Lydia Forson has been nominated for a People's Choice Awards, an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment.

The Perfect Picture actress is the first Ghanaian to be ever nominated for Africa Social Star award.

She is in the competition with seven other Africans namely South African artiste Sho Madjozi, Miss Universe 2019, Zozi Tunzi and South African actress and Emmy nominee Thuso Mbedu.

Nairobian comedian Elsa Majimbo, Nigerian Vlogger Dimma Umeh, South African magician Wian Van Den Berg and South African TikTok star Karl Kugelmann have also been nominated.

Taking to her social media pages to share the news Lydia Forson said she was happy to be nominated and urged fans to vote for her.

"Mama, I made it on E!," she captioned her post.

People can vote via pca.eonline.com/af or on Twitter using the hashtag #lydiaforson #africasocialstar.

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BREAKING NEWS ‼️‼️ Mama, I made it on E! Today I become the first Ghanaian to be nominated for E! People’s Choice Awards in the Africa Social Star Category - yes- E! Voting lines open today and you can vote via pca.eonline.com/af or on Twitter using the hashtag #lydiaforson #africasocialstar It’s been so hard keeping this to myself for weeks but I’m soooo excited to finally share it! Let’s WIN THIS!!! Please share and VOTE ‼️‼️

A post shared by MissForson (@lydiaforson) on Oct 1, 2020 at 8:20am PDT

People's Choice Awards will come off on November 15.