Sonia Noel selected for top fashion/entrepreneur award by New York–based networking organisation

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES – For three decades, Caribbean fashion designer Sonia Noel has used fashion not only to create clothing, but also to build confidence, open doors and transform lives. That journey has now earned the Guyanese designer, entrepreneur and empowerment leader global recognition from the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) — New York–based networking organisation.

Noel, founder of Guyana Fashion Week and the Women in Business Expo, is also a John Maxwell trained coach, international speaker and Amazon bestselling author of 11 books. Her work reaches far beyond the runway and reflects her belief that she is not only designing clothes. She is designing lives.

She was selected as Global Fashion Leader and Entrepreneur of the Year for 2026 in recognition of her outstanding leadership, dedication and commitment to the fashion industry and the communities she serves.