She brought San Diego it’s first ever Swim Week – Eyga Mojus

Who is Eyga Mojus 

Eyga Immigrated to the USA as a 12 year old who couldn’t read or write in any language. 

Former Model and Miss Grand South Sudan, Eyga is the founder and director of Miss Mojus Productions, former producer of pageant shows for Miss Grand USA & Miss Supranational USA in both California and Nevada.

1. You created San Diego Swim Week which created a big splash, what was the reason behind it and why was it needed? 

I created San Diego swim week as an opportunity to bring people together to celebrate fashion, style and local talent. I felt there was a need for a grand scale of resort and swimwear fashion platforms in San Diego to showcase our local designers and models in sunny San Diego. 

Our 3-Day event is an effervescent celebration of creativity that strengthens San Diego’s fashion community. We offer a 2-Day luxury swimsuit and resort wear runway, embracing an inclusive model lineup, along with one full day of panel discussions and pop-ups where attendees can shop the latest in styles.

2. You highlighted many women of color and sizes, why was that important for you? 

It was very close to my heart to create a space/ platform to celebrate our local talent and their beauty. I want to celebrate all colors and sizes because everyone deserves to be celebrated for who they are. The only thing I require from my models right now is to be confident and to take up space. I find women who are confident in their own skin beautiful, that is what the world needs more of and that’s what i want on my runway

3. How has your pageant background shaped the way you look at competitions and events where beauty standards are placed on women for them to be participants and ultimately win a title ?

The pageant world has allowed me to accept different points of view and backgrounds to come together for common cause. I believe every platform has their own vision and standards of beauty depending on their branding. I wanted mine to be more relatable, inclusive and appealing to wider audiences making them feel bold in their own skin while celebrating swimwear in our beautiful beach and cosmopolitan city. 

4. How do you empower and motivate women with San Diego Swim Week ?

I believe that we can all learn from each other. I like to motivate and empower women by giving them a space to express themselves and elevate them to the next level. Sometimes fashion can be a propel for female and male models in many aspects of their lives.

5. You built and financed San Diego Swim Week alone. How was the process to gain sponsorships and partnerships? 

It was not easy but I am very proud of funding this project. It is one of the pivotal events in my life since it was something I have been wanting to do for a long time and it is very rewarding. The process of obtaining sponsorships remains one of the most challenging aspects of producing San Diego Swim Week, especially because I started during the pandemic and everything was shut down and many businesses went out of business. This made many potential sponsors hesitant but I am confident that this year or the upcoming years there would be much more support.

6. What advice would you give women looking to get into the pageant, modeling, or swim fashion industry?

The first step is to believe in yourself, and if you do not believe in yourself yet, trust the people around you to encourage you to keep on going until you find it in yourself. Also, being goal oriented and having a clear vision makes the road a little bit easier. Invest in yourself, because if you do not then no one else will invest in you. And to remember to have fun in the midst of the process.