In all my career, in my ups and downs, I've never had a beauty campaign. This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign. It made me feel really great.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I accidentally entered a youth pageant when I was 14. That's like a beauty pageant, but without the beauty. It was terrible.
I always had a vision about beauty in general, so probably that's what really drove me into that direction of creating a makeup brand.
The thing about praising beauty is that good looks are an unforgiving task- master, a Forth Bridge of a maintenance job. The passing years present their accounts. Younger models become available.
My everyday beauty routine is always rushed and pretty simple.
I've always loved the beauty world. Ever since I was a child, I looked at magazines and wore fragrances and tried out samples and sets.
I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress, and I still do.
I don't wear much makeup, except during work. I felt lucky to be chosen to be a model. I used to joke, 'The next best thing to winning the lottery is having a beauty contract.'
I thought it might be a good move to get into a beauty contest so I tried for Miss Pennsylvania and won. I think that helped me get noticed, at least by the people of Pennsylvania.
Beauty fades! I just turned 29, so I probably don't have that many good years left in me.
I started the cosmetics in 1994 after I stopped modeling, out of my frustration as a woman of color not finding what I needed.