Destiny Etiko // ^ⓘ (born 12 August 1989^[1]) is a Nigerian actress.^[2]

Etiko was born in Udi, a village in Enugu State, located in the southeastern region of Nigeria. She received both her primary and secondary school education in Enugu State.^[3] She obtained a tertiary degree in Anambra state.^[3]

Etiko described in an interview with Vanguard, that she ventured into the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood) in 2011. She described her experience then as a difficult one because she had to combine her acting career with her school requirements as she was still a student in the tertiary institution at the time.^[3] 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.^[3]

Unlike what has become the norm in the Nigerian movie industry which is relocating to Lagos state in order to succeed as a creative, Etiko who was born in Enugu state,^[4][3] still resides there and has been living there throughout the course of her acting career. Etiko in an interview affirmed that she had been a victim of sexual harassment against women by male movie producers who are by far the majority as pertains movie productions in Nigeria.^[5] Etiko in 2019 gifted her mum an apartment^[6][7] and praised her for supporting her decision to become an actress.^[8] Her father on the other hand had vehemently opposed her decision to become an actress at the initial time. In May 2020, she lost her father.^[9]

Etiko created a non-profit organization called the Destiny Etiko Foundation, intended to improve the conditions of people living in poverty.^[10]

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