yoke (2019)
King’s Word (2019)
Sound of Evil (2019)
My Private Part (2019) as Stella
Power of Royalty (2019)
Sunset of Love (2019)
London Prince (2019)
Woman of Power (2019)
Tears of Regret (2018)
Evil Seekers (2017)
Fear of a Woman (2016)
3 Days to Wed (2016)
The Storm (2016)
NET WORTH
She has won several awards, including the “Viewers’ Choice Award” and “Golden Icon Movie Academy Award”. In 2018, she landed a house for her mother and a year after she bought a Toyota spider for her mom. Destiny is a confident and bold woman known for being outspoken even about personal issues like sexual harassment. In an interview, she opened up to admit that she was once victimized.
She has a massive fanbase on social media with up to 1 million followers on her @destinyetikoofficial Instagram page.
Destiny Etiko is one of the richest and most influential actresses in the Nigerian movie industry with an estimated net worth of $500,000.
