Daughter of Democratic Republic of Congo singer Koffi Olomidé, born July 19, 1999, Didi Stone was spotted in 2015 on a street in Paris by a modeling agent when she was 15 years old. Very quickly, she began to parade on the catwalks of Haute-Couture. The young woman experienced a meteoric rise since in 2016, vogue offers her a portrait article nicknaming her “beautiful day“. Having always been passionate about fashion, she told vogue : “My father is Congolese and is what we call a sapeur. The way we dress is crucial“. Jean-Paul Gaultier quickly took her under his wing and made her his new muse.
Followed by more than a million Internet users on Instagram, the pretty Métis, ambassador of the Vlisco-DRC brand, shares her luxury trips and fashion shows. “I often accompanied my father on his travels. We also moved a lot, which gave me a taste for travel.“ she confided to the magazine Young Africa.