My grandmother instilled in me two important lessons: I was just as good as anyone else, and education was my salvation. Fortunately, I was able to get scholarships to excellent schools, but I was one of the lucky ones. All of this is what draws me to anti-poverty organizations like Oxfam.

You have to move to your own beat. There will be times when no one believes in you or understands what you're doing and why you are doing it. The most important thing is for you to believe in you. Following your own vision is one of the only things that will sustain you.

I never wanted to be the person who said, "I woulda, coulda, shoulda." Life is way too short, and you may not last that long.

I love the look of buffed nails. They look neat and chic without actually having to paint your nails-and it takes no time!

In the mid-nineties, diversity in the fashion/beauty business was hard to come by.

I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.

You have to move to your own beat.