Nairobi, Oct. 22 -- On February 22, 2015, Gladys Wambui Irungu, a model, sat across the table with officials from Brainwave Communication, a casting agency, to sign a deal on behalf of L'Oreal East Africa.

The deal was for her face to be on the packaging of L'Oreal's Gold Touch cream. She would become the face of the product.

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